Patents by Inventor John Thamm

John Thamm 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).

  • Multicomponent food product and methods of making and using the same
    Publication number: 20050064073
    Abstract: A dual texture pet or animal food product having inner and outer components. The soft inner component contains a mixture of lipid and solid ingredients and has a water activity, aw, less than about 0.65 and a total moisture content less than about 15 wt %. The outer component is a cereal based shell containing at least one ingredient comprising a carbohydrate, fat, protein or combination thereof, the shell component having a total moisture content less than about 20 wt %. The shell component completely surrounds the soft inner component and is formed by the co-extrusion of the soft inner component within the shell component to form one dual component pet or animal food product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Laura Paluch, Dan Beyer, John Thamm, Michael Wilson
  • Multicomponent per food or animal food
    Patent number: 6827957
    Abstract: A dual texture pet or animal food product having inner and outer components. The soft inner component contains a mixture of lipid and solid ingredients and has a water activity, aw, less than about 0.65 and a total moisture content less than about 15 wt %. The outer component is a cereal based shell containing at least one ingredient comprising a carbohydrate, fat, protein or combination thereof, the shell component having a total moisture content less than about 20 wt %. The shell component completely surrounds the soft inner component and is formed by the co-extrusion of the soft inner component within the shell component to form one dual component pet or animal food product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Mars Incorporated
    Inventors: Laura Paluch, Michael J. Wilson, John Thamm, Dan Beyer