Patents
US 8309157 B2: Meat-containing, strip-shaped food product and method of making same
- Granted
- 2012-11-13
- Filed
- 2007-09-27 application 11863031
- Type
- Utility · 26 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A flexible, strip-shaped food product is made by comminuting substantially frozen meat and heating the comminuted meat to at least partially denature the meat proteins and cooling the cooked meat. About 4% by weight to about 45% by weight of wheat flour is admixed with the cooked meat, along with other ingredients, to form a dough. Use of the wheat flour unexpectedly increases tensile strength of the dough and products baked from the dough, and maintains flexibility of the strip-shaped food products over an extended period of time. Cooking of the meat in the presence of salt unexpectedly increases water activity of the pieces, resulting in a product that has a skin and a moist middle, while maintaining tensile strength. The dough is rotary-molded into strip-shaped pieces. The rotary mold may have angled die cups. The strip-shaped dough pieces are then baked and dried.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg121113.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Del Monte Corporation 16 patents | US company or organization | San Francisco, CA | DEL MONTE CORPORATION State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state DEL MONTE CORP SEC filer FUZZY low confidence: same name (legal endings aside), one of each nationally | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Lombard | Morristown, NJ | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kenchu Tham | Sparta, NJ | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Haitao Ni | Morristown, NJ | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Paul Ziemba | Lancaster, NY | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Harry Levine | Morristown, NJ | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A23K | Fodder | A23K50/40 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A23L | Foods, foodstuffs or non-alcoholic beverages, not otherwise provided for; preparation or treatment thereof | A23L13/426 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10S | Technical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests | Y10S426/805 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-25 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BIG HEART PET BRANDS, LLC signed 2016-04-30 | BIG HEART PET, INC. ORRVILLE, OH | 38810/86 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2016-05-13 | Name change Change of name | BIG HEART PET BRANDS signed 2016-04-30 | BIG HEART PET BRANDS, LLC ORRVILLE, OH | 38687/149 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2015-03-23 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. signed 2015-03-23 | BIG HEART PET BRANDS (F/K/A DEL MONTE CORPORATION) SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 35231/696 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2015-03-23 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. signed 2015-03-23 | BIG HEART PET BRANDS SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 35231/235 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2014-10-03 | Correction Corrective assignment to correct the remove incorrect patent no. 6648163 from change of name previously recorded on reel 032472 frame 0782. assignor(s) hereby confirms the change of name from del monte corporation to big heart pet brands. | DEL MONTE CORPORATION signed 2014-02-18 | BIG HEART PET BRANDS SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 33888/631 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2014-03-31 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | BIG HEART PET BRANDS signed 2014-03-06 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 32565/323 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2014-03-21 | Correction Corrective assignment to correct the remove incorrect patent nos. 6254920 and 6350485 from change of name previously recorded on reel 032472 frame 0782. assignor(s) hereby confirms the change of name from del monte corporation to big heart pet brands. | DEL MONTE CORPORATION signed 2014-02-18 | BIG HEART PET BRANDS SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 32561/3 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2014-03-19 | Release of security interest Termination and release of security interest in patent rights | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. signed 2014-03-06 | BIG HEART PET BRANDS F/K/A DEL MONTE CORPORATION SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 32479/915 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2014-03-19 | Name change Change of name | DEL MONTE CORPORATION signed 2014-02-18 | BIG HEART PET BRANDS SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 32472/782 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2014-03-06 | Name change Change of name | DEL MONTE CORPORATION signed 2014-02-18 | BIG HEART PET BRANDS SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 32399/327 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2014-03-06 | Name change Change of name | DEL MONTE CORPORATION signed 2014-02-18 | BIG HEART PET BRANDS SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 32399/317 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2011-04-08 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | DEL MONTE CORPORATION signed 2011-03-08 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA, AS COLLATERAL AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 26100/771 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2011-03-28 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | DEL MONTE CORPORATION signed 2011-03-08 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 26029/157 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2011-03-17 | Release of security interest Termination and release of security interest in patent rights | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. signed 2011-03-08 | DEL MONTE FOODS COMPANY SAN FRANCISCO, CA DEL MONTE CORPORATION SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 25969/967 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2010-02-08 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | DEL MONTE CORPORATION signed 2010-01-29 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 23905/643 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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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