ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,507,701, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to DIOSNA DIERKS & SOHNE GMBH (Osnabruck, Germany).

"Kneading machine for doughs having a scraper ring" was invented by Hashem Ghani (Osnabruck, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A kneading machine for food dough includes a rotatable kneading bowl, which includes in a bottom a central opening to discharge the food dough, and a closure at or in a vicinity of the opening in an operating position by a movable closure body, and to release the opening to discharge the food dough in a discharge position. The opening is at least partially surrounded by a scraper ring fastened to the kneading bowl an...