An Artofex Triple Action Mixer manufactured and distributed by Excellent Bakery Equipment is shown in Fairfield, New Jersey. Photo Rich Schultz/AP.
Not just any dough mixer, though. The Artofex triple-action mixer is 1.8 metres tall, weighs about 2 tons and is used by commercial bakers around the world.
Karin Seruga has been embroiled in a lawsuit for several years with her ex-husband over the US trademark to the machines, which were invented in Switzerland nearly 100 years ago.
Last month a federal judge ruled in favour of Seruga's Fairfield-based company and awarded her US$570,000 ($NZ771,449) in damages.
Seruga claimed her ex-husband, Richard Zinn, continued to use the Artofex name in his bakery machine business even though she owned the trademark to it.
Zinn's attorney says he will appeal.
