Patents
US 12677860 B2: Marbled foodstuff manufacturing system
- Granted
- 2026-07-14
- Filed
- 2024-06-11 application 18739498
- Type
- Utility · 12 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method for forming a marbled foodstuff (FM) product includes the steps of extruding a first foodstuff (F1) into a foodstuff conduit (26, 36) and injecting a second foodstuff (F2) into the first foodstuff (F1) within the foodstuff conduit (26, 36). The first foodstuff (F1) includes water, red dye #3, natural smoke flavor, bacon flavor, soy isolate, wheat gluten, native tapioca starch, wheat protein texturizer, and megacell-80 texturizer, in combination with other elements. The second foodstuff (F2) includes water, starch, egg whites, soy protein isolate, bacon flavor paste and bacon type flavor, and soy oil, in combination with other elements. The first foodstuff (F1) and the second foodstuff (F2) provided a non-homogenous, marbled appearance when the second foodstuff is injected into the first foodstuff to provide a vegetarian foodstuff having the appearance and flavor of natural bacon.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-14 (ipgb20260714.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 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-14 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xingjun James Chen | Richland, MI | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-14 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A23P | Shaping or working of foodstuffs, not fully covered by a single other subclass | A23P30/20 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-14 |
| A23J | Protein compositions for foodstuffs; working-up proteins for foodstuffs; phosphatide compositions for foodstuffs | A23J3/227 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-14 |
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 |
| 2024-06-28 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CHEN, XINGJUN JAMES signed 2012-12-11 | KELLOGG COMPANY BATTLE CREEK, MI | 67866/556 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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