Patents by Inventor Barbara Stephens

Barbara Stephens has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Microwave browning of vegetables
    Patent number: 6682764
    Abstract: A method for the microwave irradiation of a vegetable to cook the same and to brown the exterior thereof includes the steps of applying a microwave activated browning agent to the surface of the vegetable; prior to irradiation, positioning a shielding material adjacent to the vegetable in a location such that, during irradiation, adjacent portions of the vegetable are shielded from microwave radiation; and irradiating the vegetable with microwave radiation to cook and brown the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
    Inventors: Stephen Morris, Barbara Stephens