ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,033, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to TVI Entwicklung & Produktion GmbH (Bruckmuehl, Germany).

"Cutting machine and method for slicing a loaf into slices" was invented by Thomas Voelkl (Bruckmuehl, Germany) and Dominik Rothenaichner (Bruckmuehl, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cutting machine for slicing a loaf into slices includes a forming tube channel extending in an axial direction, with an open longitudinal side and a channel cavity. A plurality of cross press stamps of different widths can each be inserted into the open longitudinal side of the forming tube channel for forming a forming tube having a rear end and a cut...