Patents
US 11950621 B2: Process of stabilizing and spraying a foam to mimic the appearance of frosting
- Granted
- 2024-04-09
- Filed
- 2022-07-22 application 17871445
- Type
- Utility · 8 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A system and method for applying a reduced sugar coating to a food product is provided using a natural whitening system. The methods include preparing a foam and then maintaining that foam through a spray nozzle to coat a food product with a spray-applied foam that mimics the appearance of a high sucrose frosting or icing.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240409.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alicia A. Perdon | Battle Creek, MI | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Zarini Muhammad-Tahir | Kalamazoo, MI | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Eric Homan | Portage, MI | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Joseph George | Ainger, 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 | A23P20/18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A23G | Cocoa; cocoa products, e.g. chocolate; substitutes for cocoa or cocoa products; confectionery; chewing gum; ice-cream; preparation thereof | A23G3/343 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A23L | Foods, foodstuffs or non-alcoholic beverages, not otherwise provided for; preparation or treatment thereof | A23L7/122 | 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 |
| 2022-07-22 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GEORGE, JOSEPH signed 2019-02-14 HOMAN, ERIC signed 2019-02-14 PERDON, ALICIA ANTONIO signed 2019-02-14 MUHAMMAD-TAHIR, ZARINI signed 2019-03-04 | KELLOGG COMPANY BATTLE CREEK, MI | 60598/331 | 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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