Patents by Inventor Cathysue Smick

Cathysue Smick 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).

  • Reduced fat meat products
    Patent number: 5368878
    Abstract: A processed meat article having a reduced level of fat and/or oil is provided. The article contains a fragmented granular starch hydrolysate. The fragmented granular starch hydrolysate is capable of forming an aqueous dispersion at 20% starch hydrolysate solids having a yield stress of from about 100 to about 1,500 pascals. The article is in the form of a patty or a molded sausage product, either being prepared from coarse ground meat and/or a meat emulsion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1994
    Assignee: A. E. Staley Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Cathysue Smick, Robert V. Schanefelt