Patents Represented by Attorney Everett Diederiks

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  • Cereal bars containing inulin and their methods of manufacture
    Patent number: 8257773
    Abstract: A cereal bar comprising identifiable ready-to-eat (RTE) cereal pieces; and a carbohydrate binder combined with the cereal pieces, wherein the carbohydrate binder contains inulin is provided. In one embodiment, the cereal bar comprises added protein. A method of making a cereal bar is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Barrie R. Froseth, Dean F. Funk, Dena K. Strehlow
  • Customized food selection, ordering and distribution system and method
    Patent number: 8249946
    Abstract: A system and method for selecting, ordering and distributing customized food products is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method is a computer-implemented method comprising viewing a list of additives for creating a customized food product, selecting one or more additives from the list of additives to create the customized food product, and transmitting a request to purchase the customized food product, which is then distributed to the consumer. By communicating with the manufacturer as to personal needs and desires pertaining to health, activity level, organoleptic preferences and so forth, the consumer can now develop and order a customized food product to suit his or her particular tastes, using a real-time interactive communication link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Barrie R. Froseth, Raymond Bowers, Katy P. Dickson, Mike E. Geddis, Myer Joy, Paul Muller, Kimberly A. Nelson, Lisa R. Schroeder, Sheri M. Schellhaass, Jeffrey D. Thoresen Severts, Bernhard Van Lengerich, David E. Williams, Philip K. Zietlow
  • No evaporation process to produce gum based fruit snacks
    Patent number: 8158182
    Abstract: The present invention resides in methods of preparing low moisture sweetened fruit product base. The methods comprise the steps in sequence of forming a hot sweetened intermediate moisture flowable fruit or confectionary composition or slurry by extended cooking with agitation at final moisture levels and a solids content ranging from about 85 to 92° Brix; and without intervening drying, forming the hot slurry into sized and shaped individual pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Jad Arsan, Mayur Valanju, Andrew Marwaha, Michael Bottko
  • Low sugar presweetened dry coated cereals and method of preparation
    Patent number: 8119174
    Abstract: A ready to eat breakfast cereal is prepared by coating dried cereal base pieces with a low sugar sweetener in powder form such as a high conversion maltodextrin or low conversion corn syrup that includes a high potency sweetener. The cereal is pre-coated with a liquid oil for better adhesion of the powdered low sugar sweetener. The low sugar coating has a sugars content of less than 10% yet provides taste, texture, appearance and bowl life that mimics presweetened RTE cereals having a sucrose based coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: General Mills IP Holdings II, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel R. Green, Christine Nowakowski