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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6870081 | Potato cultivar FL1900 A novel potato cultivar of the genus and species Solanum tuberosum, designated FL1900, is disclosed. The invention relates to the tubers of potato variety FL1900, to the plants of potato variety FL1900, to the seeds of potato variety and to methods for produc... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6815590 | Potato cultivar FL 1909 A novel potato cultivar of the genus and species Solanum tuberosum, designated FL1909, is disclosed. The invention relates to the tubers of potato variety FL1909, to the plants of potato variety FL1909, to the seeds of the potato variety and to methods for pr... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6809238 | Potato cultivar FL 1922 A novel potato cultivar of the genus and species Solanum tuberosum, designated FL1922, is disclosed. The invention relates to the tubers of potato variety FL1922, to the plants of potato variety FL1922, to the seeds of the potato variety and to methods for pr... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6729109 | Method and apparatus for making flat bottom bags A flat bottom bag or flexible package, and method for manufacturing same, constructed by modification to existing vertical form and fill packaging machines. The invention involves producing a flat bottom bag from a single sheet of packaging film by creating two vert... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6722873 | Apparatus for producing a curly puff extrudate A process and apparatus for the production of a spiral or coil shaped puffed extrudate. A tube or other peripheral containment vessel is placed at the exit end of an extruder die. A force or resistance is then applied on the extrudate downstream of the glass transit... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6722106 | Vertical stand-up pouch A vertical stand-up pouch or flexible package, and method for manufacturing same, constructed by modification to existing vertical form and fill packaging machines. The invention involves producing a vertical stand-up pouch from a single sheet of packaging film by c... | 04/20/2004 |
| D487951 | Snack food | 04/06/2004 |
| 6682469 | Inside printing of flexible packages A flexible package, and method for manufacturing same, that provides for the presentation of graphics inside the package using existing converter and vertical form and fill packaging machine technology. The invention involves producing a slightly wider fi... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6679034 | Vertical stand-up pouch quick change module A vertical stand-up pouch, flat bottom bag, or flexible package, and method for manufacturing same, constructed with a quick change module modification to existing vertical form and fill packaging machines. The invention involves producing a vertical stan... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6679630 | Self-standing package and method for making the same A flexible self-standing package and method for making the same provides for a package that has its own support mechanism. Thereby, a package, such as a snack food package, can be displayed in an upright position without the need to be placed against anot... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6676066 | Spiral winder wrinkle remover A spiral winder wrinkle remover capable of wrapping a material of varying thickness into a structurally stable, smooth coil. As a material is supplied to the spiral winder, the collecting device, such as a spool, rotates and oscillates linearly along the ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6665999 | Seal jaw modules for reclose bag modification to vertical form, fill, and seal packaging system A self-aligning zipper seal module adapted for quick change-out in a sealing carriage. The zipper seal module allows for a quick modification of a sealing carriage in order to accommodate different package dimensions. The module is stored and is installed... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6663904 | Shelf-stable soft pretzel A method for making a shelf-stable soft pretzel without using a caustic bath. The method substitutes several processing steps for the caustic bath, in combination with other microbal spoilage hurdle strategies, resulting in a uniformly browned, topically ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6644237 | Variable geometry seasoning tumbler The variable geometry seasoning tumbler is an adjustable tumbling device that allows for the uniform application of seasoning of snack food product such as potato chips, tortilla chips, corn chips, and the like. With the adjustable tumbling device, unifor... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6641306 | Package with protrusion pouch and method for making the same A flexible package and method for making the same provides for a package that has a pouch formed adjacent to a portion of a package. Thereby, the package, such as a snack food package, can be filled with one product in the main compartment of the package ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6640474 | Trading card and display stand A trading card having an electroluminescent feature in combination with a display stand providing a power source. When the trading card is placed in the display stand, the power source from the display stand energizes the electroluminescent feature of the... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6637906 | Electroluminescent flexible film for product packaging A flexible electroluminescent film, and packaging material and packages made therefrom, that incorporates electroluminescent material within the polymer packaging film layers to enable the film to be illuminated without an external light source. The film ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6623040 | Method for determining forced choice consumer preferences by hedonic testing The present invention recognizes and takes advantage of the fact that there is a correlation between a consumer's overall like or dislike of two particular products (hedonic test results), each evaluated individually, and the likelihood that the consumer ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6619226 | Sifter seasoning applicator The seasoning applicator applies seasoning onto snack food products such as potato chips, corn chips, tortilla chips, and the like in a two-dimensional seasoning pattern. A two compartment sifting assembly has a first top layer having a screen where seaso... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6620448 | Extruder die with additive reservoir An extruder die assembly and method for using same is disclosed which is designed for adaptation to a wide variety of commercial-grade extrusion devices common in the food industry. The extruder die assembly is inserted into an appropriate compartment wit... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6616392 | Input control for rotary sealing turret A method and apparatus for regulating the throughput of a rotary turret heat-sealing machine, without changing the rotational speed of the rotary turret. An indexing clutch is controlled to feed cans into the rotary turret such that only a predetermined n... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6610344 | Process for making a shaped snack chip The process for making a shaped snack chip uses various components to form a chip having depth such as a bowl-shaped tortilla chip. The chips are formed by sheeting into an initial flat shape. The chips are then passed along for shaping by a mold and plun... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6607772 | Method and apparatus for producing a braided puff extrudate A process and apparatus for the production of a braid shaped puffed extrudate. A tube or other peripheral containment vessel is placed at the exit end of an extruder die that produces two or more extrudate streams. A circular air stream is then introduced... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6596328 | Consumables container with multi-functional cap An improved container for food and other perishable products comprising a simple construction and a multi-functional cap. The receptacle portion is a blow molded plastic, while a outer layer comprising a shrink-wrap graphics carrier is applied over the re... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6592923 | System and method for molding a snack chip The system and method for molding a shaped snack chip use various components to form chips having depth such as a bowl-shaped tortilla chip. Essentially flat chip preforms are fed to a series of molds disposed about a mold conveyor. The preforms are then ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6586031 | Method for producing expanded, shaped pellet products The method for producing an expanded, shaped pellet products with an annular cavity includes extruding a mixture to form a tubular extrudate. This is formed by extruding dough around and through a die insert having one or more sources for injecting air, o... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6578471 | Apparatus for form-frying snack food product Apparatus and method for cooking snack food pieces features a drum-type fryer which transports individual, die-cut piece preforms through hot oil contained within a cooking tank defined between the periphery of the drum and a housing in which the drum is ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6558725 | Method and apparatus for preparing sliced plantains The present invention overcomes many of the shortcomings inherent in previous methods and systems addressing the commercial production of fried plantain slices. The improved process comprises a fully automated system which includes a sprayer assembly adap... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6553931 | Vibrating funnel fingers for distribution of seasoning onto discrete lanes An apparatus and method for distributing seasoning on lanes of stackable chip product using a series of vibrating funnel fingers. A narrowed discharge end for each funnel finger is positioned over a lane of chips, thereby directing the seasoning on each c... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553703 | Information panel attachable to vend machine spirals An information panel that is easily installed on a vending machine spiral in order to identify the product associated with the spiral. The invention comprises a convex channel, that nests with the concave surface at the end of a vending machine spiral, an... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6540911 | Dewatering system A dewatering system for separating a stream of liquid from the items traveling therein. The dewatering system includes a primary grid which catches the stream of liquid from a flume or other device. The liquid stream, but not the solid items, passes throu... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6510937 | Apparatus for aligning fabricated snack food chips An aligning apparatus for aligning food product chips having a generally curved shape includes a longitudinally extending rib positioned with respect to a chip transport surface. As chips are transported along the transport surface, they straddle the alig... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6495745 | Potato cultivar FL1889 A novel potato cultivar of the genus and species Solanum tuberosum, designated FL1889, is disclosed. The invention relates to the tubers of potato variety FL1889, to the plants of potato variety FL1889, to the seeds of potato variety and to methods for pr... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6492580 | Potato cultivar FL 1944 A novel potato cultivar of the genus and species Solanum tuberosum, designated FL1944, is disclosed. The invention relates to the tubers of potato variety FL1944, to the plants of potato variety FL1944, to the seeds of potato variety and to methods for pr... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6489544 | Potato cultivar FL1930 A novel potato cultivar of the genus and species Solanum tuberosum, designated FL1930, is disclosed. The invention relates to the tubers of potato variety FL1930, to the plants of potato variety FL1930, to the seeds of potato variety and to methods for pr... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6472007 | Consumables container with multi-functional cap An improved container for food and other perishable products comprising a simple construction and a multi-functional cap. The container allows for the storage of multiple products separately within the container as well as consumption of the products whil... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6467398 | Method and apparatus for making bowl-shaped snack food products A method and apparatus for making bowl-shaped snack food products, e.g. tortilla chips. The method features placing chip preforms in open bowl-shaped cavities and partially frying the chip preforms by filling them with hot oil from above. Additionally, th... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6444244 | Method for making a shelf-stable soft pretzel A method for making a shelf-stable soft pretzel without using a caustic bath. The method substitutes several processing steps for the caustic bath, in combination with other microbal spoilage hurdle strategies, resulting in a uniformly browned, topically ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6432463 | Process for producing expandable pellets With the process for producing potato based expandable pellets, an intermediary product is manufactured that is capable of being stored for up to about six months. These pellets can be later expanded into a food product, particularly a potato based snack ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6412397 | Apparatus and method for making stackable tortilla chips An apparatus and method for making uniformly shaped snack food chips which can be stacked for packaging, e.g., in a cylindrical canister or a canister which conforms to the contour or perimeter of the snack food chips. The apparatus features two-part mold... | 07/02/2002 |
