公开(公告)号：US11559914B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-24

申请号：US16890260

申请日：2020-06-02

申请人： Frito-Lay North America, Inc.

发明人： Chumpol Pongpairote

IPC分类号： B26D1/62 ,  A21C11/04

摘要： An apparatus includes a cutting surface that contains at least one cutting element having a top. The cutting element also has an interior sidewall extending from the cutting surface to the top with an interior sidewall angle, an exterior sidewall extending from the cutting surface to the top with an exterior sidewall angle and a shoulder provided on the interior sidewall between the base and the top. The interior sidewall angle is different than the exterior sidewall angle.

公开(公告)号：US20230012222A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-12

申请号：US17370270

申请日：2021-07-08

申请人： Frito-Lay North America, Inc.

发明人： Keith A. Barber ,  Rebecca G. Gann ,  Betsy M. Hicks

IPC分类号： B26D7/26 ,  B26D1/00

摘要： Machines for cutting products and impellers suitable for use with the machines. The impellers include a lower plate having a central zone and paddles configured with the lower plate outside of the central zone to direct material to the cutting head. At least a first exit slot is located in the lower plate, intersecting the perimeter of the lower plate, and extending through the lower plate to define a passageway to enable foreign debris at the upper surface to exit the impeller through the passageway.

公开(公告)号：US20220248693A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-11

申请号：US17173968

申请日：2021-02-11

申请人： Frito-Lay North America, Inc.

发明人： Alyssa Champion ,  Michael Adams ,  Sathya Kalambur ,  Timothy Allen Johnson ,  David VanVlierbergen

IPC分类号： A21D13/04 ,  A21D2/26 ,  A21D2/18 ,  A21D2/02 ,  A21D10/00 ,  A21D8/02 ,  A21D8/06 ,  A23L25/00 ,  A23L5/10

摘要： An organoleptically pleasing snack food chip that contains a low amount of carbohydrates, a good source of protein, and delivers a crunchy texture includes from about 15% to about 35% of almond flour; from about 20% to about 40% of a source of protein; from about 1% to about 5% of a starch; from about 0.1% to about 2% of a leavening agent; from about 20% to about 55% of oil; and has a moisture content between about 0.1% and about 3%. The almond flour may include a mixture of different types of almond flour. The source of protein may include one or more of one or more milk proteins, one or more plant proteins, and one or more seed proteins.

公开(公告)号：US20220104530A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-07

申请号：US17494177

申请日：2021-10-05

申请人： FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC.

发明人： Stephen GRAHAM

IPC分类号： A23P30/20 ,  A23P20/20

摘要： Devices, systems, and methods for 3-dimensional food product printing can include an extruder providing extruded food product to a print platform. The print platform can move in one or more dimensions to assist coordinated 3-dimensional food product printing. A control system can provide coordinated operation between the extruder and the print platform.

公开(公告)号：US11260603B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-01

申请号：US16591780

申请日：2019-10-03

申请人： Frito-Lay North America, Inc.

发明人： Steven Tucker

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

摘要： 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

申请人： Frito-Lay North America, Inc.

发明人： Frank Mathew Brenkus ,  Chad Arthur Huebner

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

摘要： 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

申请人： Frito-Lay North America, Inc.

设计人： 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

申请人： Frito-Lay North America, Inc.

发明人： Rick W. Bajema ,  Jason Ballengee ,  Kevin Minard

IPC分类号： G01N24/08 ,  G01N33/02

摘要： 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

申请人： Frito-Lay North America, Inc.

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

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

摘要： 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

申请人： FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC.

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

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

摘要： 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.