Patents by Inventor Patricia Rene Wireman

Patricia Rene Wireman has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Coated bite-sized snacks
    Patent number: 11246331
    Abstract: The invention relates to small edible portions (i.e., bite-sized snacks) comprising a soft nut butter inner core coated with a crunchy grain-based outer coating. The bite-sized snacks have an equivalent spherical diameter of about 1 to 3 cm. Texture analysis of the bite-sized snacks determines that the bite-sized snacks have a soft texture with an average peak force in the range of about 800-5,000 g and an average positive area in the range of about 2,000-15,000 g*sec. The bite-sized snacks unexpected have both a soft and crunchy texture and are surprisingly shelf stable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: THE J. M. SMUCKER COMPANY
    Inventors: Andrea Wunder Shoop, Nathaniel David Kennedy, Patricia Rene Wireman
  • COATED BITE-SIZED SNACKS
    Publication number: 20180368452
    Abstract: The invention relates to small edible portions (i.e., bite-sized snacks) comprising a soft nut butter inner core coated with a crunchy grain-based outer coating. The bite-sized snacks have an equivalent spherical diameter of about 1 to 3 cm. Texture analysis of the bite-sized snacks determines that the bite-sized snacks have a soft texture with an average peak force in the range of about 800-5,000 g and an average positive area in the range of about 2,000-15,000 g*sec. The bite-sized snacks unexpected have both a soft and crunchy texture and are surprisingly shelf stable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: THE J. M. SMUCKER COMPANY
    Inventors: Andrea Wunder Shoop, Nathaniel David Kennedy, Patricia Rene Wireman