ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,543,769, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to LA BOMBA SPRL (Hamme-Mille, Belgium).
"Roasting system" was invented by Koen Bosmans (Nodebais, Belgium).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for roasting particulate material, such as coffee or cacao beans, grains, or malt, includes a photovoltaic unit configured for generating electricity from the solar radiation, a heat storage device comprising at least one phase change material, a roasting device configured for roasting said particulate material, a thermal circuit connecting the heat storage device to the roasting device and configured for circulating a fluid through the roasting device,...