Latest Patents

Patents imply intellectual property and it has a $ value that can be associated depending on the field and type of patent that is allocated. Patents also increase the enterprise value of the company and help prevent copy-cats from copying the idea without having royalt payments or licencing deals. We like it when companies get patents awarded!. To protect IP companies aggressively file provisional patents even before they have a working product. The below table provides a way to look at what has been done by companies and use this as a factor to make investment decisions.

     
Title Filing Date Publication Date Grant Date
Coated bite-sized snacks 2018-6-27 2018-12-27
Molded food product 2015-4-30 2017-1-03 2017-1-03
Nut butter compositions 2015-4-30 2017-1-31 2017-1-31
Oils, Shortenings, and Compositions Thereof 2014-3-14 2014-9-18
Subsurface barrier retention system and methods related thereto 2013-4-10 2013-6-27
Ground roast coffee tablet 2011-3-28 2012-1-19
Dispensing closure 2010-6-11 2017-6-27 2017-6-27
Flexible laminate having an integrated pressure release valve 2009-3-30 2009-7-23
Packaging system to provide fresh packed coffee 2009-3-12 2010-12-22
Low density stable whipped frosting 2009-2-11 2009-8-27
Stable muffin batters and methods for making same 2008-8-29 2010-2-08
Laser trimmed drip free bottle 2006-11-06 2007-8-23
Cold process method for making an oven stable pectin base food paste and the … 2005-5-26 2005-6-29
Method of making coffee compositions with stable flavor characteristics 2005-5-19 2010-5-11 2010-5-11
Method and apparatus for making commercial crustless sandwiches and the … 2004-10-05 2006-4-06
Low water activity cold-process ice cream toppings 2004-4-22 2004-11-04
Process for adding microbiologically safe chocolate particulates to yogurt 2004-4-01 2004-10-21
Method and apparatus for making commercial crustless sandwiches and the … 2004-3-18 2005-4-05 2005-4-05
High protein peanut butter and jelly sandwich and method of making the same 2003-4-15 2004-10-21
Bake stable low water activity filling 2003-4-08 2004-10-14
Frozen sandwich and method of making same 2003-2-03 2003-7-17
Low water activity filling 2002-12-20 2004-8-03 2004-8-03
Frozen crustless sliced sandwich and method and apparatus for making same 2002-6-25 2003-1-09
Frozen sandwich and method of making same 2002-6-25 2003-1-21
Natural peanut butter 2002-3-20 2004-3-09 2004-3-09
Snack bar with nut spread filling. 2001-8-08 2004-9-10
Sterol ester compositions 2001-3-23 2001-10-04
Natural peanut butter 2000-5-30 2004-6-29 2004-6-29