Patents Assigned to Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
  • Method of deflavoring soy-derived materials using electrodialysis
    Patent number: 7175869
    Abstract: Soy derived materials such as soy milk, soy flour, soy concentrates, and soy protein isolates, are deflavored by adjusting the pH of an aqueous composition of such soy derived materials using membrane electrodialysis to a pH of about 9 to about 12 to solubilize the soy proteins and to release the flavoring compounds and thereafter passing the pH-adjusted composition to an ultrafiltration membrane having a molecular weight cutoff up to about 50,000 Daltons under conditions at which the flavoring compounds pass through the membrane, leaving the retained soy material with improved flavor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter H. Brown, Colin P. Crowley, Xiao-Qing Han
  • Metastable mineral-amino acid preparations for food and beverage fortification
    Patent number: 7175867
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to metastable mineral-amino acid complexes that are formed by combining a mineral oxide, hydroxide, or carbonate an amino acid and an organic acid. The complexes may be used to fortify a variety of food and beverage products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Cheryl Baldwin, Ahmad Akashe, Manuel Marquez-Sanchez, Bary Lyn Zeller
  • Container for sliced and fluffed food products
    Patent number: 7172779
    Abstract: A food package for sliced food products to be maintained with a fluffed appearance, the package including a rigid base member forming a compartment for receiving the food product and a rigid lid sealed to the compartment. Advantageously, the base member includes a bottom wall and side wall portions that are configured to engage the food product to hold the slices in a fluffed arrangement thereof. Preferably, one or more tapered side wall portions hold the food product upwardly toward the lid and inwardly toward a center of the package. In preferred embodiments, the base member and lid provide a rigid-rigid construction of the food package. In preferred embodiments, the food package is also configured to stand-up in a vertical display orientation and does not require the food product be contained within a sealed pouch within the compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Carolina Castellanos, Daniel Eugene Doucette
  • Dough product and method for making same
    Patent number: 7172776
    Abstract: The present invention provides an improved dough product. More specifically, the present invention provides an improved natural or self rising dough product or pizza crust formed by a process that provides: an improved method for manufacturing dough products; an improved method for packaging dough products; and an improved method for storing dough products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay E. Bauer, Michael A. Alagna, Hugo Zavala, Salvatore A. Selvaggio
  • Nutritionally superior cheese products
    Patent number: 7172783
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to nutritionally superior cheese products and their methods of manufacture. More particularly, this invention is directed to the manufacture of nutritionally superior cheese products having at least two phases wherein at least one phase is cheese (e.g., process cheese, uncured natural cheese, cured natural cheese, and the like) and at least one phase is a second edible phase (e.g., a cheese different from the first phase, vegetables, meats, mixtures of vegetables and meats, fruit, nuts, and the like). The nutritionally superior cheese products of the present invention are prepared by co-extruding the two or more phases such that the use of adhesives or heat to bind the at least two phases is not required. Nutritional supplements (e.g., vitamins, calcium, minerals, and the like) can be incorporated into one or more of the at least two phases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Shannon Noreen Murray, Sheryl Lynn Cole, Dalip Kumar Nayyar, Qadri Mustafa Abdallah
  • Mineral Complexes of Lactobionic Acid and Method of Using for Mineral Fortification of Food Products
    Publication number: 20070026110
    Abstract: Mineral complexes, especially calcium complexes, of lactobionic acid which are especially useful for mineral fortification of food and beverage products are provided. The preferred calcium complex of lactobionic acid provided in the present invention delivers a soluble, stable, clean tasting calcium source suitable for calcium fortification of a wide variety of food and beverage products. The mineral complexes are prepared by mixing lactobionic acid, a mineral source, (e.g., mineral hydroxide), and an edible acid (e.g., citric acid) in an aqueous solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Applicant: KRAFT FOODS HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Cheryl Baldwin, Ahmad Akashe, Bary Zeller, Manuel Marquez-Sanchez, Rathna Koka
  • Method of making processed meat products
    Patent number: 7169421
    Abstract: A method and system for making processed meat products employing a feed-forward analysis wherein input streams are analyzed and their flow rates are controlled relative to each other. The system incorporates mixing devices in a housing through which the input streams are forced. The mixing devices provide high shear mixing and blending, and in some cases maceration and salt infusion for rapid protein extraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer L. Tomey, Donald Edward Lucke, Paul Gerard Morin, Michelle L. Reeve, Daniel Brent Wilke
  • WHEY-CONTAIING FOOD PRODUCT AND METHOD OF DEFLAVORING WHEY PROTEIN
    Publication number: 20060292275
    Abstract: Whey protein materials such as whey from cheese making processes, whey protein concentrates, and whey protein isolates, are deflavored by adjusting the pH of an aqueous composition of such whey protein materials to about 8 to about 12 to solubilize the whey proteins and to release the flavoring compounds and thereafter passing the pH-adjusted composition to an ultrafiltration membrane having a molecular weight cutoff up to about 50,000 Daltons under conditions at which the flavoring compounds pass through the membrane, leaving the retained whey protein material with improved flavor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Applicant: KRAFT FOODS HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Ahmad Akashe, Cynthia Jackson, Ariel Cudia, John Wisler
  • Acid whey texture system
    Patent number: 7150894
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for directly using acid cheese whey and/or its by-products from conventional cheese production to make additional food products. More particularly, the present method provides an economical way to profitably utilize a traditional waste or by-product in the manufacture of cream cheese or other high-value added products without re-culturing, without combining with cheese curd, without neutralizing, and without the disposal or recycling costs common in the industry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Alice S. Cha, Jimbay Loh, Timothy Nellenback
  • PRODUCTION OF SHREDDED OR FLAKED WHOLE GRAIN-CONTAINING COMPOSITE FOOD PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20060246202
    Abstract: Shredded or flaked whole grain-containing composite food products, such as ready-to-eat cereals, and sweet and savory snacks, are continuously produced by pelletizing cooked, tempered, whole cereal grain particles in the presence of vegetables, fruit, or dairy cheese. In another aspect, an enrobing coating containing chocolate is applied to a baked shredded laminate product of the pelletization, wherein the shredded product may further optionally include fruit added and present during pelletization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2006
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Applicant: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Jan Karwowski, Vani Vemulapalli, Marie-Michelle Girard
  • Hanger and backcard for packages
    Patent number: 7128222
    Abstract: A backcard for use with compartmentalized containers, particularly food containers, that provides a hanging feature and an information feature. The backcard may be secured to the container or package with glue lines properly placed on the package, or glue placed on the backcard. The hanging feature is formed by moving a tab located in an outermost sheet or layer from a non-extended position to an extended position. The backcard is provided with a substantial area, e.g., 50% or more of the backcard area, for printing information such as a list of nutritional facts, a list of food ingredients and the like for presentation to a consumer. In addition, a portion of the backcard may be removable or foldable to expose a portion of the outer layer or a substrate layer, thereby allowing each to display additional information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel E. Doucette
  • Molecular imprinting of solute on cellulose/silica composite, and products and uses thereof
    Patent number: 7122122
    Abstract: A cellulose/silica composite useful as a filter material is highly selective towards a solute that has been molecularly imprinted upon an inorganic gel coating formed on the cellulose. The filter material provides dual filtering functionality, as both a selective molecular sieve and as a particulate filter. A unique method for making the filter material is also set forth that imparts these attributes and performance capabilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Manuel Marquez-Sanchez, Gustavo Larsen, Ahmad Akashe, David Vu, Rajinder S. Gill
  • Composite particles imparting sequential changes in food products and methods of making same
    Patent number: 7122215
    Abstract: Composite particles are provided that impart unique, entertaining optical and/or organoleptic effects in food products when exposed to an aqueous environment. In one embodiment, the composite particles have a least two layers which, when exposed to an aqueous environment, provide at least two sequential changes in the food product. Such changes can include changes in color or other visual appearance characteristics, flavor, and the like, as well as combinations thereof. In another embodiment, the composite particles are included in a powdered beverage mix wherein the powdered beverage mix itself provide the initial sequential change followed, by an appropriate delay, the second sequential change; further sequential changes can be provided, if desired, by providing additional layers with the appropriate optical and/or organoleptic ingredients therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Cathy Jean Ludwig, Anilkumar Ganapati Gaonkar, Charles R. Frey
  • Cereal bars and methods of their manufacture
    Patent number: 7118774
    Abstract: A cereal bar and its method of production is provided, in which the cereal bar comprises a pressed mixture including (I) a cereal mixture including ready-to-eat (RTE) cereal pieces and a first binder, (ii) a filler comprising a plurality of discrete agglomerates in which the agglomerates individually comprise a plurality of particles comprising milk protein product joined together with a second binder, and the first binder binds the cereal pieces and the agglomerates together. The cereal bars of the present invention provide nutritional value without sacrificing taste and flavor, as well as possess a reasonable shelf life during which the texture remains chewy without being sticky, hard, or crumbly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward C. Coleman, Sharon R. Birney, Rita W. Brander
  • Beverage holder adapters for non-cylindrical, multi-sided food containers
    Publication number: 20060214075
    Abstract: Adapters are provided for stable holding of non-cylindrical multi-sided food containers in beverage container receptacles, and also packaged food products integrating such adapters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Applicant: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Cassettari, Herberto Dutra
  • Two compartment container
    Patent number: D529820
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas R. Kissner, Surendra H. Agarwal, Joseph M. Miskovic, Travis A. Larson
  • Tray for food products
    Patent number: D530625
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Neil Edward Darin
  • Food package
    Patent number: D531024
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel R. Feldmeier
  • Tray for food products
    Patent number: D533080
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Neil Edward Darin
  • Combined tray and lid
    Patent number: D535875
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Herbert Carmichael, Christopher Wright Dunkle, Craig T. Wilkie, David Allan Schroeder, James Belcastro