Patents Assigned to Frito-Lay North America, Inc.
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Publication number: 20130136830Abstract: A method for making an expanded snack piece using supercritical fluid extrusion is disclosed. A mixture of shear thinning starch and heat-sensitive ingredients are input into an extruder, hydrated, and mixed with supercritical fluid. The extrudate can be subjected to further processing to set or alter its structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2011Publication date: May 30, 2013Applicant: FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventor: Girish GANJYAL
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Publication number: 20130125511Abstract: A method for compacting a slug of product and apparatus for accomplishing the same. The invention describes collecting weighed product in an intermediate settling device to form a compact slug of product. The device can comprise a single settling chamber or can comprise multiple settling chambers which are axially rotatable. The slug can be compacted by jostling and/or vibrating the settling device. Thereafter, the product is discharged to a packaging apparatus. Because the product in the final package is denser, a smaller package can be utilized reducing manufacturing and shipping costs.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2013Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventor: FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC.
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Publication number: 20130101831Abstract: A multi-layer paper-based packaging material is provided that has adequate barrier properties. At least one surface of the paper is smoothed and then a barrier layer is applied. The paper can also include optional primer and heat-seal layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2011Publication date: April 25, 2013Applicant: FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Anthony Robert KNOERZER, Kenneth Scott LAVERDURE, Todd Michael FAYNE
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Publication number: 20130101855Abstract: The present invention is directed towards a paper-based composite packaging structure comprising a paper layer and a filler layer which may be laminated or otherwise adhered to the paper layer. In certain embodiments, the filler layer comprises a polymer or bio-based polymer. An optional barrier layer may be deposited on to one side of the paper layer or filler layer as desired to provide functional barrier characteristics. The composite paper-based film structure(s) may comprise additional layers such as one or more optional primer layers, adhesive layers, ink layers, and/or sealant layers that can be incorporated into the composite film structure as desired to enable the required functional characteristics of the composite film structure described herein. The paper-based composite packaging structure is substantially compostable and/or recyclable as both the paper and the bio-based polymer filler layers will break down under composting conditions and/or meet standardized recyclability requirements.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2012Publication date: April 25, 2013Applicant: FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventor: FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC.
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Patent number: 8426703Abstract: A potato cultivar designated ‘Brooke’ is disclosed. The invention relates to the tubers of potato cultivar ‘Brooke’, to the seeds of potato cultivar ‘Brooke’, to the plants of potato ‘Brooke’, to the plant parts of potato cultivar ‘Brooke’ and to methods for producing a potato plant produced by crossing potato cultivar ‘Brooke’ with itself or with another potato variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a potato plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic potato plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to potato cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from potato variety ‘Brooke’, to methods for producing other potato cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from potato cultivar ‘Brooke’ and to the potato plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2010Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.Inventor: Robert W. Hoopes
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Patent number: 8408051Abstract: A method for analyzing moisture content in an analyzer. In one embodiment a sample is introduced into an analyzer and an initial weight is obtained. The sample is then fortified where it is allowed to pick-up moisture. The temperature of the analyzer is increased and an initial fortified point is obtained wherein the sample has returned to its initial weight. Thereafter the analyzer obtains the final moisture content of the sample at a test finish time. In one embodiment satellite analyzers are biased against a standard analyzer so that more uniform results are obtained.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2010Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.Inventors: Wilfred M. Bourg, Jr., Scott Fagan
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Patent number: 8394437Abstract: A method for making a coated food product having a heat susceptible coating is disclosed. In one aspect, the invention is directed towards a nut having a proteinaceous or fruit-based coating with no visible scorching in the outer, visible coating layer. In one aspect, the food center is par-coated with or without a heat susceptible coating, pre-roasted, finished coated with or without a heat susceptible coating, and cooked. In another aspect, the food center is first coated with a heat susceptible coating, then coated with a non-heat susceptible coating and cooked. In yet another aspect, the food center is coated with a heat susceptible coating and then cooked in a two-stage process whereby the first stage is at a hotter temperature than the second stage.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2008Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.Inventors: Dimitris Lykomitros, Kevin O'Sullivan, V. N. Mohan Rao, Barbara Vazquez Del Mercado
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Patent number: 8395029Abstract: A potato cultivar designated ‘Linton’ is disclosed. The invention relates to the tubers of potato cultivar ‘Linton’, to the seeds of potato cultivar ‘Linton’, to the plants of potato ‘Linton’, to the plant parts of potato cultivar ‘Linton’ and to methods for producing a potato plant produced by crossing potato cultivar ‘Linton’ with itself or with another potato variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a potato plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic potato plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to potato cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from potato variety ‘Linton’, to methods for producing other potato cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from potato cultivar ‘Linton’ and to the potato plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2010Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.Inventor: Robert W. Hoopes
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Publication number: 20130045317Abstract: The present invention generally relates to the production of direct expanded farinaceous food products without the use of a drying apparatus such as an oven and without the use of traditionally used sugar to eliminate such drying steps. A farinaceous material combined with a plasticizer component in the form of trehalose is extruded to form a direct expanded shelf-stable snack food product. Snack food products made with trehalose can be incorporated into an outer shell of a composite center-filled or co-extruded product.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2011Publication date: February 21, 2013Applicant: FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Andres Victor ARDISSON-KORAT, Christina Lee COON, David Wallice GRAHAM, Sander HOWARD, Iris HUANG, Jorge C. MORALES-ALVAREZ, Bharadwaj NARAYANAN, Bulent OZTURK, Ximena QUINTERO-FUENTES, V.N. Mohan RAO, Passaporn SIRICURURATANA, Richard Todd Smith, Sinem Gufran YURDAKAN-INCE
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Patent number: 8377493Abstract: A method for making a cooked rolled snack food from a starch based dough. The starch based dough is admixed with a small average particle size monoglyceride. The dough is then rolled and cooked in hot oil. The fatty acid chain is disposed within the helical amylose molecules in the starch-based dough and provides structural support within the helix. This support helps control inward expansion of the rolled dough snack during frying.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2010Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.Inventors: Thomas George Crosby, Geoffrey Thomas Ley, V. N. Mohan Rao, Dianne Renee Ripberger
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Publication number: 20130036919Abstract: A method and apparatus to impart a random curvature to frying pre-formed snack pieces in a multi-layer fryer through the use of a contoured submerger. The shape of the contours of a contoured submerger imparts a random final curvature to each snack piece as snack pieces pass through a glass transition during frying. The contours are chosen so as to achieve a desired bulk density for the packaged fried snack products. Such method and apparatus are also useful in controlling the amount of change in bulk density or amount of settling of a packaged product during shipping or handling.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2012Publication date: February 14, 2013Applicant: FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventor: FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC.
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Patent number: 8371094Abstract: A method for compacting a slug of product and apparatus for accomplishing the same. The invention describes collecting weighed product in an intermediate settling device to form a compact slug of product. The device can comprise a single settling chamber or can comprise multiple settling chambers which are axially rotatable. The slug can be compacted by jostling and/or vibrating the settling device. Thereafter, the product is discharged to a packaging apparatus. Because the product in the final package is denser, a smaller package can be utilized reducing manufacturing and shipping costs.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2009Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.Inventors: Patrick Joseph Bierschenk, Jerry Mike Reaves
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Publication number: 20130034628Abstract: Acrylamide reducing agents are added to a sugar solution during the molasses making and sugar refining processes to maximize efficiency of the acrylamide reducing agents.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2011Publication date: February 7, 2013Applicant: FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Scott FAGAN, Amanda GRZEDA, Michael Grant TOPOR
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Patent number: 8362327Abstract: A potato cultivar designated ‘Newton’ is disclosed. The invention relates to the tubers of potato cultivar ‘Newton’, to the seeds of potato cultivar ‘Newton’, to the plants of potato ‘Newton’, to the plant parts of potato cultivar ‘Newton’ and to methods for producing a potato plant produced by crossing potato cultivar ‘Newton’ with itself or with another potato variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a potato plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic potato plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to potato cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from potato variety ‘Newton’, to methods for producing other potato cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from potato cultivar ‘Newton’ and to the potato plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2010Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.Inventor: Robert W. Hoopes
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Publication number: 20130022719Abstract: Disclosed is an improved process and system for producing low oil fried food products. The process discloses frying food products at atmospheric pressure, and deoiling the fried food products using a centrifuge under vacuum pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2011Publication date: January 24, 2013Applicant: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.Inventors: Keith Alan BARBER, Christopher James KOH, Ram PANDIT, Scott L. SULLIVAN
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Patent number: 8357838Abstract: A potato cultivar designated ‘Shelford’ is disclosed. The invention relates to the tubers of potato cultivar ‘Shelford’, to the seeds of potato cultivar ‘Shelford’, to the plants of potato ‘Shelford’, to the plant parts of potato cultivar ‘Shelford’ and to methods for producing a potato plant produced by crossing potato cultivar ‘Shelford’ with itself or with another potato variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a potato plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic potato plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to potato cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from potato variety ‘Shelford’, to methods for producing other potato cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from potato cultivar ‘Shelford’ and to the potato plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2010Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.Inventor: Robert W. Hoopes
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Patent number: 8354572Abstract: A potato cultivar designated ‘Madingley’ is disclosed. The invention relates to the tubers of potato cultivar ‘Madingley’, to the seeds of potato cultivar ‘Madingley’, to the plants of potato ‘Madingley’, to the plant parts of potato cultivar ‘Madingley’ and to methods for producing a potato plant produced by crossing potato cultivar ‘Madingley’ with itself or with another potato variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a potato plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic potato plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to potato cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from potato variety ‘Madingley’, to methods for producing other potato cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from potato cultivar ‘Madingley’ and to the potato plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2010Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignee: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.Inventor: Robert W. Hoopes
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Publication number: 20120328752Abstract: A continuous oven comprising cascading conveyors. In one embodiment the oven comprises an oven floor, a ceiling, a left panel, and a right panel. The oven floor and ceiling are attached by the left and right sides defining an oven cavity. Located inside the oven cavity is at least one cascading conveyor. Also within the oven cavity is a partition which separates the oven into an upstream end and a downstream end.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2011Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicant: FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Ramonica Green, Ponnattu Kurian Joseph
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Publication number: 20120321753Abstract: A retail package having a shelf-stable crispy food product and at least one packet of a complimentary shelf-stable topping and a method for preparing a microwave heated snack. The present invention allows a consumer to purchase together and heat a crispy food product and a complimentary topping simultaneously in a microwave oven. The package is ideal for combinations of chips and cheese or any other compatible crispy and non-crispy food products that are desirably kept in separate containers and heated shortly before consuming.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2011Publication date: December 20, 2012Applicant: FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: John Joseph Michels, Joseph Paul Sagel, Patrick Ryan Windley
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Patent number: D679476Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2011Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.Inventors: Keith Alan Barber, Deborah Fischer, John Hildebrand, Enrique Michel