ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,634, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to I.R.C.A. S.P.A. INDUSTRIA RESISTENZE CORAZZATE E AFFINI (Vittorio Veneto, Italy).

"Steam generator, in particular for ovens" was invented by Francesco Guisto (Mestre, Italy), Giacomo Durigon (Quinto di Treviso, Italy), Luigino De Toffoli (Mareno di Piave, Italy), Stefano Zanella (Montebelluna, Italy) and Frederico Zoppas (Treviso, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A steam generator (1), in particular for an oven, comprising a tank (3) provided with an inlet pipe (4) suitable for introducing liquid into the tank (3) and an outlet pipe (5) suitable for releasing steam from the tank (3); at lea...