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US 12,302,924 · App. 17/764,361 · Granted May 20, 2025

Frozen confection

Inventor: Michelle Elizabeth Neville (Bedford, GB)
Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
A23G9/38A23G9/42
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Patent No.
US 12,302,924
App. No.
17/764,361
Granted
May 20, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A frozen confection comprising freezing point depressant in an amount of 1 to 30 wt %, pulse protein in an amount of 0.4 to 10 wt % and lysine, wherein the weight ratio of plant protein to lysine is from 3:1 to 8:1.

Claims (13)

1. A frozen confection comprising:

freezing point depressant in an amount of 1 to 30 wt %;

pulse protein in an amount of 0.4 to 10 wt %; and

lysine monomer,

wherein the weight ratio of pulse protein to lysine monomer is from 3:1 to 8:1.

2. The frozen confection as claimed in claim 1 comprising pulse protein in an amount of 0.5 to 8 wt %.

3. The frozen confection as claimed in claim 1 wherein the weight ratio of pulse protein to lysine monomer is 3:1 to 7:1.

4. The frozen confection as claimed in claim 3 wherein the weight ratio of pulse protein to lysine monomer is 7:2 to 6:1.

5. The frozen confection as claimed in claim 1 wherein the pulse protein is selected from: bean protein, lentil protein, lupin protein, pea protein, soy protein, and mixtures thereof.

6. The frozen confection as claimed in claim 5 wherein the pulse protein comprises pea protein, soy protein, or a mixture thereof.

7. The frozen confection as claimed in claim 5 wherein the pulse protein is pea protein.

8. The frozen confection as claimed in claim 1 comprising lysine monomer in an amount of 0.2 to 1 wt %.

9. The frozen confection as claimed in claim 1 wherein the frozen confection additionally comprises cereal protein.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE CHANGE ASSIGNEE NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 73078 FRAME 700. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jan 26, 2026
From: CONOPCO, INC., D/B/A UNILEVER
To: MAGNUM ICC US, LCC
Reel/Frame 074510/0542 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2025
From: CONOPCO, INC., D/B/A UNILEVER
To: MAGNUM US ICC, LCC
Reel/Frame 073078/0700 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 28, 2022
From: NEVILLE, MICHELLE ELIZABETH
To: CONOPCO, INC., D/B/A UNILEVER
Reel/Frame 059412/0988 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 19200918 · Oct 1, 2019 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220361523A1 · Nov 17, 2022
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