Patents Examined by Brent T. O'Hern
  • Patent number: 11230232
    Abstract: A motor vehicle has a screen which is arranged and secured in the region of an inner face of the vehicle roof in a passenger compartment. The screen extends continuously across at least half the width, preferably at least two thirds of the width, in particular substantially across the entire width, of the inner face of the vehicle roof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Werner Haumayr, Richard Kastner-Puschl, Victor Kuehn, Ulla Staudacher
  • Patent number: 11229090
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a multilayered metal nanowire array including providing a metal seed layer, stacking a plurality of porous templates on the seed layer so that a gap forms between each adjacent pair of templates, depositing by electroplating a metal in the pores so that the metal produces nanowires in the templates and lateral interposers in the gaps between the templates, and dissolving the templates so as to produce the multilayered nanowire array including the lateral interposers. The layers between the interposers can have the same or different thicknesses, the diameter and density of the pores in each layer can be the same or different and the metal deposited in the pores of the layers can be the same or different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael T. Barako, Jesse B. Tice, Max H. Kuciej
  • Patent number: 11219233
    Abstract: A method of making a food flavoring product is described including adding a plant material to a water-oil carrier, forming a homogenous mixture of said plant material and water-oil carrier, placing the homogeneous mixture into a package, and subjecting the package to freeze-thaw cycling to separate the water and oil carriers containing said plant material into separate components. This results in a composition separated into individual water and oil components with enhanced color and flavor characteristics when dispensed from the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: MCCORMICK & COMPANY, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Yurely Jimenez Angulo, Andrew Jesse Cartwright, Debra Joy Adele Clement
  • Patent number: 11213055
    Abstract: The present inventors disclose new fermentate compositions that display antimicrobial activity against a variety of microorganisms in foods. The fermentate compositions may not only be active at acidic pHs, but also retain antimicrobial activity at elevated pHs including neutral pHs. In addition to new fermentate compositions, the present invention also relates to improved methods for making such fermentate compositions and using unpurified fermentate compositions to effectively preserve food products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Third Wave Bioactives, LLC
    Inventors: Shelly Gebert, Matthew Hundt
  • Patent number: 11214757
    Abstract: An edible composition, an aerosol composition, a flavor composition, a fragrance composition, or an inhalable composition includes an organosulfur compound such as prenyl mercaptan, 2-methylthiophene, 3-methylthiophene, dimethyl disulfide, diprenyl disulfide, 3-methyl-2-buten-1-yl thiolacetate, 3-methyl-1-[(3-methyl-2-buten-1-yl)sulfanyl]-2-butene, prenylmethylthiol (1-(methylsulfanyl)-3-methyl-2-butene), prenyl thioacetate, thiogeraniol, dimethyl sulfide, or a combination of any two or more thereof, and a primary terpene compound selected from the group consisting of myrcene, ?-caryophyllene, limonene, ?-pinene, ?-pinene, valencene, ocimene, terpinolene, or a combination of any two or more thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: ABX INVESTMENTS, INC.
    Inventors: Iain W. H. Oswald, Kevin A. Koby, Thomas J. Martin, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11213044
    Abstract: The present invention, in some embodiments thereof, relates to low calorie, and nutritious sweeteners and confectioneries. The sweeteners and confectioneries of the invention are enriched with at least one type of soluble fibers and with proteins and include limited amounts of sweetening agents. The present invention further relates to methods of manufacturing the herein disclosed sweeteners and confectioneries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Inventors: Noam Kaplan, Tal Leizer, Danny Dizer
  • Patent number: 11197484
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a fermented food, comprising: a fermentation step of fermenting a raw material milk-containing milk preparation solution added with Lactobacillus delbrueckii and Streptococcus thermophilus carrying a prtS gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: MEIJI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hanae Tsuchihashi, Eri Yamamoto, Yoshitaka Kawai, Mizue Saito, Mariko Takeda, Ayumi Ichikawa, Atsuko Ueno
  • Patent number: 11194311
    Abstract: A method for the design and development of new ballistic resistant articles is provided. Improved ballistic articles are formed of polyethylene-based composite laminated structures having unique material properties including material density, Poisson's ratio, and modulus of elasticity (Young's modulus). Cycle time for completing design and development is less than 30 calendar days.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: SHOT STOP BALLISTICS LLC
    Inventors: Vall A. Iliev, Martin Iliev
  • Patent number: 11185099
    Abstract: An ingredient-containing liquid seasoning packed in a hermetically sealed vessel includes ingredients and a seasoning liquid. The ingredients are swollen in the seasoning liquid, and a size of the swollen ingredients ranges from 3 to 60 mm. The ingredient-containing liquid seasoning includes 20 to 80% by mass of the swollen ingredients on a wet weight basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignees: MIZKAN HOLDINGS CO., LTD., MIZKAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Mizuno, Konomi Yoshimoto
  • Patent number: 11185085
    Abstract: A process for preparing a particulate dairy composition is provided, which comprises (a) combining condensed skimmed milk, sucrose, milk cream and milk powder to prepare a pre-emulsion containing 46-66 wt. % dry matter; (b) homogenizing the pre-emulsion; (c) spray drying the emulsion to produce a semi-dried powder having a water content of at least 5 wt. % water; and (d) agglomerating and further drying the semi-dried powder to produce agglomerates having a water content of less than 5 wt. % water. The process yields a particulate dairy composition that is particularly suitable for use in creamer capsules. Particulate dairy compositions are also disclosed, comprising (A) 77.5-100 wt. % of agglomerates containing, calculated by dry weight of the agglomerates: (i) 15-29 wt. % of milk protein; (ii) 8-33 wt. % of milk fat; (iii) 18-47 wt. % of lactose; and (iv) 7-18 wt. % of sucrose; and (B) 0-22.5 wt. % of sucrose particles, wherein the composition has a poured bulk density of 380-550 g/l.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: FrieslandCampina Nederland B.V.
    Inventors: Ivan Anton Anton, Anders Erik Ingmar Lindqvist, Paul Bastiaan Van Seeventer
  • Patent number: 11185084
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the production of a flavor-enhancing composition, the method comprising the steps of: i) providing a dairy liquid; ii) nanofiltrating the dairy liquid to obtain a nanofiltration permeate; iii) concentrating the nanofiltration permeate by reverse osmosis and/or evaporation to produce a flavor-enhancing composition, the flavor-enhancing composition comprising at least 50 wt % lactose by dry weight and having a K:Na ratio of at least 2:1, wherein nanofiltrating the dairy liquid uses a membrane having a molecular weight cut-off of from 300 Da to 800 Da.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: INTERCONTINENTAL GREAT BRANDS LLC
    Inventors: Alan Wolfschoon-Pombo, Thomas Spiegel
  • Patent number: 11179913
    Abstract: Rolls of toilet tissue containing a movable surface and methods for making same are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Joerg Kleinwaechter, Eric Bryan Bond, Matthew Gary McKee, Hasan Eroglu, Tyler Jacob Werner, Jeffrey Chan, Joshua Thomas Fung, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan, Paul Dennis Trokhan, Jean A. Ibrahim
  • Patent number: 11178844
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a rigid device capable of separating whey from yogurt when inserted into yogurt. The bottom of the device and a portion of the lower sides are walled to a height great enough to create a whey collecting reservoir. An accompanying ladle which fits within the device and is at a sufficient height to allow the collection of liquid into the ladle when inserted in the device may be included as part of a sales package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Inventors: Sofia A. Sinclair, James D Sinclair
  • Patent number: 11160288
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a Streptococcus thermophilus strain with a deficiency in glucose metabolism for improving growth of a Lactobacillus strain in a process for producing a fermented milk product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: CHR. HANSEN A/S
    Inventors: Nanna Christensen, Tina Hoegholm, Pia Frost Jensen, Claus Svane
  • Patent number: 11129401
    Abstract: Provided herein is a method of improving the taste profile of a glucosylated terpene glycoside (GTG) comprising: a) mixing a malted cereal with a glucosylated terpene glycosides in water to form a GTG cereal mixture wherein the cereal comprises an amylase; b) adjusting the temperature of the mixture to a temperature sufficient to activate the amylase and for a time sufficient to form a mixture comprising glycosylated steviol glycosides wherein the average number of glucose units of the GTG in the GTG cereal mixture is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Firmenich SA
    Inventors: Wen-Juan Xiang, Dan-Ting Yin, Olivier Haefliger
  • Patent number: 11122768
    Abstract: A method for processing milk, including separating raw milk into cream and skim milk, determining protein contents in the skim milk and the cream, dividing the skim milk into a first skim milk portion and a second skim milk portion, filtering the second skim milk portion into a permeate and a protein rich retentate, determining protein content in the permeate, calculating which flow rates are required for the first skim milk portion, the cream remix portion and the permeate to obtain a predetermined protein content of a mixture of the first skim milk portion, the cream remix portion and the permeate, which together form a standardized milk product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
    Inventors: Magnus Önnheim, Anna Loserius
  • Patent number: 11122827
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a fermented seasoning containing 5?-nucleotides derived from fermentation at a high concentration without externally adding 5?-nucleotides and a method of producing the same. In a case where the nucleic acids are externally added, display of additives is indispensable on an ingredients description, and thus it cannot be said that the fermented seasoning have no chemical seasoning additive or made by natural brewing; however, with the fermented seasoning relating to the present invention, it is unnecessary to display additives on the ingredients description, and thus it is possible to appeal an added value to nature oriented or natural oriented consumers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: KIKKOMAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeharu Nakahara, Hiroki Wada, Junya Takeichi, Kona Yamashita
  • Patent number: 11123951
    Abstract: A roll of toilet tissue and methods for making same are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Joerg Kleinwaechter, Eric Bryan Bond, Matthew Gary McKee, Hasan Eroglu, Tyler Jacob Werner, Jeffrey Chan, Joshua Thomas Fung, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan, Paul Dennis Trokhan, Jean A. Ibrahim
  • Patent number: 11116243
    Abstract: Antibrowning compositions for food products, for example fresh produce, are disclosed herein. These antibrowning compositions can also, for example, be used to prevent growth of bacteria, yeasts and molds in the food products. Methods for using the antibrowning compositions are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Cal Poly Corporation
    Inventors: John Wyatt Brown, James Kendall Green
  • Patent number: 11116234
    Abstract: The present invention relates to clean label beverage products. In particular, the invention is concerned with combination of a protein system induced by controlled aggregation of milk proteins and only one hydrocolloid, high acyl gellan gum, which imparts outstanding sensory attributes on beverage product, in particular when containing reduced fat/sugar. A method of producing such beverage and the products obtainable from the method are also part of the present invention. The present invention also relates to a RTD coffee beverage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Alexander A. Sher, Yubin Ye, Margaret Schneider, Philippe Rousset, Virginie Kapchie