Butter stick
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Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 12, 2019
Date of Patent: Oct 27, 2020
Assignee: LAND O'LAKES, INC. (Arden Hills, MN)
Inventors: Joseph V. Burger (Apple Valley, MN), Jonathan Anderson (Minneapolis, MN), Sharon K. Cody (Maple Grove, MN), Lisa Ryan (Lakeville, MN)
Primary Examiner: Katie Jane Stofko
Application Number: 29/712,907