ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,074, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to DIVERSIFIED LASER TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Sandpoint, Idaho).

"Systems and methods for roasting coffee beans" was invented by JR Fabretti (Byron, N.Y.) and Scott Plail (Sandpoint, Idaho).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for heating an object includes an electromagnetic radiation source emitting electromagnetic radiation, a first stage, a second stage, and a third stage. The object is placed into the first stage where it is struck by electromagnetic radiation to thereby heat the object. The object is then transported to the second stage which has a cooling fluid flowing therein. The object moves ...