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HERSHEY FOODS CORP

Overview
  • Total Patents
    151
About

HERSHEY FOODS CORP has a total of 151 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1973. It filed its patents most often in United States, Canada and Australia. Its main competitors in its focus markets foods and drinks, pharmaceuticals and machines are BARNAENGEN AB, LIFE SAVERS INC and GUMLINK AS.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing HERSHEY FOODS CORPs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Mihalik John Albert 21
#2 Khan Mir Najafali 19
#3 Wong Carl You 18
#4 Ward Philip C 14
#5 Leeper Lloyd C 14
#6 Mullen C Thomas 11
#7 Tarka Stanley M Jr 10
#8 Doherty Cheryl A 10
#9 Apgar Joan L 8
#10 Shively Carol A 8

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
US2010323067A1 Temperature resistant chocolate composition and method
US2006233940A1 Confectionary product employing a syrupless coating of powderized edible polyols with negative heat of solution
US6773744B1 Confectionary products, low fat chocolate and chocolate-like products and methods for making them
US6548099B1 Process for crystallizing amorphous lactose in milk powder
US6783790B1 Process utilizing agar-agar in a high temperature, short time processing of high solids confectionery products
CA2377727A1 Process utilizing agar-agar in a high temperature, short time processing of high solids confectionery products
EP0960818A1 Wrapping method for edible products, particularly chocolates, and the product wrap thus obtained
US5849353A Process to prevent bloom in chocolate products that contain fat substitutes
US5849729A Use of hydrolyzed cocoa butter for percutaneous absorption
US5837227A Use of cocoa butter or partially hydrolyzed cocoa butter for the treatment of burns and wounds
US5637344A Chocolate flavored hard candy
US5585135A Method for extending the shelf-life of chocolate confectionery products containing peanuts and the product produced therefrom
US5676993A Process of producing cacao flavor by roasting combination of amino acids and reducing sugars
US5505368A Container assembly and method of making the same
US5464649A Reduced fat confectionery products and process
ZA923120B Use of hydrocolloids for formulating and processing of low fat water activity confectionery products and process
US5170609A Fluidic deflator means and method for article packaging
CA2031996A1 Process of refining saccharide crystals during food processing
CA2026243A1 Low moisture hot rolling process
US5219573A L-sugar laxatives