Patents by Inventor Carol Schmitz

Carol Schmitz 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).

  • Patent number: 11521734
    Abstract: An illustrative aspect of the present disclosure is a system and method of generating a recipe, which includes determining rankings for a plurality of food ingredients for a target food product according to at least one of a health-based feature, a cost, or a prevalence of the plurality of food ingredients. A neural network can receive, as inputs, the rankings of the plurality of food ingredients, and a plurality of existing recipes for food products in a same category as the target food product. The neural network can generate, as output, according to the rankings of the plurality of food ingredients and the plurality of existing recipes, a new recipe for the target food product that incorporates a select food ingredient from the plurality of food ingredients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Journey Foods Inc.
    Inventors: Riana Lynn, Carol Schmitz
  • Publication number: 20210265036
    Abstract: An illustrative aspect of the present disclosure is a system and method of generating a recipe, which includes determining rankings for a plurality of food ingredients for a target food product according to at least one of a health-based feature, a cost, or a prevalence of the plurality of food ingredients. A neural network can receive, as inputs, the rankings of the plurality of food ingredients, and a plurality of existing recipes for food products in a same category as the target food product. The neural network can generate, as output, according to the rankings of the plurality of food ingredients and the plurality of existing recipes, a new recipe for the target food product that incorporates a select food ingredient from the plurality of food ingredients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Riana Lynn, Carol Schmitz