228 patents
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Utility
Beverage Dispenser Systems and Methods
17 Nov 22
A beverage dispensing system is provided, including a main body having a base portion, and a cradle portion configured to support a beverage container including a beverage to be dispensed.
Gurmeet Singh BHUTANI, Vipin ARORA, Rahul Sadashiv KAMBLE, Rohit PHANDA, Somchat TIPNOYSANGA
Filed: 1 Aug 22
Utility
Container for Stacked Food Products
10 Nov 22
A container for stacked food products, such as potato chips, is provided.
Frank M. Brenkus, Eric Meyer, Jorge Maldonado, Benjamin Adam Avis, Maximilliano Rodriguez, Advait Bhat
Filed: 10 May 21
Utility
Nutritional Composition for Improving Sleep
15 Sep 22
A nutritional composition that includes from about 75% to about 95% of a first protein source that includes from about 85% to about 99% of protein by weight of the first protein source to provide an endogenous source of tryptophan in an amount between about 1% to about 6% of tryptophan by weight of the first protein source; and from about 0.5% to about 2% of a second protein source by weight of the nutritional composition, the second protein source consisting of an exogenous source of tryptophan such that the nutritional composition provides a ratio of tryptophan to large neutral amino acids in the range from about 0.080:1 to about 0.167:1.
Lara Nyman
Filed: 2 Mar 22
Utility
Container for Dosing a Flowable Solid
8 Sep 22
Some embodiments are directed to a container for dispensing a flowable solid (e.g., powder) that comprises an interior volume and a partition separating the interior volume into a storage volume and a passage.
Joseph Thomas CLARKSON, Xavier CORTADELLAS, Renee HAMAOUI, Toby Richard David WINGFIELD, Ronald Edward ONDREY, Charles Simon PARADISE, Camille Anna RUCKER
Filed: 5 Mar 21
Utility
Enzymatic Method for Preparing Rebaudioside N
1 Sep 22
Provided is a method for preparing rebaudioside N using an enzymatic method, comprising using rebaudioside A or rebaudioside J as a substrate, and making the substrate, in the presence of a glycosyl donor, react under the catalysis of a UDP-glycosyl-transferase and/or a UDP-glycosyltransferase-containing recombinant cell to generate rebaudioside N.
Alex TAO, Guoqing LI, Wenxia WANG, Leilei ZHENG, Chunlei ZHU, Xiaoliang LIANG, Kuikiu CHAN
Filed: 16 May 22
Utility
Interactive Vending Machine
25 Aug 22
A vending machine has an interactive customer experience.
Emad JAFA, Xuejun LI, Yong SEROCK, Cheuk Chi LAU, Martyn Thomas MITCHELL, Euan MORRISON, Wai Ting CHAN, Samuel Luke JOHNSTONE, Erik David WILLIAMS
Filed: 9 May 22
Utility
Devices, Systems, and Methods for Contactless Interfacing
11 Aug 22
Devices, systems, and methods for contactless user interfacing can include applying a user interface display configured for presenting at least visual information to the user, a sensor system for capturing contactless user inputs, the sensor system being configured to detect penetration of an activation zone by the user's hands as an indication that the user intends to provide contactless user input to the user interface display, the sensor system being configured for direct tracking of a user's hand to directly sense the position of the user's hands in at least a portion of an area outside from the activation zone, and a control system arranged in communication with the sensor system to receive the user input signal and configured to determine a target interface element engaged by the user for contactless activation of the visual information, based on indication of direct tracking of the user's hands and indication of penetration of the activation zone of the user input signal.
Mia C. SORGI, Stuart GEORGE, Athina KANIOURA, Jacob LIETZ, Daniel ROBSON, Felix ROS, David B. SCHWARTZ, Jessica L. N. SOULA, Olivia J. ZHOU
Filed: 4 Feb 22
Utility
Snack Food Chip
11 Aug 22
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%.
Alyssa Champion, Michael Adams, Sathya Kalambur, Timothy Allen Johnson, David VanVlierbergen
Filed: 11 Feb 21
Utility
Nutrient Dense Stabilizer-Free Non-Dairy Plant Based Food Products
11 Aug 22
A nutrient dense non-dairy food product includes water, a highly dispersible whole grain ingredient, a protein, a fiber, and a fat such that the product is free of exogenous stabilizers.
Valerie C. Sershon, Michael D. McDonagh, Stephen P. Anderson, Suja Senan
Filed: 26 Apr 22
Utility
Saltiness-Perception Enhancing Compounds
11 Aug 22
A seasoning composition having enhanced salt intensity includes a salt component and a sodium-free saltiness-perception enhancing compound.
Nickolas Anderson, Devin Peterson, Julie Peterson, Eric Schwartz
Filed: 5 Feb 21
Utility
Product Release Mechanisms and Vending Machines Having Product Release Mechanisms
4 Aug 22
A vending machine includes a housing defining a product compartment and a front wall having a transparent portion.
Gurmeet Singh BHUTANI, Sandeep JAIN
Filed: 20 Jan 22
Utility
Method and Composition of Chickpea Flour
4 Aug 22
A composition formed from chickpea flour and having improved mouthfeel and taste, includes dextrinized starch and a controlled concentration of certain volatiles.
Ximena Quintero Fuentes, Mehtap Fevzioglu, Antonio Garay
Filed: 1 Feb 21
Utility
Enzymatic Method for Preparing Rebaudioside C
14 Jul 22
Provided is a method for preparing Rehaudioside C using an enzymatic method, comprising using rubusoside or dulcoside A as a substrate, and making the substrate, in the presence of a glycosyl donor, react under the catalysis of UDP-glycosyltransferase-containing recombinant cell and/or UDP-glycosyltransferase prepared therefrom to generate Rebaudioside C.
Alex TAO, Guoqing LI, Wenxia WANG, Leilei ZHENG, Chunlei ZHU, Xiaoliang LIANG, Kuikiu CHAN
Filed: 30 Mar 22
Utility
Method and Apparatus for Instantaneous On-line Carbonation of Water Through Electrostatic Charging
30 Jun 22
Carbonation apparatus is provided for carbonating a mixed input flow of pressurized and refrigerated carbon dioxide and water.
Giancarlo FANTAPPIE, Farshad KAMALI, Diego MACRELLINO, Joey MIYAMOTO
Filed: 15 Mar 22
Utility
Vegetable- and/or Fruit-Containing Snack Foods and Manufacture Thereof
23 Jun 22
A vegetable- and/or fruit-containing snack food, the snack food comprising a sheet having a thickness of from 1 to 8 mm, the sheet comprising a rigid starch matrix comprising potato starch and a plurality of individual pieces of vegetable and/or fruit randomly distributed throughout the matrix, wherein at least 50% by number of the pieces have a minimum dimension of at least 0.75 mm and a maximum dimension of up to 7 mm, wherein the matrix defines therein a first cellular structure of first cellular pores having a first pore size distribution and the pieces define therein a second cellular structure of second cellular pores having a second pore size distribution, at least some of the second cellular pores are defined by polysaccharide cell walls of the respective vegetable and/or fruit, and the first pore size distribution has a larger number-average pore size and a wider distribution than the second pore size distribution.
Debora Saibene, Rebecca Reason
Filed: 26 Jun 20
Utility
Touchless Foot Paddle Operated Dispensers
23 Jun 22
A dispenser having a pedal actuator.
Rahul Sadashiv KAMBLE, Amandeep Singh GULATI, Vipin ARORA
Filed: 8 Dec 21
Utility
Production of Gentisic Acid 5-O-B-D Xylopyranoside
16 Jun 22
An expression vector that includes a polynucleotide having a heterologous regulatory element operably linked to a polynucleotide sequence derived from Solanum tuberosum and encoding a xylosyltransferase capable of glycosylating gentisic acid to produce gentisic acid 5-O-β-D xylopyranoside, a transcription template having such a polynucleotide and adapted for in vitro transcription in a cell-free system, a method for producing gentisic acid 5-O-β-D xylopyranoside by culturing a recombinant host cell containing such an expression vector under conditions in which the cell expresses the xylosyltransferase from the polynucleotide, and a method for producing gentisic acid 5-O-β-D xylopyranoside by contacting a composition including gentisic acid and UDP-xylose with a recombinant xylosyltransferase.
Nickolas Anderson, Amanda Waters
Filed: 15 Dec 20
Utility
Contactless Product Dispensing Systems and Methods
2 Jun 22
A vending machine includes a housing defining a product storage compartment for storing products.
Terry Tae-Il CHUNG, Xuejun LI, William W. SEGIET, Leanne Yip Heung WIN, Martyn Thomas MITCHELL
Filed: 8 Nov 21
Utility
Container Seal Over-pressure Vent Mechanism
12 May 22
A container assembly includes a vessel and a lid removably coupled to the vessel.
Gary Joseph ALBAUM, William Jack MERRILL, Charles PARADISE
Filed: 5 Nov 21
Utility
Beverage Dispense Monitoring with Camera
12 May 22
A beverage dispenser includes a nozzle to dispense a beverage.
Samuel KAROL, Anthony ROMANO, Thore Mainart BÜCKING, Timothy Charles KING, Joseph Albert DOLPHIN, Roger Bradley MILLINGTON
Filed: 20 Jan 22