Patents
US 12616235 B2: Multilayer edible products comprising a center and a barrier layer
- Granted
- 2026-05-05
- Filed
- 2018-12-31 application 16237432
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A multilayer edible product includes a center, a barrier layer directly encompassing at least a portion of the center, and an outer layer directly encompassing the barrier layer and indirectly encompassing the center. The barrier layer includes a hydrophilic powder and a source of fat. The center has at least one of: a fat content that is either greater than or less than a fat content of the outer layer, or a water activity that is either greater than or less than a water activity of the outer layer. A composition of the barrier layer is different than a composition of the center and a composition of the outer layer.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-05 (ipgb20260505.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC 285 patents | US company or organization | Chicago, IL | KRAFT FOODS GROUP BRANDS LLC State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-05 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allison Therese Nowak | Elk Grove Village, IL | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-05 | ||
| Dongjun Zhao | Glenview, IL | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-05 | ||
| Jonathan Wiese | Chicago, IL | 8 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-05 | |
| Kathryn Dugan Mahaffey | Chicago, IL | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-05 | ||
| Yan Wang | Northfield, IL | 42 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-05 | |
| Julia Lee Gregg-Albers | Glenview, IL | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-05 | ||
| Judith Gulten Moca | Palatine, IL | 7 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-05 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A23P | Shaping or working of foodstuffs, not fully covered by a single other subclass | A23P20/20 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-05 |
| A23L | Foods, foodstuffs or non-alcoholic beverages, not otherwise provided for; preparation or treatment thereof | A23L25/00 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-05 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-21 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | NOWAK, ALLISON THERESE signed 2019-03-12 ZHAO, DONGJUN signed 2019-03-11 WIESE, JONATHAN signed 2019-03-11 MAHAFFEY, KATHRYN DUGAN signed 2019-02-05 WANG, YAN signed 2019-01-22 GREGG-ALBERS, JULIA LEE signed 2019-04-04 MOCA, JUDITH GULTEN signed 2019-03-12 | KRAFT FOODS GROUP BRANDS LLC CHICAGO, IL | 49546/208 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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