| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 426108000 | Multiple discrete packages containing same material | 24 |
| 20080226776 | TEA EXTRACTS FOR REDUCING OFF-TASTE OF NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENERS - Aspects of the invention relate to beverage compositions, including, for example, concentrated and ready-to-drink beverages, sweetened with at least one non-nutritive sweetener and further including at least one tea extract in an amount sufficient to reduce the off-note taste of the non-nutritive sweetener. In certain embodiments, the tea extract comprises one or more extracts of tea selected from the group consisting of: black tea, oolong tea, green tea, white tea, herbal tea, and citrus tea. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20090181133 | SPICE PACKAGING SYSTEM - A spice packaging system is provided that includes a plurality of packets for one or more spices, herbs or spice blends. Each packet includes a flexible packaging material that is impervious to light, gas and moisture. The packet has an exterior and a single or segmented enclosed and sealed interior space. A known volume of a single certified organic spice or herb is contained with the interior space of each packet, and an inert gas surrounds each known volume of the single certified organic spice or herb within the interior space. | 07-16-2009 |
| 20100034933 | STABLE MUFFIN BATTERS AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - Muffin batters that are substantially stable to temperature fluctuations experienced in a commercial retail setting are provided. The muffin batters can be balked into muffins having desirable flavor and texture profiles as well as having other desirable organoleptic properties. The muffin batters can also be combined with a muffin topping to provide a muffin mix. In one embodiment, a muffin batter having substantial stability to temperature fluctuations experienced in a commercial retail setting includes from about 7.5% to about 22.5% of a flavorant mix; from about 19% to about 22% water; from about 15% to about 27% of one or more types of flour; from about 16.5% to about 21.0% sweetener; from about 10.5% to about 13.5% liquid whole eggs; from about 8.5% to about 10.5% oil; from about 1.2% to about 1.9% of a leavening system comprising one or more chemical leavening agents; from about 0.0% to about 1.5% of emulsifier agent; and from about 0.2% to about 0.5% carrageenan. In another embodiment, a muffin mix combines the muffin batter with a muffin topping that includes about 37% sugar, from about 22% to about 29% flour, about 21-22% of rolled oats, from about 12% to about 18% shortening, and one or more additional ingredients selected from butter flavor and cinnamon spice. Also provided are muffin packages comprising a tray containing individual serving-sized portions of the muffin batters and methods for making the muffin batters. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100183774 | GLUCOSAMINE AS A FOOD AND BEVERAGE ADDITIVE - This invention relates to the addition of N-acetylglucosamine to foods and beverages and to the use of N-acetylglucosamine as a sweetening agent. This invention also relates to foods and beverages prepared with N-acetylglucosamine and methods of preparing the same. This invention provides a preferable means of ingesting the desired daily amount of N-acetylglucosamine for its beneficial effects on the body, for example, alleviation of pain and inflammation in a patient suffering from inflammatory bowel disorder or osteoarthritis. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100297309 | PACKAGE - A packaging case is provided wherein a sheet-like food can be easily taken out to be eaten even when one hand is filled with something as well as the sheet-like foods can be held compactly. A package holding a sheet-like food | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110070339 | Batter-like compositions containing setting agent and methods of preparing and using same - The invention provides batter-like compositions including flour or a flour replacement ingredient, sweetener, a fat source, a chemical leavening system, and a setting agent. The resulting batter-like compositions are capable of being formed into discrete product pieces (such as pucks), and maintaining the puck form throughout storage and handling of the batter-like composition prior to baking. The invention further provides methods of preparing batter-like compositions having a discrete form, and methods of using such batter-like compositions to provide baked goods. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110081459 | GROUP OF POTS FOR FOOD PRODUCTS - The invention relates to a group of at least two pots ( | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110091613 | ORGANIC COMESTIBLE FORMULATION - Formulations of chocolate-based snack food and desserts, such as mousse, truffles and ice cream, comprising raw organic ingredients are provided. The method for making the snack food and dessert products of the present invention are also provided. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110159156 | Packaged fresh diced garlic and process for making same - Ready-to-use fresh diced garlic that has been washed and sanitized and vacuum-sealed in a pouch from which gas can escape, but which does not allow air to enter, and method for making same. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20120141637 | Multiple Compartment Coffee Packaging System - A packaging system and method for packaging roast and ground coffee products, the packaging system comprising multiple containers that store the coffee and are packaged within a larger outer package that bundles the multiple containers together into one unit. The containers can have a vented film membrane that seals an opening in the container, the film membrane having a vent opening that allows for a release of gas build up from within the container through the vent opening. Additionally, the outer package completely surrounds the multiple packages and further contains a one-way valve that allows for release of the gases accumulated within exit through the valve while preventing gases from entering through the valve and into the package. In another aspect, the containers can have a one-way valve directly on the container body for release of gases therethrough. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120244260 | Animal Feed - The invention relates to an animal feed for dogs or cats based on animal tissue, water, and hydrocolloid as a thickener, wherein the animal feed includes a water content of at least 80% by weight, preferably at least 85% by weight. According to the invention, said feed is liquid at room temperature, has a fat content at least 1% by weight and less than 5% by weight, and is packed in a tubular bag, wherein the top side and the bottom side thereof are welded at a welding surface at a front end and back end of the tubular bag, and a designed fracture point for tearing open the bag is provided at the front end in the welding surface. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120321754 | BEVERAGE CARTON TEAR RESISTANT HANDLE - Handle design for a beverage carton allows the handle feature to lie directly next to the underlying reinforced handle feature and provides tear resistance in that there is no single layer of board being carried by either the person stocking the product, or the consumer as they handle the package. This avoids any such tearing due to the placement of the reinforcing strip relative to the handle openings. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130004624 | Cardboard-Box-Free Packaging Of Solid Yeast Products - The invention relates to packaging ( | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130164415 | METHOD AND PACKAGING FOR BAKED, THAW AND SERVE, OR MICROWAVABLE GOODS - Packaging for heatable food portions comprises an ovenable tray including a plurality of serving containers connected by a detachable support matrix. In one embodiment, the support matrix is attached to the serving containers by hot melt glue which melts during baking or heating to automatically release the support matrix from the serving containers. Pre-filled trays are shipped with display covers fitted to the serving containers, such that the covers may be placed on the individual serving containers after the food portions are baked and the serving containers are separated from the support matrix to provide individually packaged, freshly baked food portions for display. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130330446 | FOOD PACKAGING CONTAINER AND PACKAGING METHOD - A food packaging container and a packaging method are provided which ensure convenient use of the container when and after an outer bag is opened. An individual wrapping sheet ( | 12-12-2013 |
| 20140030390 | PREWHIP DOLLOP IN PACKAGING - The present invention provides a preformed dollop that is inserted into a dollop receptacle and a method for using and manufacturing the preformed dollop in the dollop receptacle. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140099409 | MULTI-ITEM PACKAGED FOOD PRODUCT - Packages for food products and food products packaged in such packages are described. A multi-item packaged food product may include food items, a bottom portion defining containers, and a top portion releasably sealed to the bottom portion such that food items are received in the containers. The top portion defines removeably coupled cover portions, each cover portion sealing at least one food item within a corresponding one of the containers. The top portion is peelable in a first direction to remove at least two cover portions from the corresponding containers, and the top portion is peelable in a second direction to remove a single cover portion from a single container. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140099410 | MULTI-ITEM PACKAGED FOOD PRODUCT - Packages for food products and food products packaged in such packages are described. A multi-item packaged food product may include food items, a bottom portion defining containers, and a top portion releasably sealed to the bottom portion such that food items are received in the containers. The top portion defines removeably coupled cover portions, each cover portion sealing at least one food item within a corresponding one of the containers. The top portion is peelable in a first direction to remove at least two cover portions from the corresponding containers, and the top portion is peelable in a second direction to remove a single cover portion from a single container. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140141131 | FOOD PRODUCT PACKAGING WITH A HANDLE AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - A package for a food product comprises a container that has two sealed containment sections separated by a central portion located between the two containment sections. The container is adapted to be folded at the central portion, and a band that is separate from the container encircles the central portion. The circumference of the band provides a space between the band and the outer surface of the central portion that is large enough for a person's hand to be placed between the band and the central portion, and grasp the band. An assembled food product package comprises the package and two food product portions individually contained within each containment section. A method of making an assembled food product package comprises sealing two food product portions in the two containment sections and applying a band around the central portion. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140212551 | FOOD PRESERVATION SYSTEM - A system for storing food, including a plurality of food-containing packages disposed inside an endless high-density polyethylene wall for surrounding the plurality of food-containing packages and defining an airtight container. The high-density polyethylene wall is no less than one-quarter inch thick and is formed by engaging a heat source into thermal contact with container rim portion and a lid portion, energizing the heat source to partially melt both the rim portion and the lid portion, disengaging the heat source, and introducing the molten lid and rim portions into pressurized contact with one another to fuse them together to define the airtight container. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140287103 | INTERLOCKING UNIFORMLY VERTICALLY SCALABLE THERMOFORMED FOOD PACKAGING (SUITABLE FOR CHOCOLATES) - An easily assembled, two-component, scalable solution for packaging and presenting varying quantities of chocolates (or any uniformly sized food product). The use of food-grade thermoformed plastic creates a simple, safe, and compliant packaging solution for food items that may be purchased in variable quantities. The combination of transparent or translucent plastic, slanted pockets, and stackable trays, creates a unique and aesthetically pleasing product presentation. Design features such as bevels, matching insets/outsets, and locking dimples ensure a rigid and robust assembly, regardless of quantities packaged. The use of food-grade plastic combined with the unique package design eliminates the need for other packaging materials (e.g. candy cups, inserts, pads, setup boxes, etc.) simplifying the packaging requirements and reducing the overall cost of production, assembly and packaging. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140314916 | CARTON | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140363545 | Food Packaging Having Opening Feature - A package for a food product is provided and includes a fin seal, where the package is configured for controlled opening using an opening feature. The opening feature may include an integral flap separable from the remainder of the package to form an access opening to an interior of the package. The flap may be defined by one or more score or scribed lines that extend only partially through the package. The flap may have a portion extending into the fin seal area. Opening of the flap may expose adhesive of the fin seal area which can be utilized for attaching the flap to reclose the package. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150296827 | METHOD, DEVICE AND CAPSULE FOR BREWING A BEVERAGE - A method of preparing a tea beverage in a brewing device is provided, the device comprising an infusion chamber with a bottom rim which defmes an opening; a capsule holder for receiving a capsule, the capsule holder comprising a filter and an openable and closable passage; the method comprising: inserting a capsule into the capsule holder; connecting the capsule holder to the infusion chamber; introducing liquid into the capsule so that the liquid and tea material mix and flow into the infusion chamber and brew the beverage; and then opening the passage to allow the beverage to flow from the infusion chamber through the filter and out through the passage. A capsule containing tea material for use in the method is also provided, the capsule comprising a body part, which is a single, impermeable piece which defines a cavity with a volume of from 10 to 24 cm | 10-22-2015 |
