ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,382,979, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Conagra Foods RDM Inc. (Chicago).

"Shelf stable fried product and process for creating the same" was invented by Janet O. Wheeler (Chicago), Deborah Dihel (Richland, Wash.), Kevin Mellor (Eagle, Idaho), Jeffrey Schneider (Benton City, Wash.), Kristin Mills (Chicago), Roger Samoray (Chicago) and Moses Sanchez (Chicago).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shelf stable fried product and a process for creating a shelf stable fried product is disclosed. Aspects include a process for managing fat migration, moisture migration, and cell degrading of a food product during frying. Aspects further include a ...