Patents by Inventor Craig L. Stevenson

Craig L. Stevenson 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).

  • Method of dry curing and processing pork bellies to provide fully cooked bacon
    Patent number: 6051264
    Abstract: Method of curing and processing pork bellies into fully cooked bacon have been developed that eliminates both injection of liquid pickle solution or other liquid marinating processes and the need for smokehouse treatment. The method of the present invention employs a single heating step that both fully cooks a dry cure seasoning coated pork belly and achieves the necessary weight reduction to meet the regulatory product definition for fully cooked bacon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Assignee: OSI Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Brent J. Afman, Craig L. Stevenson