ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,382,970, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to empirical innovations inc. (Dakota Dunes, S.D.).

"Articles including undenatured meat protein" was invented by Nicholas A. Roth (North Sioux City, S.D.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An article includes a heating medium injector, a mixture flow path, and a vacuum chamber. The heating medium injector has a heating medium path connected to receive a heating medium such as steam and a product path connected to receive undenatured meat protein. The heating medium injector also includes a mixing structure and a mixture outlet. The mixing structure comprises a structure within the heating medium inje...