Patents by Inventor Clyde E. Lyon

Clyde E. Lyon 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).

  • Apparatus and process for the rapid tenderization of meat
    Patent number: 6110034
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for rapidly tenderizing meats such as poultry meats includes clamping the meat between plates to prevent contraction and toughening of the meat muscles and chilling, thereby alleviating long holding and refrigeration, as is the current practice. In an alternate embodiment, the apparatus may be automated to tenderize meat continuously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: John A. Cason, James A. Dickens, Clyde E. Lyon