Patents
US 11612181 B2: Apparatus and method for producing flake-like cereal without the use of a flaking mill
- Granted
- 2023-03-28
- Filed
- 2020-07-20 application 16933144
- Type
- Utility · 10 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for producing flake-like cereal without the use of a flaking mill.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg230328.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norbert Gimmler | Portage, MI | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kevin J. Laubenthal | Battle Creek, MI | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A23P | Shaping or working of foodstuffs, not fully covered by a single other subclass | A23P30/20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A21C | Machines or equipment for making or processing doughs; handling baked articles made from dough | A21C11/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A23L | Foods, foodstuffs or non-alcoholic beverages, not otherwise provided for; preparation or treatment thereof | A23L7/117 | 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 |
| 2020-09-14 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GIMMLER, NORBERT signed 2017-01-19 LAUBENTHAL, KEVIN J. signed 2017-01-20 | KELLOGG COMPANY BATTLE CREEK, MI | 53762/707 | 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.
USPTO bulk data: PatentsView granted patents, disambiguated (PVGPATDIS) for patents, assignees, inventors, places and CPC categories; the USPTO Patent Assignment Dataset (ECORSEXC) for assignments and security interests. Patents filed in the last 20 years. No claims or full text. Links to other records are by name (and state): EXACT means the identical full name and state; FUZZY means a looser name match, with the confidence shown.