Patents Assigned to The Brand Companies
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Publication number: 20240085120Abstract: A food product extrusion apparatus includes a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger includes a first portion with a first plurality of tubes and a first cavity located external to the first plurality of tubes. The heat exchange also includes a second portion connected to the first portion. The second portion includes a second plurality of tubes and a second cavity located external to the second plurality of tubes. The first plurality of tubes are offset from the second plurality of tubes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: The Hillshire Brands CompanyInventors: Kent BEARSON, Kasia JASPER
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Patent number: 11812756Abstract: A system and method for making a jerky meat product may include a pump to pump heated brine at a positive pressure at a desired temperature. Embodiments may also include an injector coupled to the pump to receive the heated brine and inject the heated brine into a cool meat product to elevate the meat product temperature. Embodiments may include a slicer that receives the meat product after the heated brine is injected and slices the meat product to a first thickness. A topical applicator may apply a topical application to coat an exterior of the slices and a flattener may flatten the slices to a second thickness less than the first thickness and to cause the topical application to adhere to the slices. Embodiments may further include a drying oven and/or grill to dry the slices of the second thickness to a desired moisture level.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2016Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: THE HILLSHIRE BRANDS COMPANYInventors: Kent M. Bearson, Simon Hugh Politzer, Tasha Joy Hermes, Julie Michelle McIntire, Dejing Fu, Brenda M. Dismore, Nicholas James Miller
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Publication number: 20230069086Abstract: A package for retaining a food item includes a base and at least one side wall extending away from the base and terminating at a flange. The flange includes a sealing edge configured to contact a film wrap. The sealing edge is positioned inward of at least a portion of the side wall to guide fluids toward an interior volume of the package.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Applicant: The Hillshire Brands CompanyInventors: Rick Strickland, Jonathon Tran, Jason Robertson, Jeffrey Anthony Czarny, Steve Morris, Ty Baublits, Bryce Gerlach, Mary Lou Resh
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Publication number: 20230008894Abstract: A system for producing food product may include an inner tube configured to extrude a first component, and an outer tube provided about the inner tube to define an annular space through which a second component is extruded, the inner and outer tubes, alone or in conjunction with a nozzle or other extrusion mechanism, defining an outlet. Additionally, a collagen head can be configured to apply a layer of collagen gel over the second component. The inner and outer tubes are sized, and flow rate may be configured such that an initial diameter of the first component exiting the outlet is substantially smaller than a final diameter of the first component, and an initial thickness of the second component exiting the outlet is substantially greater than a final thickness of the second component.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2022Publication date: January 12, 2023Applicant: The Hillshire Brands CompanyInventors: David S. Oufnac, Larry Scott, Brenda Marie Dismore, Timothy A. Stubbs
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Patent number: 11524819Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a tray having a base connected to a plurality of sidewalls each of which extends away from the base and terminates at a rim, said tray defining a volume with an opening circumscribed by said rim, said rim comprising a press-fit sealing feature; a ring-shaped lid comprising a complimentary press-fit sealing feature configured to mate with said press-fit sealing feature; a product disposed in said volume wherein said product surface comprises at least one contour; and a flexible film, said flexible film spans said opening and adheres to the at least one contour of the product, and said flexible film is secured to said tray between said press-fit sealing feature of the rim and said complimentary press-fit sealing feature of the ring-shaped lid.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2018Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: THE HILLSHIRE BRANDS COMPANYInventors: Steven W. Morris, Jeffrey Czarny, Mary Lou Resh
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Publication number: 20220361516Abstract: A method may include grinding raw whole muscle meat into a ground meat material and heating the ground meat material to cook the ground meat material into a cooked ground meat material suitable for consumption. The method may also include freezing the cooked ground meat material and mixing the frozen and cooked ground meat material with an additive comprising a starch to produce a meat mixture. The method may further include pressing the meat mixture into a formed shape and slicing the formed shape into meat portions of a predetermined size.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2021Publication date: November 17, 2022Applicant: The Hillshire Brands CompanyInventors: Kent BEARSON, Kasia ORBIK, Forrest Tyler TATE
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Publication number: 20220332448Abstract: A package for retaining a food item includes a tray with a base connected to at least one sidewall. The sidewall extends away from the base to a rim to define an inner chamber. The tray is made of a fluid impermeable material to retain fluids in the inner chamber. The package also includes a shelf made of the fluid impermeable material that is removably supported in the inner chamber such that the shelf is spaced apart from the base of the tray to permit an absorbent pad to be positioned therebetween. The shelf is configured to support the food item in the inner chamber separated from the absorbent pad.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicant: The Hillshire Brands CompanyInventors: Steven MORRIS, Jeffrey CZARNY, Steven CLARKE, Mark JONES, Nick HARDING
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Publication number: 20220332491Abstract: A packaged food product can include: a package and food disposed within the package. The package includes an inflatable first sheet comprising polymer, and a generally flat second sheet comprising paper material and polymer. The first sheet and the second sheet can be melted together to form a peripheral seal that includes paper material from the second sheet suspended within a melt between the first sheet polymer and the second sheet polymer. The food can be disposed on the second sheet and in direct physical contact with the paper material.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicant: The Hillshire Brands CompanyInventors: Benjamin M. Cichowski, Jeffrey Anthony Czarny
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Publication number: 20220242648Abstract: A microwavable food packaging can be configured to absorb fluid. The packaging can include a first sheet and a flexible second sheet. The first sheet can include a first polymeric layer. The first sheet can define an upper portion of a food pocket. The flexible second sheet can include an absorbent layer. The absorbent layer can include a paper-based side and a polymer-based side. The paper-based side can include paper fibers, define a bottom of the food pocket and be configured to absorb fluid released from food disposed within the food pocket. The first polymeric layer can be bonded to the polymer-based side through the paper-based side to form a non-hermetic seal, the non-hermetic seal enabling passage of moisture therethrough.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicant: The Hillshire Brands CompanyInventors: Benjamin M. Cichowski, Jeffrey A. Czarny
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Patent number: 11401059Abstract: A package for retaining a food item includes a tray with a base connected to at least one sidewall. The sidewall extends away from the base to a rim to define an inner chamber. The tray is made of a fluid impermeable material to retain fluids in the inner chamber. The package also includes a shelf made of the fluid impermeable material that is removably supported in the inner chamber such that the shelf is spaced apart from the base of the tray to permit an absorbent pad to be positioned therebetween. The shelf is configured to support the food item in the inner chamber separated from the absorbent pad.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: THE HILLSHIRE BRANDS COMPANYInventors: Steven Morris, Jeffrey Czarny, Steven Clarke, Mark Jones, Nick Harding
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Publication number: 20220217985Abstract: A cold forming process for forming a meat patty includes heating a ground meat product to a temperature T1, wherein T1?40° F. The ground meat product is formed into an uncooked patty at temperature T1. The uncooked patty is precooked to form a precooked patty having a skin of depth D comprising denatured protein. The skin is formed on at least an area on the outside of the precooked patty. At least a first portion of the meat product disposed beneath said skin is at approximately T1. The precooked patty is cooked to form a cooked patty, wherein said at least a first portion of the meat product is at a temperature T2. The cooked patty is then frozen and then packaged.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicant: The Hillshire Brands CompanyInventors: Kent BEARSON, Dejing FU, Frederick DORSEY, Nicholas MILLER, Liza JOHN
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Publication number: 20220167634Abstract: A cold forming process for forming a meat patty includes heating a ground meat product to a temperature T1, wherein T1?40° F. The ground meat product is formed into an uncooked patty at temperature T1. The uncooked patty is precooked to form a precooked patty having a skin of depth D comprising denatured protein. The skin is formed on at least an area on the outside of the precooked patty. At least a first portion of the meat product disposed beneath said skin is at approximately T1. The precooked patty is cooked to form a cooked patty, wherein said at least a first portion of the meat product is at a temperature T2. The cooked patty is then frozen and then packaged.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2022Publication date: June 2, 2022Applicant: The Hillshire Brands CompanyInventors: Kent BEARSON, Dejing FU, Frederick DORSEY, Nicholas MILLER, Liza JOHN
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Patent number: 11284628Abstract: A cold forming process for forming a meat patty includes heating a ground meat product to a temperature T1, wherein T1?40° F. The ground meat product is formed into an uncooked patty at temperature T1. The uncooked patty is precooked to form a precooked patty having a skin of depth D comprising denatured protein. The skin is formed on at least an area on the outside of the precooked patty. At least a first portion of the meat product disposed beneath said skin is at approximately T1. The precooked patty is cooked to form a cooked patty, wherein said at least a first portion of the meat product is at a temperature T2. The cooked patty is then frozen and then packaged.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: THE HILLSHIRE BRANDS COMPANYInventors: Kent Bearson, Dejing Fu, Frederick Dorsey, Nicholas Miller, Liza John
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Publication number: 20220046963Abstract: A method for reducing the heating time of an egg patty includes adding an effective amount of a calcium additive to the egg patty, where the calcium additive reduces the microwave heating time required to achieve a target temperature as compared to an egg patty in which the calcium additive is not present.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2021Publication date: February 17, 2022Applicant: THE HILLSHIRE BRANDS COMPANYInventors: Lloyd Woolsey, Marie Jirsa
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Publication number: 20210387770Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide an apparatus attachable to a container and usable to secure the container closed. The apparatus is transitionable from a nonuse configuration to a use configuration to form an (at least partially) elastic loop attached to the container and usable to circumscribe the container to secure the container closed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2021Publication date: December 16, 2021Applicant: The Hillshire Brands CompanyInventors: Mary Lou RESH, Jeffrey Anthony CZARNY
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Patent number: 11130616Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide an apparatus attachable to a container and usable to secure the container closed. The apparatus is transitionable from a nonuse configuration to a use configuration to form an (at least partially) elastic loop attached to the container and usable to circumscribe the container to secure the container closed.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2018Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: The Hillshire Brands CompanyInventors: Mary Lou Resh, Jeffrey Anthony Czarny
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Patent number: 10952444Abstract: A food product includes a first extruded component, a second extruded component co-extruded over the first component, the second component comprising a meat component and an additive, and a casing provided over the second component, wherein the additive comprises at least one of a flavoring, a seasoning, and a coloring.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2014Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: The Hillshire Brands CompanyInventors: Timothy A. Stubbs, Kent M. Bearson, Paul H. Bernthal, Dejing Fu, John Dow Harris, Jr., Kristina J. Phipps, Barbara K. Schmitt, Glenn Wille
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Publication number: 20210070504Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide an apparatus attachable to a container and usable to secure the container closed. The apparatus is transitionable from a nonuse configuration to a use configuration to form an (at least partially) elastic loop attached to the container and usable to circumscribe the container to secure the container closed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2018Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: The Hillshire Brands CompanyInventors: Mary Lou Resh, Jeffrey Anthony Czarny
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Publication number: 20200397010Abstract: An apparatus for forming a meat patty includes heating a ground meat product to a temperature T1, wherein T1>32° F. The ground meat product is formed into an uncooked patty at temperature T1. The uncooked patty is precooked to form a precooked patty having a skin of depth D comprising denatured protein. The skin is formed on at least an area on the outside of the precooked patty. At least a first portion of the meat product disposed beneath said skin is at approximately T1. The precooked patty is cooked to form a cooked patty, wherein said at least a first portion of the meat product is at a temperature T2.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Applicant: The Hillshire Brands CompanyInventors: Kent Bearson, Dejing Fu, Frederick Dorsey, Nicholas Miller, Liza John
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Publication number: 20200367518Abstract: A cold forming process for forming a meat patty includes heating a ground meat product to a temperature T1, wherein T1?40° F. The ground meat product is formed into an uncooked patty at temperature T1. The uncooked patty is precooked to form a precooked patty having a skin of depth D comprising denatured protein. The skin is formed on at least an area on the outside of the precooked patty. At least a first portion of the meat product disposed beneath said skin is at approximately T1. The precooked patty is cooked to form a cooked patty, wherein said at least a first portion of the meat product is at a temperature T2. The cooked patty is then frozen and then packaged.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2020Publication date: November 26, 2020Applicant: The Hillshire Brands CompanyInventors: Kent Bearson, Dejing Fu, Frederick Dorsey, Nicholas Miller, Liza John