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Dallas, TX, United States of America

Frito-Lay, Inc.

USPTO Granted Patents = 119

CIPO Patents = 4

Trademarks = 19

Forward Citations = 2,565

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127 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

David P Fowler (12 out of 12 patents)

Lewis C Keller (9 out of 9 patents)

William D Kreager, Jr (9 out of 9 patents)

4. Lawrence W Wisdom (8 out of 10 patents)

5. Michael Grant Topor (6 out of 19 patents)

6. Barney W Hilton (6 out of 6 patents)

7. David L Barry (4 out of 4 patents)

8. Mark L Dreher (4 out of 4 patents)

9. Otto E Schroeder (4 out of 4 patents)

10. John R Plaskett (4 out of 5 patents)

11. John T Ivers (4 out of 4 patents)

12. Margaret Fitzwater (4 out of 4 patents)

13. Kevin C Cogan (3 out of 11 patents)

14. Cecil A Bowles (3 out of 3 patents)

15. Alan A Johnson (3 out of 3 patents)

Core Competencies:

Snack Production

Low Oil Chips

Food Sealing

Cookie Processing

Fried Snacks

Extrusion Methods

Seasoning Application

Thermostable Products

Food Slicing

Packaging Automation

Comestible Composition

Filling Materials

119 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 5066269 - Method and apparatus for closing bottom end flaps of a carton (1991-11-19),

2. 4985262 - Process for preparing a snack product (1991-01-15),

3. 4958054 - Dielectric drying of hot plastic food extrudate (1990-09-18),

4. 4955226 - Method and apparatus for automatically detecting the presence of holes (1990-09-11),

5. 4950345 - Method and apparatus for making improved seals between polymeric film (1990-08-21),

6. 4948612 - Continuous production of cookie-like product (1990-08-14),

7. 4945794 - Method and apparatus for feeding produce items to centrifugal slicers (1990-08-07),

8. 4933199 - Process for preparing low oil potato chips (1990-06-12),

9. 4933194 - Low oil corrugated potato chip (1990-06-12),

10. 4929461 - Process for producing batch type potato chips on a continuous basis (1990-05-29),

11. 4925694 - Method for producing high solids filling material (1990-05-15),

12. 4919947 - High solids filling material and comestible product (1990-04-24),

13. 4919740 - Method and apparatus for forming fin-type back seals (1990-04-24),

14. 4913919 - Coating composition for comestible products (1990-04-03),

15. 4910031 - Topped savory snack foods (1990-03-20),

Frito-Lay, Inc. is an American food and beverage company based in Plano, Texas. It is a subsidiary of PepsiCo, Inc. Frito-Lay is known for manufacturing, marketing, and distributing a wide range of snack foods including popular brands such as Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos, Tostitos, and Ruffles. The company has a presence in over 200 countries and employs thousands of people. Frito-Lay is committed to producing high-quality snacks and continuously introducing innovative flavors to meet the changing preferences of consumers.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Sep 29 2026

Frito-Lay, Inc.

119 Patents

#17 in Dallas, TX

#179 in Texas

#3,238 in US

#6,686 in the World

Dallas, TX, United States of America

Frito-Lay, Inc.

Forward Citations = 2,565

127 inventors:

David P Fowler (12 out of 12 patents)

Lewis C Keller (9 out of 9 patents)

William D Kreager, Jr (9 out of 9 patents)

4. Lawrence W Wisdom (8 out of 10 patents)

5. Michael Grant Topor (6 out of 19 patents)

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