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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7943188 | Stuffed dough pocket with grasping extension A food product includes a pocket formed from dough, a portion of a food stuffing material captured within the pocket, and a protrusion coupled to the pocket. The protrusion is capable of being grasped and, when so grasped, the pocket is capable of being supported by... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7435439 | Edible temporary tattoos An ink-based image is releasably printed onto a substrate for transferring to the skin. Flavoring is incorporated with the ink-based image, yielding a selected scent and taste. Unlike generally known candy flavored appliques, the flavored ink tattoo has a long shelf... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7282229 | Article and method for browning and flavoring foodstuffs An article that indirectly browns and/or flavors foodstuff, a method of indirectly browning and/or flavoring foodstuff, and a browned and/or flavored foodstuff, provided by the article are disclosed. More specifically, the articles and processes to brown and/or flav... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7240797 | Packaging and dispensing system for sandwich food products A sealed dispensing apparatus suitable for packaging and dispensing a single service portion of a food product. The food product is contained within an inner container cavity formed by an outer cover and a center member. Draw means are provided for transferring a fo... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7235274 | Dough composition packaged in flexible packaging with carbon dioxide scavenger and method of preparing Described is a packaged dough product comprising a dough composition in a flexible package and including encapsulated basic chemical leavening agent and non-encapsulated acidic chemical leavening agent, the packaged dough product containing a carbon dioxide scavenge... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229654 | Multilayer edible moisture barrier for food products and method of use An edible multilayer moisture barrier for food products is provided for separating food components having different water activities and preventing or significantly inhibiting movement of water between the food components. The edible multilayer moisture barrier of t... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7229660 | Scrambled egg snack food A snack food product having a shaped core of a coherent mass of scrambled eggs enrobed in a breaded batter coating. ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7195792 | Browning agent A browning agent for foodstuffs having at least two carbonyl groups is disclosed. A method for using the browning agent in or on a substrate is also disclosed. The browning agent may be coated onto foodstuffs such as biscuits, pizza, pie coverings or hash brown pota... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7131626 | Mold for the making of a hand-holdable edible food product A mold having an upper end and a downwardly extending wall terminating in a lower end, and a continuous notch spanning across the wall extending upwardly from the lower end, with both an outside surface of the wall and an inside surface being of a coating which is n... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7107938 | Pet chew toy with integrally-formed flavor pockets A pet chew toy includes an animal skin substrate having first and second opposing major surfaces. At least one of the major surfaces defines a pattern of surface impressions. A flavor coating is applied to the substrate, and resides within interstices created by the... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7083818 | Party tray A party tray includes a support tray and, on the support tray, a sealed package made up of transparent container body and a polymeric sealing sheet sealed to the rim of the container body. The sealed package contains foodstuffs, in particular respiring foodstuffs su... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7060311 | Method for packaging a composite food portion Packaged food portions, such as food slices, consisting of two or more food items, such as peanut butter and jelly, and processes for making them. The food portion is provided with sufficient viscosity and textural properties to enable its formation into a cohesive ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7037546 | Method for maintaining designed functional shape An improved method for maintaining a designed functional shape in fabricated, expanded snack products by utilizing discrete, solid lipid particles. These lipids must be solid at room temperature with a melting point above 100° F. such that they remain discrete and ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7007829 | Hollow handle push-up piston for a food container A dessert container has a tube with a piston. The piston includes a food contact member slidably mounted in the tube. The piston also has a hollow rod extending from and suitable for use with the food contact member. With the piston thus mounted in the tube, wherein... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6977090 | Method for preserving the natural appearance of fresh and minimally processed fruits and vegetables A method of preserving the natural color and appearance of fresh and minimally processed fruits and vegetables, especially for inhibiting desiccation and/or discoloration of freshly processed vegetables such as carrots, resides in coating the fruit or vegetable with... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6912829 | Method for wrapping a food product A method of wrapping in a sheet material a food product comprising at least two complementary parts coupled together along a coupling line includes the steps of: forming the wrapper in at least two complementary portions able to be... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6911224 | Multi-layered canned pet food A canned pet food product having a base layer and an upper layer. The base layer is formed of solid food pieces in a gravy which makes up about 20% to about 40% of the base layer. The upper layer, which provides about 20% to about 80% by weight of the pet food produ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6903841 | Decorating system for edible items A system for creating a decorative edible item from a selected image. The system includes at least one image source, such as a scanner and/or a library of stored images, a controller unit and a printer. An edible media is inserted into the printer. The user then sel... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6884446 | Article for browning and flavoring foodstuffs An article that indirectly browns and/or flavors foodstuffs, a method of indirectly browning and/or flavoring foodstuffs, and a browned and/or flavored foodstuff provided by the article are disclosed. More specifically, the articles and processes to brown and/or fla... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6667082 | Additive transfer film suitable for cook-in end use A multilayer film has a first layer and a second layer. The first layer comprises an additive, a binder, and a crosslinking agent. The additive is a flavor, fragrance, colorant, antimicrobial agent, antioxidant, chelating agent, and/or odor absorbent. The... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6610337 | Drops of honey Drops of Honey is a capsule made of hydroxymethlcellulose that is filled with honey. Drops of Honey is a food product in which its capsule dissolves in boiling water. This allows for the honey to escape into the beverage of choice, preferably tea. It is a... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6605307 | Plated meal with individually frozen ingredients and method of thawing and heating The invention relates to a plated frozen meal comprising a plate, a first group of individually frozen predominantly meat-based ingredients positioned on the plate, a second group of individually frozen predominantly carbohydrate-based or predominantly ve... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6582740 | Layered canned pet food A canned pet food product having a base layer and an upper layer. The base layer is formed of solid food pieces in a gravy and has a substantially conical recess formed into its upper surface. The gravy makes up about 20% to about 40% of the base layer. T... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6447825 | Instant menu pack and method for producing it and making it ready for use Instant menu pack having a substantially tray-like base part, whose circumferential side wall diverges outwards from a substantially flat bottom towards the upper edge thereof and passes there into an outwardly projecting, substantially flat, bottom-paral... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6383536 | Interactive foodstuff holding device An interactive foodstuff emits sound, light, motion or other action by the control and/or manipulation of the electrical, optical or physical conditions of or proximal to the foodstuff.... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6284294 | Patterned frozen confectionery product A patterned composite food product has an ice confectionery composition component and an edible material component which is different from the ice confectionery composition, the edible material having a pattern form which is an inclusion pattern zone in t... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6271307 | Use of polyalkylkene oxide-containing graft copolymers as solubilizers The use of graft copolymers obtainable by grafting a) polyalkylene oxides with b) at least one monomer selected from the group of b1) C1 -C30 -alkyl esters of monoethylenically unsaturated C3 -C8 -carboxylic ac... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6261611 | Hand-held food package and method of use A hand-held food package is provided which enables heterogeneous foods, such as filled pastas, burritos, and the like, to be shipped, stored and heated in the same disposable package from which they are extruded for direct consumption by the consumer with... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6258392 | Microwaveable pasta pie and pan assembly A microwavabel pasta pie (10) and pan (32) assembly, includes a shell (12) formed by grid-shaped walls (16) integrally formed within an outer wall (18) to thereby define a plurality of vertical, open through passages (14). The shell (12) is supported upon... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6251447 | Plated meal with individually frozen ingredients and method of thawing and heating The invention relates to a plated frozen meal comprising a plate, a first group of individually frozen predominantly meat-based ingredients positioned on the plate, a second group of individually frozen predominantly carbohydrate-based or predominantly ve... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6235324 | Composite ice-cream cone A composite ice-cream cone having a preformed, closed-bottomed wafer shell. The shell has an inner surface, a length, an outer surface and an upper edge. A separate, preformed, closed-bottomed chocolate shell has a lower portion, an upper portion and a fi... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6231906 | Packaging system for tart shells A packaging system for tart shells includes transparent plastic lower and upper halves connected together and lockable together by protrusions and recesses in the halves. The upper and lower halves have one or more chambers defined by chamber halves forme... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6221407 | Confectionary product including compartment for housing an object A confectionary product including a substantially transparent candy mass and a substantially cylindrical housing for supporting and retaining the candy mass and including an interior compartment for storing a small object. The housing includes a cylindric... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6177110 | Lollipop with edible stick A lollipop comprises a ball of hard candy and an edible stick having a first end extending into a cavity in the ball. The stick comprises pressed candy and a multiplicity of confectionary chips interspersed in the pressed candy. The stick is preferably re... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6176375 | Container for filled food product A container has a hollow base and a cap to store a filled food product having an edible shell with a peripheral flange. The base has a top member with an opening, a bottom member and an upstanding wall member that connects the top and bottom members. The ... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6168812 | Microwavable semi-circular pizza product and packaging combination A microwavable pizza product and a package combination is disclosed herein. The package combination includes a pizza crust having a semi-circular shape and a pizza topping is deposited on top of the crust. The topped pizza crust is packaged with a microwa... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6165521 | Food products utilizing edible films and method of making and packaging same An edible material thin file is applied to at least one side of sticky or moist food products. The edible material may be sprayed or placed on the moist food product. The food product with the edible material thereon may be used make sandwiches or stored ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6153233 | Food item and its fabricating methods Topical applications are provided to the support material (16) before the deposit of the food (14) thereon or to the food (14) after the deposit of the food (14) on the support material (16). Thus, although the food (14) is continuously deposited on the s... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6129938 | Chocolate-coated beverage container and method for making it The subject invention is a chocolate-coated beverage container and method for making it. A pull ribbon is affixed to the container over which a plastic inner sleeve comprised of shrink plastic with a tearable portion is positioned. The inner sleeve is hea... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6113959 | Method of packaging meat Meat products such as poultry parts are injected with a base marinade or a base marinade massaged into the meat, the base marinade contains less than the total amount of seasoning desired in the meat product. The injected meat product is then placed upon ... | 09/05/2000 |
