Patents
US 9675095 B2: Process for seasoning reduced fat snacks
- Granted
- 2017-06-13
- Filed
- 2014-06-30 application 14320527
- Type
- Utility · 18 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method for preparing a low-fat snack food fries the snack food, removes some of the oil accumulated by the frying, re-applies oil onto the surface of the snack food and then applying a seasoning or flavoring that adheres to the snack food via the surface coating of oil.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170613.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S-L Snacks National, LLC 8 patents | US company or organization | Charlotte, NC | S-L SNACKS NATIONAL, LLC State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe McCarthy | Portland, OR | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Carolyn Richards Ottenheimer | Corvallis, OR | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A23L | Foods, foodstuffs or non-alcoholic beverages, not otherwise provided for; preparation or treatment thereof | A23L35/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A23P | Shaping or working of foodstuffs, not fully covered by a single other subclass | A23P20/11 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-09 | Name change Change of name | CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY signed 2024-11-19 | THE CAMPBELL'S COMPANY CAMDEN, NJ | 71890/391 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2021-06-23 | Merger Merger | S-L SNACKS NATIONAL, LLC signed 2021-01-29 | SNYDER'S LANCE, INC. CHARLOTTE, NC | 56639/251 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-12-30 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SNYDER'S-LANCE, INC. signed 2016-12-21 | S-L SNACKS NATIONAL, LLC CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA,, NC | 40812/534 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-12-30 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | DIAMOND FOODS, LLC signed 2016-09-03 | SNYDER'S-LANCE, INC. CHARLOTTE, NC | 40812/523 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-08-08 | Merger Merger and change of name | DIAMOND FOODS, INC. signed 2016-02-29 SHARK ACQUISITION SUB II, LLC signed 2016-02-29 | DIAMOND FOODS, LLC STOCKTON, CA | 39640/615 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2015-03-05 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MCCARTHY, JOE signed 2011-10-27 OTTENHEIMER, CAROLYN signed 2011-10-27 | DIAMOND FOODS, INC. STOCKTON, CA | 35093/439 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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