ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,765,569, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Land O'Lakes Inc. (Arden Hills, Minn.).

"Food products and systems and methods of making same" was invented by Thomas Alexander Glenn III (Arden Hills, Minn.), Leah T. Blasing (Arden Hills, Minn.) and Tessie Rose Ewert (Arden Hills, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Dairy products, such as cheese sauces, process cheese, dairy spreads, and methods and systems for producing such products are disclosed. A substantial portion of the product formulation is derived directly from milk, and methods include adjusting the protein, fat, lactose, and/or moisture content of the milk composition and then ...