ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,605, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to MAREL FURTHER PROCESSING B.V. (Boxmeer, Netherlands).

"System for moulding comprising a mould member, a method for moulding and a method for configuring a mould member" was invented by Johannes Martinus Meulendijks (Boxmeer, Netherlands), Bernardus Wilhelmus Franciscus Leferink (Boxmeer, Netherlands), Mathias Marcellus Kuijpers (Boxmeer, Netherlands) and Caz Boudri (Boxmeer, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and a method for moulding food products from a pumpable foodstuff mass include a mould member having an outer surface. One or more recessed mould cavities are provided. ...