Patents by Inventor Alan KINO

Alan KINO has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Cheese toppings for baked snacks suitable for prebake application
    Patent number: 11589595
    Abstract: A cheese slurry suitable for topical application on a snack product prior to baking includes natural cheese powder solids, an emulsifier, oil, water, and pregelatinized starch in amounts effective to provide a crispy topping having an appearance of melted cheese uniformly adhered to the outer surface of the baked dough product, and up to 1 percent reducing sugars, polyols, or a combination thereof and substantially no enzyme-modified cheese, buttermilk, whey, maltodextrins, or yeast extract so that the cheese slurry composition is resistant to undesirable browning and burning upon baking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: INTERCONTINENTAL GREAT BRANDS LLC
    Inventors: Jill Critchley, Lynn Haynes, Alan Kino, Kenneth Maas, Mihaelos Mihalos
  • CHEESE TOPPINGS FOR BAKED SNACKS SUITABLE FOR PRE-BAKE APPLICATION
    Publication number: 20200404937
    Abstract: A cheese slurry suitable for topical application on a snack product prior to baking includes natural cheese powder solids, an emulsifier, oil, water, and pregelatinized starch in amounts effective to provide a crispy topping having an appearance of melted cheese uniformly adhered to the outer surface of the baked dough product, and up to 1 percent reducing sugars, polyols, or a combination thereof and substantially no enzyme-modified cheese, buttermilk, whey, maltodextrins, or yeast extract so that the cheese slurry composition is resistant to undesirable browning and burning upon baking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Jill Critchley, Lynn Haynes, Alan Kino, Kenneth Maas, Mihaelos Mihalos
  • CO-EXTRUDED SNACK PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20170332677
    Abstract: A crispy co-extruded snack product includes an extruded casing having a flour component that includes from about 37% to about 92% by weight wheat flour; and an extruded filling disposed within the extruded casing wherein filling weight is from about 20 wt % to about 75 wt % of total weight of the co-extruded foodstuff.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: Intercontinental Great Brands LLC
    Inventors: Ana Patricia RODRIGUEZ, Julie SMITH, Alan KINO, Francois P. ERRANDONEA, Gay KASEGRANDE, Nimesh K. PATEL, Minerva Jimenez ESPINOSA
  • Food product
    Patent number: D874786
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: INTERCONTINENTAL GREAT BRANDS LLC
    Inventors: Julie McGlade, Minerva Selene Jimenez Espinosa, Patricia Rodriguez, Francois Errandonea, Alan Kino
  • Food product
    Patent number: D892426
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: INTERCONTINENTAL GREAT BRANDS LLC
    Inventors: Julie McGlade, Minerva Selene Jimenez Espinosa, Patricia Rodriguez, Francois Errandonea, Alan Kino