Patents by Inventor Francis M. Henderson

Francis M. Henderson 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).

  • METHODS OF PROCESSING RAW FOODS AND RELATED FOOD PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20140050830
    Abstract: A method of eliminating the off-flavor of soy beans, wherein the off-flavor of the soy beans is not related to geosmin, the method comprising: providing soy beans in a vacuum tumbler equipped with lifting ribs; tumbling the soy beans in a temperature range from about 0.5° C. to about 27° C. in an alternating environment of a vacuum and an acidic solution that is not hypotonic and does not comprise sodium, wherein the lifting of the ribs lift the soy beans completely out of the acidic solution when the soy beans are in the vacuum environment; and removing at least a portion of the moisture from the soy beans; wherein said process produces soy beans that have no-off flavor are free of trans fats and retain good flavor is described along with related products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: GROVAC SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL L.C.
    Inventors: Ethan J. Whitbeck, Billy M. Groves, Francis M. Henderson
  • Method of reducing bacteria and fat content of food products
    Patent number: 6896921
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention a method for processing a plurality of food products includes loading the food products into a vacuum tumbler, filling the vacuum tumbler to a predetermined level with a processing solution having a pH level within a predetermined range, withdrawing air from the vacuum tumbler to create a partial vacuum, rotating the vacuum tumbler for a predetermined time period to expose the food products to the processing solution and the partial vacuum, periodically adding, during the predetermined time period, a predetermined amount of an organic acid to the processing solution to maintain the pH level within the predetermined range, and removing the food products from the vacuum tumbler after the predetermined time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Grovac Southern Select, L.C.
    Inventors: Billy M. Groves, Francis M. Henderson, Robert C. Wilson, Robin L. Forgey, Charles A. Winters, Sandra E. Custer
  • Method of reducing bacteria and fat content of food products
    Publication number: 20040067286
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention a method for processing a plurality of food products includes loading the food products into a vacuum tumbler, filling the vacuum tumbler to a predetermined level with a processing solution having a pH level within a predetermined range, withdrawing air from the vacuum tumbler to create a partial vacuum, rotating the vacuum tumbler for a predetermined time period to expose the food products to the processing solution and the partial vacuum, periodically adding, during the predetermined time period, a predetermined amount of an organic acid to the processing solution to maintain the pH level within the predetermined range, and removing the food products from the vacuum tumbler after the predetermined time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2002
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventors: Billy M. Groves, Francis M. Henderson, Robert C. Wilson, Robin L. Forgey, Charles A. Winters, Sandra E. Custer