Patents
US 11324241 B2: Snack bars and methods of making
- Granted
- 2022-05-10
- Filed
- 2019-03-19 application 16357810
- Type
- Utility · 23 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Snack bars incorporating a prebiotic, probiotic and natural fibers, and methods of making such snack bars are described herein. The snack bar may incorporate waxy grains held together by a binder comprising inulin and may be enrobed with a yogurt coating. The methods may include mixing inulin into a binder syrup at low temperature and a slab-bake process for reducing water activity.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg220510.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KELLOGG COMPANY 110 patents | US company or organization | Battle Creek, MI | KELLOGG COMPANY Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guoshen Yang | Battle Creek, MI | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jennifer Elegbede | Charlotte, MI | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Vara Prodduk | Battle Creek, MI | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A23L | Foods, foodstuffs or non-alcoholic beverages, not otherwise provided for; preparation or treatment thereof | A23L7/122 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61K | Preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes | A61K35/74 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A23V | Indexing scheme relating to foods, foodstuffs or non-alcoholic beverages and lactic or propionic acid bacteria used in foodstuffs or food preparation | A23V2002/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-11 | Name change Change of name | KELLOGG COMPANY signed 2023-09-29 | KELLANOVA BATTLE CREEK, MI | 68283/595 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-07-31 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ELEGBEDE, JENNIFER signed 2019-02-21 YANG, GUOSHEN signed 2019-02-21 PRODDUK, VARA signed 2020-06-18 | KELLOGG COMPANY BATTLE CREEK, MI | 53368/963 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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