Patents
US 12256744 B2: Filled snack product with spaced filling lines and method of making the same
- Granted
- 2025-03-25
- Filed
- 2018-09-28 application 16145634
- Type
- Utility · 12 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A filled snack product includes a first sheet having a first surface. A plurality of filling lines are disposed upon the first surface of the first sheet. Each of the plurality of filling lines are spaced to define a void between each of the adjacent filling lines. A second sheet is disposed over the first sheet and secured to at least a portion of the first sheet to sandwich the plurality of spaced filling lines between the first and second sheets. A plurality of docking holes are disposed upon the first and second sheets. The plurality of docking holes and the plurality of spaced filling lines allow for the pinning of the first and second sheets at the voids disposed between the spaced filling lines and further for the release to steam and/or gas from the filled snack product during heating to minimize puffing of the filled snack product.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250325.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KELLANOVA 11 patents | US company or organization | Battle Creek, MI | KELLANOVA CORPORATION State business registration FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Edward Molchan | Galesburg, MI | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Barb Garter | Shelbyville, MI | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Paul Edward Nowaczyk | Portage, MI | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A21D | Treatment of flour or dough for baking, e.g. by addition of materials; baking; bakery products | A21D13/24 | 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 |
| A23P | Shaping or working of foodstuffs, not fully covered by a single other subclass | A23P30/20 | 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 |
| 2018-11-07 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | NOWACZYK, PAUL EDWARD signed 2015-08-28 GARTER, BARB signed 2015-09-04 MOLCHAN, JAMES EDWARD signed 2015-09-08 | KELLOGG COMPANY BATTLE CREEK, MI | 47434/20 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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