ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,331, issued on June 17, was assigned to JBT Marel Corp. (Chicago).
"Portioner mist management assembly" was invented by Harrison T. Gill (Redmond, Wash.) and Erick A. Sorenson (Shoreline, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Mist management systems are configured for a processing machine having a portioning station configured to portion a workpiece within an enclosed portioner housing having a first side wall extending along the portioning station, a second side wall, at least one hood portion between the first and second side walls, and at least one end wall between the first and second side walls, using at least one liquid jet cutt...