ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,936, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to COPERION FOOD EQUIPMENT LLC (Sidney, Ohio).
"Mixer tank cover assembly" was invented by Venugopala R. Tulugu (Centerville, Ohio) and Zachary D. Fogt (Springfield, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A food ingredient mixer includes a tank defining an internal mixing volume, the tank including an upper opening, and an agitator disposed in the internal mixing volume and movable for mixing ingredients and a cover assembly associated with the upper opening, the cover assembly including a first part through which ingredients may be added to the internal mixing volume and a second part movable betwee...