公开(公告)号：US10117448B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-06

申请号：US14159088

申请日：2014-01-20

Applicant: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.

Inventor： Shalaka Narwankar ,  Richard James Ruegg

IPC: A23L1/217 ,  A23L1/16 ,  A23L7/109 ,  A23L7/13 ,  B29C47/00 ,  B29C47/12

Abstract: An extruder die designed to produce a spiral corn-based snack food product with consistent, tight spiral pitch and the resultant food product. The extruder die has a center post parallel to the flow path along with three cone-shaped receiving ports arranged in a cloverleaf pattern around the center post. The die has three curved slots on the output side of the die which are in fluid communication with the cone-shaped receiving ports. At the distal end of each of these slots is a semi-circular tip. The tip has a diameter larger than the width of its associated slot. Further, the tip is located at the apex of a cone-shaped receiving port with which it is in fluid communication, thus providing for the highest flow velocity of the extrudate through the tip. The resultant flow profile produces the consistent spiral shape of the snack product produced by the die design described.

公开(公告)号：US10101143B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-16

申请号：US15380943

申请日：2016-12-15

Applicant: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.

Inventor： Ou Bai ,  Wilfred Marcellien Bourg, Jr. ,  Scott Fagan ,  Enrique Michel-Sanchez ,  Shahmeer Ali Mirza ,  Scott G. Richardson ,  Chen C. Shao

IPC: G01N29/24 ,  G01B5/28 ,  G01N33/10 ,  G01N33/02

Abstract: A photo acoustic non-destructive measurement apparatus and method for quantitatively measuring texture of a food snack is disclosed. The apparatus includes a laser generating tool, an acoustic capturing device, and a data processing unit. The laser generating tool directs a laser towards a food snack placed on a surface and creates pressure waves that propagate through the air and produce an acoustic signal. The acoustic capturing device records and forwards the signal to a data processing unit. The data processing unit further comprises a digital signal processing module that processes the received acoustic signal. A statistical processing module further filters the acoustic signal from the data processing unit and generates a quantitative acoustic model for texture attributes such as hardness and fracturability. The quantitative model is correlated with a qualitative texture measurement from a descriptive expert panel. Texture of food snacks are quantitatively measured with the quantitative acoustic model.

公开(公告)号：US20180242600A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-30

申请号：US15849919

申请日：2017-12-21

Applicant: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.

Inventor： Michael Adams ,  Adam Broski ,  Vamshidhar Puppala ,  Chad Woelfle

IPC: A21D13/40 ,  A23C19/068 ,  A23C19/072 ,  A21D10/00 ,  A23L5/10

CPC classification number: A21D13/40 ,  A21D2/186 ,  A21D2/263 ,  A21D10/002 ,  A23C19/0684 ,  A23C19/072 ,  A23C19/0912 ,  A23L5/10 ,  A23L7/117 ,  A23L7/135 ,  A23V2002/00

Abstract: A yeast-free dough contains at least 30% natural cheese. The natural cheese is mixed with wheat flour, pregelatinized starch, and water to make a non-laminated dough, which is then sheeted, cut and dehydrated. The finished product has a peak force hardness of between about 15,000 to about 30,000 grams and an expanded internal air cell structure throughout and a bulk density of from about 100 to about 400 g/L.

公开(公告)号：US20180236494A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-23

申请号：US15440267

申请日：2017-02-23

Applicant: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.

Inventor： Kevin C. COGAN ,  Joseph H. GOLD

IPC: B07B13/16 ,  B07B1/28 ,  B07B1/46 ,  B07B13/07

CPC classification number: B07B13/16 ,  B07B1/06 ,  B07B1/28 ,  B07B1/4681 ,  B07B1/469 ,  B07B13/07

Abstract: A novel separation screen, a separation apparatus utilizing the separation screen, and a method for product separation are disclosed herein. The separation apparatus includes a housing defining a separation chamber having an inlet and a plurality of outlet orifices. A separation screen, which is located within the separation chamber, has a plurality of openings having fixed, non-uniform sizes. The separation apparatus also includes an adjustable feed placement device located upstream from the separation screen to direct a feed stream to a selected region of the separation screen to achieve a desired size distribution in each of the product streams.

公开(公告)号：US20180236491A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-23

申请号：US15440576

申请日：2017-02-23

Applicant: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.

Inventor： Joseph H. GOLD

IPC: B07B1/46

CPC classification number: B07B1/4636 ,  B07B1/4681 ,  B07B1/469

Abstract: A novel separation screen, a separation apparatus utilizing the separation screen, and a method for product separation are disclosed herein. The separation screen is formed from a first screening element having a first plurality of openings passing through the first screening element and a second screening element movably coupled to the first screening element. The second screening element is oriented parallel to the first screening element and has a second plurality of openings passing through the second screening element. The separation screen also includes an adjustment device integrated with at least one of the first screening element or the second screening element to control the effective size of the plurality of apertures in the separation screen.

公开(公告)号：US10048232B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-14

申请号：US15380622

申请日：2016-12-15

Applicant: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.

Inventor： Ou Bai ,  Wilfred Marcellien Bourg, Jr. ,  Scott Fagan ,  Enrique Michel-Sanchez ,  Shahmeer Ali Mirza ,  Scott G. Richardson ,  Chen C. Shao

IPC: G01N29/24 ,  G01N33/10 ,  G01N29/12

Abstract: A photo acoustic non-destructive measurement apparatus and method for quantitatively measuring texture of a food snack is disclosed. The apparatus includes a laser generating tool, an acoustic capturing device, and a data processing unit. The laser generating tool directs a laser towards a food snack placed on a surface and creates pressure waves that propagate through the air and produce an acoustic signal. The acoustic capturing device records and forwards the signal to a data processing unit. The data processing unit further comprises a digital signal processing module that processes the received acoustic signal. A statistical processing module further filters the acoustic signal from the data processing unit and generates a quantitative acoustic model for texture attributes such as hardness and fracturability. The quantitative model is correlated with a qualitative texture measurement from a descriptive expert panel. Texture of food snacks are quantitatively measured with the quantitative acoustic model.

公开(公告)号：USD822312S1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-10

申请号：US29580453

申请日：2016-10-10

Applicant: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.

Designer： Rogers Williams

Abstract: The design is the visual features of the SNACK FOOD PRODUCT shown in the drawings, whether those features are features of one of shape, configuration, ornament or pattern or are a combination of any of these features.Drawings of the design are included.FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a snack food product; FIG. 2 is a front view thereof; FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof; FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof; FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof; FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof; and FIG. 8 is a bottom perspective view thereof.

公开(公告)号：USD817727S1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-15

申请号：US29583969

申请日：2016-11-10

Applicant: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.

Designer： Rogers Williams

公开(公告)号：US20180110368A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-26

申请号：US15793651

申请日：2017-10-25

Applicant: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.

Inventor： Scott FAGAN

IPC: A47J37/12 ,  G01N33/03 ,  A23L5/10

CPC classification number: A47J37/1214 ,  A23L5/11 ,  A23V2002/00 ,  A23V2300/10 ,  A23V2300/24 ,  A47J37/1228 ,  A47J37/1266 ,  A47J37/1276 ,  G01N33/03

Abstract: A fryer system and method for producing fried food pieces are disclosed herein. A fryer, located in a frying region of the fryer system, produces fried food pieces. An adjustable draining device, located in a draining region of the fryer system, is downstream from the frying region and controls a residence time of the fried food pieces in the draining region. A set of takeout conveyors bridges the frying region and the draining region and reduces a bed depth of the fried food pieces as the set of takeout conveyors transfers the fried food pieces from the fryer to the draining device. An enclosure at least partially encloses the frying region and the draining region to maintain a controlled environment within the draining region.

公开(公告)号：US20180080887A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-22

申请号：US15270276

申请日：2016-09-20

Applicant: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.

Inventor： Rick W. BAJEMA ,  Jason BALLENGEE ,  Kevin Minard

IPC: G01N24/08 ,  G01N33/02

CPC classification number: G01N24/082 ,  G01N24/085 ,  G01N33/02

Abstract: A non-invasive NMR based apparatus for measuring a food attribute (moisture, sugar content) in food products comprises a magnetic chamber, an RF pulsing device attached to the magnetic chamber, a sensor receiver, and a data processing unit in communication with the sensor receiver. The pulsing device exposes the food ingredients/snacks to an RF field and produces an NMR response signal that is detected by the sensor receiver. The data processing unit quantitatively measures a food attribute of the food product based on the NMR response signal.