公开(公告)号：US11260603B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-01

申请号：US16591780

申请日：2019-10-03

Applicant: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.

Inventor： Steven Tucker

IPC: B32B7/00 ,  B29C65/00 ,  B29C65/18

Abstract: A pair of mating sealing jaws for forming a seal between opposing heatsealable surfaces includes a first jaw and a complementary second jaw. Each jaw has a sealing surface that includes at least two peaks separated by a valley. Each peak includes a first face and a second face. A phantom line bisecting the valley defines a first angle between the phantom line and the first face and defines a second angle between the phantom line and the second face such that the first angle differs from the second angle.

公开(公告)号：US10981347B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-20

申请号：US15045886

申请日：2016-02-17

Applicant: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.

Inventor： Frank Mathew Brenkus ,  Chad Arthur Huebner

IPC: B31B70/81 ,  B65B61/18 ,  B65B9/20 ,  B31B70/26 ,  B65B51/30

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a method and apparatus for a resealable package having an internal zipper seal. In one embodiment, the apparatus is a vertical form, fill, and seal machine that includes a former, a vertical sealer, and a zipper separation blade located between the former and the vertical sealer. The zipper separation blade further comprises a connector and a blade body that defines a zipper gap between an exterior surface of the former and the blade body.

公开(公告)号：USD907117S1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-05

申请号：US29701007

申请日：2019-08-07

Applicant: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.

Designer： Maxwell Joseph Petrie ,  Robert Anthony Egnatchik ,  Joshua Noah Sussman Hiatt

公开(公告)号：US10801979B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-13

申请号：US16176899

申请日：2018-10-31

Applicant: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.

Inventor： Rick W. Bajema ,  Jason Ballengee ,  Kevin Minard

IPC: G01N24/08 ,  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.

公开(公告)号：US10605787B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-31

申请号：US16132830

申请日：2018-09-17

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: G01N21/84 ,  G01N29/24 ,  G01N29/02 ,  G01N33/14 ,  G01N29/036 ,  G01N33/10 ,  G01H9/00

Abstract: A photo acoustic non-destructive measurement apparatus and method for quantitatively measuring texture of a liquid. 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 surface of a liquid contained in a container 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. Textures of liquids are quantitatively measured with the quantitative acoustic model.

公开(公告)号：US20200022377A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-23

申请号：US16040697

申请日：2018-07-20

Applicant: FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： Jason BALLENGEE ,  Joseph Donald DONOVAN ,  Timothy Allen JOHNSON ,  Sathya KALAMBUR ,  Harshal Hemant KSHIRSAGAR ,  Christina Snider MALVAIZ ,  Joyce Jincao XU

IPC: A21D13/22 ,  A23L7/13 ,  A23P20/10 ,  A21D13/42

Abstract: An intermediate food base is manufactured from masa that may comprise waxy corn starch. The intermediate food base is then sheeted and dehydrated to between about 15% to about 40% before coating with a solution or batter, and dehydrating to a shelf stable moisture content. The coating solution may be starch-based, fiber-based, or egg white-based. Breading may be added to the coating solution or batter.

公开(公告)号：US10517431B2

公开(公告)日：2019-12-31

申请号：US14475039

申请日：2014-09-02

Applicant: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.

Inventor： Keith Alan Barber ,  Justin French ,  Girish Ganjyal ,  Christopher James Koh ,  Scott L. Sullivan

IPC: A47J37/12

Abstract: A method and system for producing fried food pieces with reduced oil content is disclosed. The food pieces are immersion fried in hot oil at a first temperature to an intermediate moisture content, and finish fried at a second, higher oil temperature to a final moisture content.

公开(公告)号：US10370128B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-06

申请号：US15019278

申请日：2016-02-09

Applicant: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.

Inventor： Patrick J. Bierschenk ,  Jerry Mike Reaves

IPC: B65B1/22 ,  B65B1/00 ,  B65B1/32 ,  B65B9/20 ,  B65B37/18 ,  B65B65/00 ,  B65B63/02

Abstract: A method for compacting and packaging a plurality of slugs of product and apparatus for accomplishing the same. The invention describes collecting weighed product in an intermediate settling device to form compact slugs of product. The device can comprise a single settling chamber for each slug of product or can comprise multiple settling chambers which are axially rotatable. The slugs can be compacted by jostling and/or vibrating the settling device. Thereafter, the slugs of product are discharged to a multiple bagmaking packaging apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US20190218009A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-18

申请号：US16363959

申请日：2019-03-25

Applicant: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.

Inventor： Patrick Joseph BIERSCHENK ,  Martin Bernhard DIERL ,  Chad Arthur HUEBNER ,  Jerry Mike REAVES

IPC: B65D75/00 ,  B65B51/30 ,  B65B9/20 ,  B65B9/213 ,  B65B41/16 ,  B65D75/44 ,  B65B51/10 ,  B65D75/48 ,  B65B51/14

CPC classification number: B65D75/008 ,  B31B70/36 ,  B31B2155/00 ,  B31B2160/20 ,  B65B9/2028 ,  B65B9/2049 ,  B65B9/2056 ,  B65B9/213 ,  B65B41/16 ,  B65B51/10 ,  B65B51/146 ,  B65B51/303 ,  B65D75/44 ,  B65D75/48

Abstract: The present invention discloses a flat bottom pillow pouch that can stand upright on its bottom transverse seal. The flat bottom pillow bag can be made from the same film as a standard pillow pouch and requires less film than prior art stand up packages. The flat bottom pillow pouch disclosed herein has no gussets.

公开(公告)号：US20190191725A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-27

申请号：US15849952

申请日：2017-12-21

Applicant: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.

Inventor： Charlene Gladden ,  Chien-Seng Hwang ,  Thomas A. Trezza ,  Yi Zhu

IPC: A21D13/40 ,  A21D6/00 ,  A23L5/10 ,  A23L29/00

CPC classification number: A21D13/40 ,  A21D6/001 ,  A21D6/003 ,  A23L5/10 ,  A23L29/00 ,  A23V2002/00

Abstract: A spongy dough comprising a high amount of wheat gluten is formed into a loaf and subjected to a series of cooling and cooking steps including chilling, boiling, cooling, frying, and drying to produce imitation bacon snack food products with a low water activity of less than 0.85.