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General Mills, Inc. (GIS)

NYSE: GIS · Grain Mill Products · Minneapolis, MN · filing with the SEC since 1994
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US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026

1,319 patents granted to the 8 names below, as the owner printed on each patent when it was granted. A later sale, a lapse or an expiry is not read, so this is what was granted to General Mills, Inc.’s names, not what it holds today.

Patents granted
1,319
1,030 utility, 287 design, 2 reissue, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
28
Against 34 in 2024 and 20 in 2023
Applications published
426
34 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
8
its own name, a subsidiary
By yearGrantedApplications published
'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
Each pair is one calendar year. Applications are published about eighteen months after filing, so the newest years read low.
What they are aboutgrants since 2021
Food chemistry60
Handling14
Other special machines10
Surface technology, coating3
Chemical engineering2
Textile and paper machines2
Machine tools1
Analysis of biological materials1
Furniture, games1
Computer technology1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name8 counted
General Mills, Inc. its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
973 granted
299 published
The Pillsbury Company a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
292 granted
20 published
General Mills, Inc. its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
75 published
General Mills Marketing, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
52 granted
18 published
Blue Buffalo Enterprises, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
13 published
Blue Buffalo Company, Ltd. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
General Mills Marketing, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
1 published
General Mills U.K. Limited a subsidiary
GB, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
GrantedPatentTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 23, 202512,501,906Dough-based food product and method of preparingFood chemistryGeneral Mills, Inc.
Dec 23, 202512,501,905Dough-based food product and method of preparingFood chemistryGeneral Mills, Inc.
Dec 23, 202512,501,903Rotary cutter with wrap preventionComputer technologyGeneral Mills, Inc.
Dec 16, 2025D1,105,704Cereal food piece with emojiGeneral Mills, Inc.
Dec 2, 2025D1,103,554Cereal food piece with emojiGeneral Mills, Inc.
Nov 25, 2025D1,102,703Frozen food barGeneral Mills, Inc.
Nov 18, 202512,471,606Cheese compositions and related methodsFood chemistryGeneral Mills, Inc.
Nov 4, 202512,458,031Hard taco shell and method for producing the hard taco shellFood chemistryGeneral Mills, Inc.
Oct 21, 202512,446,593Confectionary with improved opacityFood chemistryGeneral Mills, Inc.
Oct 7, 202512,434,920Method and production line for separating conjoined productsHandlingGeneral Mills, Inc.
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
PublishedApplicationTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 11, 20252025/0376312Metallized High Barrier Paper Food PackagingTextile and paper machinesGeneral Mills, Inc.
Dec 4, 20252025/0366482Apparatus and Method for Producing Scored Dough PiecesOther special machinesGeneral Mills, Inc.
Oct 16, 20252025/0318555Irregular and Random Shaped Extruded Protein Puff CerealFood chemistryGeneral Mills, Inc.
Oct 9, 20252025/0311753Method and Apparatus for Producing Spiral Pet TreatFood chemistryBlue Buffalo Enterprises, Inc.
Oct 2, 20252025/0302063FAT COMPOSITIONS FOR BAKED GOODSFood chemistryGeneral Mills, Inc.
Oct 2, 20252025/0302055Shelf-Stable and Satisfying Soft-Baked Snack ProductFood chemistryGeneral Mills, Inc.
Sep 11, 20252025/0280836Satisfying and Non-Perishable Soft-Baked Snack Product with Crispy PiecesFood chemistryGeneral Mills, Inc.
Aug 28, 20252025/0268278Protein CompositionFood chemistryGeneral Mills, Inc.
Aug 21, 20252025/0261672Shelf-Stable Food CompositionFood chemistryGeneral Mills, Inc.
Aug 21, 20252025/0261663LOW SUGAR, HIGH PROTEIN CONFECTIONFood chemistryGeneral Mills, Inc.
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Food chemistry 44 · Handling 11 · Other special machines 4 · Surface technology, coating 2 · Textile and paper machines 2 · Furniture, games 1.

A patent is counted where the owner printed on it when it was granted carries the company’s own name, a former name, the name of a subsidiary its annual report lists, or its own name with a patent-holding phrase (Technology Licensing, Intellectual Property and the like), once the legal form, case and punctuation are set aside, and prints a country that name counts in. PatentsView’s data are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Source: PatentsView's granted patents and pre-grant publications, disambiguated, from the USPTO's Open Data Portal, through Dec 31, 2025, read Oct 27, 2026.

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