(12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 7,235,277 B2 Liedl, Jr
USOO7235277B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 7,235,277 B2 Liedl, Jr. et al. (45) Date of Patent: *Jun. 26, 2007 (54) NUT BUTTER AND RELATED PRODUCTS (56) References Cited AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS (75) Inventors: Frank G. Liedl, Jr., Bridgewater, NJ 3,619,207 A 11/1971 DZurik (US); Kenneth F Rowe, Somerset, NJ 4,004,037 A 1/1977 Connick (US) 4,828,868 A 5/1989 Lasdon et al. 5,079,027 A 1/1992 Wong et al. ................ 426,633 (73) Assignee: Unilever Bestfoods, North America, 5,230,919 A 7, 1993 Walling et al. ............. 426,633 division of Conopco, Inc., Englewood 5,240,734 A 8, 1993 IZZO et al. 5,302.409 A 4, 1994 Franklin Cliffs, NJ (US) 5.433,970 A 7/1995 Wong et al. 5,693.357 A * 12/1997 Wong et al. ................ 426,633 (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this 5,714, 193 A * 2/1998 Fix et al. ....... ... 426,633 patent is extended or adjusted under 35 5,885,645 A * 3/1999 Wong et al. ... ... 426,633 U.S.C. 154(b) by 269 days. 6,010,737 A * 1/2000 Meade ...... ... 426,633 This patent is Subject to a terminal dis 6,136,366 A * 10/2000 Liedl et al. ................. 426,633 claimer. * cited by examiner (21) Appl. No.: 10/057,089 Primary Examiner Helen Pratt (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Ellen Plotkin Filed: Jan. 25, 2002 (22) (57) ABSTRACT (65) Prior Publication Data Nut butters and nut spreads having improved sensory and US 2003/O104111 A1 Jun.
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