ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,722, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to PASTIFICIO RANA S.P.A. (Italy).

"Dispenser of a machine for cooking a dose of pasta" 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 dispenser of a machine for cooking a dose of pasta in a container has a nozzle body, which has at least a first opening in fluidic communication with a steam supply channel and at least a second opening in fluidic communication with a hot water supply channel; and a lid arranged around the nozzle body and configured to close the container."...