ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,054, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Societe des Produits Nestle S.A. (Vevey, Switzerland).
"Apparatus and method for roasting coffee beans" was invented by Gregory Savioz (Saxonne, Switzerland), Frank Rousselin (Reaumont, France), Ghislain Janet Maitre (Beaucroissant, France) and Jonathan Del Rey (Voiron, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to an apparatus (1) and a method for more convenient roasting of coffee beans. The apparatus (1), which is provided for roasting coffee beans, comprises: a chamber (10) in which coffee beans can be received for roasting, wherein the chamber (10) comprises an opening (13),...