Multi-layer toaster product and method for making same

US6267998A · kind A · utility

Assignees

• Kellogg Company of W. K. Kellogg Institute · US
• Keebler Company · US

Inventors

• Michael Bauman · Battle Creek, US
• Mark Steven Lippi · Elmhurst, US
• Nancy Esterline · Battle Creek, US
• Rosemary SIKORA · Buffalo Grove, US
• Glenn Quinlan · Battle Creek, US
• Hillis Kauffman · Battle Creek, US
• Harold G. Gobble · Richland, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 2, 1999
• Grant date: Jul 31, 2001
• Expiry date: Apr 2, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A21D13/11
• WIPO field: Food chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A fully baked or fried multi-layered toaster product comprises a first layer and a second layer wherein the first and second layers are constructed of dissimilar materials. The first layer provides the structural properties required for a toaster product while the second layer provides enhanced characteristics such as taste, texture, and other organoleptic properties. The multi-layered toaster product contains dissimilar dough or batter types and can further include filling and/or particulates and/or toppings.