Patents by Inventor Kathryn M. Birchmeier

Kathryn M. Birchmeier 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).

  • Publication number: 20210403222
    Abstract: A package containing nuts and suitable for microwave heating is described herein. The package is configured to heat the nuts and provide an aroma reminiscent of traditional, freshly-roasted nuts. The freshly-roasted nut attributes include an aroma, temperature, texture and taste, which are reproduced with the microwave package. The package preferably, though not necessarily, incorporates one or more susceptors in order to provide additional heating, such as conductive heating, to the nuts. The package also preferably includes a sufficient headspace to allow for the aromas to develop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Hormel Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Kathryn M. Birchmeier, Judith G. Moca, Rachel Catherine Brown, Jennifer L.K. Rich, David L. Schroeder
  • Publication number: 20200115139
    Abstract: A package containing nuts and suitable for microwave heating is described herein. The package is configured to heat the nuts and provide an aroma reminiscent of traditional, freshly-roasted nuts. The freshly-roasted nut attributes include an aroma, temperature, texture and taste, which are reproduced with the microwave package. The package preferably, though not necessarily, incorporates one or more susceptors in order to provide additional heating, such as conductive heating, to the nuts. The package also preferably includes a sufficient headspace to allow for the aromas to develop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Kathryn M. Birchmeier, Judith G. Moca, Rachel Catherine Brown, Jennifer L.K. Rich, David L. Schroeder
  • Publication number: 20190002183
    Abstract: A package containing nuts and suitable for microwave heating is described herein. The package is configured to heat the nuts and provide an aroma reminiscent of traditional, freshly-roasted nuts. The freshly-roasted nut attributes include an aroma, temperature, texture and taste, which are reproduced with the microwave package. The package preferably, though not necessarily, incorporates one or more susceptors in order to provide additional heating, such as conductive heating, to the nuts. The package also preferably includes a sufficient headspace to allow for the aromas to develop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Kathryn M. Birchmeier, Judith G. Moca, Rachel Catherine Brown, Jennifer L.K. Rich, David L. Schroeder
  • Publication number: 20100047402
    Abstract: A food package is provided having two different food products disposed within a common flexible film wrapper. A portion of the flexible film wrapper adjacent a first of the food products is adapted to at least partially shield microwave radiation from the first food product to a greater degree than the second food product when both are heated together in the film wrapper in a microwave oven.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: Kraft Foods Global Brands LLC
    Inventors: Kathryn M. Birchmeier, Leonard S. Scarola
  • Patent number: D678050
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC
    Inventors: Kathryn M. Birchmeier, Seema Sundar
  • Patent number: D685630
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC
    Inventors: Kathryn M. Birchmeier, Seema Sundar