ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,652, issued on June 24, was assigned to PASTIFICIO RANA S.P.A. (Italy).
"Machine for cooking a dose of pasta in a container" was invented by Gian Luca Rana (San Giovanni Lupatoto, Italy), Alberto Luigi Cologni (Osio Sopra, Italy) and Mattia De Santis (Paullo, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A machine for cooking a dose of pasta in a container has: a frame comprising an upper structure and a lower structure facing the upper structure; a dispenser, which comprises at least a first opening for delivering steam and at least a second opening for delivering hot water, is supported by the upper structure, and extends from the upper str...