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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2009
Robert A. Zoss, Plymouth, MN (US);
Bryan Scholtes, Fridley, MN (US);
Dan Genord, South Lyon, MN (US);
Robert A. Zoss, Plymouth, MN (US);
Bryan Scholtes, Fridley, MN (US);
Dan Genord, South Lyon, MN (US);
General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Food packages having features such as multiple containers in a single package and multiple pieces for a package, wherein the packages can contain multiple food products such as cereal and milk, but not necessarily cereal and milk, for consumption together in a convenient manner. One food package includes a lower container and an upper container, wherein the upper container includes an interior space that is defined by a three-dimensional bottom having at least one aperture, and sidewalls, with a reservoir formed in the three-dimensional bottom and including a volume at the bottom of the reservoir located below the at least one aperture.