Patents by Inventor James Roberds
James Roberds 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).
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Patent number: 11679937Abstract: A process for manufacturing dry sausage including preparing a dry sausage meat mixture, stuffing the moisture into a casing or mould, or extruding into a mould, fermenting the mixture, hat treating the sausage log, optionally removing the outer casing from the sausage log, cooling tire sausage log to a temperature sufficiently low to permit cutting, cutting the sausage, placing the sausage pieces onto a conveyor, optionally a multi-tier or spiral conveyor assembly, and passing the conveyor and sausage pieces through a chamber. The process also includes introducing a supply of conditioned, air into the chamber, the air having a relative humidity below about 60% and a temperature in the range, of at least about 40° F. to 130° F., and introducing a supply of microwaves into the chamber. The air supply and microwaves are selected to reduce the moisture content of the sausage pieces to a predetermined moisture to protein ratio.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2013Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Smithfield Foods, Inc.Inventors: Paul Kafer, Dave Taylor, James Roberds
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Patent number: 10918123Abstract: A reconstructed bacon product includes meat sourced exclusively from pork bellies. The product includes a cohesive mass of compressed layers of pork belly fat trimmings and pork belly lean trimmings of whole muscle segments. A method of forming a reconstructed bacon product includes obtaining pork belly lean trimmings of whole muscle segments and pork belly fat trimmings, macerating the pork belly lean trimmings, layering the pork belly lean trimmings and pork belly fat trimmings, compressing the layers, heat processing the layers in a mold to form a cohesive mass, and demolding the cohesive mass.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2018Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC.Inventors: James Roberds, Charles O. Dairo, Larry W. Hand
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Publication number: 20190142040Abstract: A reconstructed bacon product includes meat sourced exclusively from pork bellies. The product includes a cohesive mass of compressed layers of pork belly fat trimmings and pork belly lean trimmings of whole muscle segments. A method of forming a reconstructed bacon product includes obtaining pork belly lean trimmings of whole muscle segments and pork belly fat trimmings, macerating the pork belly lean trimmings, layering the pork belly lean trimmings and pork belly fat trimmings, compressing the layers, heat processing the layers in a mold to form a cohesive mass, and demolding the cohesive mass.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2018Publication date: May 16, 2019Inventors: James ROBERDS, Charles O. DAIRO, Larry W. HAND
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Publication number: 20170318822Abstract: A process for manufacturing dry sausage. The process includes preparing a dry sausage meat mixture, stuffing the mixture into a casing or mould, fermenting the mixture, heat treating the mixture, cooling the mixture to a temperature sufficiently low to permit slicing, slicing the sausage, placing the sausage onto a conveyor, and passing the conveyor and sausage through a chamber. The process also includes introducing a supply of conditioned air into the chamber, the air having a relative humidity below about 60% and a temperature in the range of at least about 40° F. to 130° F., and introducing a supply of microwaves into the chamber. The air supply and microwaves are selected to reduce the moisture content of the meat to a predetermined moisture to protein ratio.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2017Publication date: November 9, 2017Inventors: James ROBERDS, Larry HAND, Dave TAYLOR, Paul KAFER, Dan GLOWSKI
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Patent number: 9713335Abstract: A process for manufacturing dry sausage. The process includes preparing a dry sausage meat mixture, stuffing the mixture into a casing or mold, fermenting the mixture, heat treating the mixture, cooling the mixture to a temperature sufficiently low to permit slicing, slicing the sausage, placing the sausage onto a conveyor, and passing the conveyor and sausage through a chamber. The process also includes introducing a supply of conditioned air into the chamber, the air having a relative humidity below about 60% and a temperature in the range of at least about 40° F. to 130° F., and introducing a supply of microwaves into the chamber. The air supply and microwaves are selected to reduce the moisture content of the meat to a predetermined moisture to protein ratio.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2011Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC.Inventors: James Roberds, Larry Hand, Dave Taylor, Paul Kafer, Dan Glowski
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Publication number: 20170027183Abstract: A process for manufacturing dry sausage. The process includes preparing a dry sausage meat mixture, stuffing the mixture into a casing or mould, fermenting the mixture, heat treating the mixture, cooling the mixture to a temperature sufficiently low to permit slicing, slicing the sausage, placing the sausage onto a conveyor, and passing the conveyor and sausage through a chamber. The process also includes introducing a supply of conditioned air into the chamber, the air having a relative humidity below about 60% and a temperature in the range of at least about 40° F. to 130° F., and introducing a supply of microwaves into the chamber. The air supply and microwaves are selected to reduce the moisture content of the meat to a predetermined moisture to protein ratio.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: James ROBERDS, Larry HAND, Dave TAYLOR, Paul KAFER, Dan GLOWSKI
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Patent number: 9526258Abstract: A process for manufacturing dry sausage. The process includes preparing a dry sausage meat mixture, stuffing the mixture into a casing or mold, fermenting the mixture, heat treating the mixture, cooling the mixture to a temperature sufficiently low to permit slicing, slicing the sausage, placing the sausage onto a conveyor, and passing the conveyor and sausage through a chamber. The process also includes introducing a supply of conditioned air into the chamber, the air having a relative humidity below about 60% and a temperature in the range of at least about 40° F. to 130° F., and introducing a supply of microwaves into the chamber. The air supply and microwaves are selected to reduce the moisture content of the meat to a predetermined moisture to protein ratio.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2011Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: Smithfield Foods, Inc.Inventors: James Roberds, Larry Hand, Dave Taylor, Paul Kafer, Dan Glowski
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Publication number: 20150313268Abstract: A process for manufacturing dry sausage including preparing a dry sausage meat mixture, stuffing the moisture into a casing or mould, or extruding into a mould, fermenting the mixture, hat treating the sausage log, optionally removing the outer casing from the sausage log, cooling tire sausage log to a temperature sufficiently low to permit cutting, cutting the sausage, placing the sausage pieces onto a conveyor, optionally a multi-tier or spiral conveyor assembly, and passing the conveyor and sausage pieces through a chamber. The process also includes introducing a supply of conditioned, air into the chamber, the air having a relative humidity below about 60% and a temperature in the range, of at least about 40° F. to 130° F., and introducing a supply of microwaves into the chamber. The air supply and microwaves are selected to reduce the moisture content of the sausage pieces to a predetermined moisture to protein ratio.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2013Publication date: November 5, 2015Applicant: Smithfield Foods, Inc.Inventors: Paul Kafer, Dave Taylor, James Roberds
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Publication number: 20150264947Abstract: A process for manufacturing dry sausage comprising rapid partial drying of sausage logs. The process includes preparing a meat mixture, stuffing the meat mixture into a casing or mould, or extruding into moulds, to form sausage logs, fermenting the sausage logs, heat treating the sausage logs, placing the sausage onto a conveyor, passing the conveyor and sausage log through a chamber, and drying the partially-dried sausage logs. The process also includes introducing a supply of conditioned air into the chamber, the air having a relative humidity below about 60% and a temperature in the range of at least about 40° F. to 130° F., and introducing a supply of microwaves into the chamber. The air supply and microwaves, as well as The drying conditions, are selected to reduce the moisture content of the meat to a predetermined moisture to protein ratio.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2013Publication date: September 24, 2015Inventors: Paul Kafer, Dave Taylor, James Roberds
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Publication number: 20120282372Abstract: A process for manufacturing dry sausage. The process includes preparing a dry sausage meat mixture, stuffing the mixture into a casing or mould, fermenting the mixture, heat treating the mixture, cooling the mixture to a temperature sufficiently low to permit slicing, slicing the sausage, placing the sausage onto a conveyor, and passing the conveyor and sausage through a chamber. The process also includes introducing a supply of conditioned air into the chamber, the air having a relative humidity below about 60% and a temperature in the range of at least about 40° F. to 130° F., and introducing a supply of microwaves into the chamber. The air supply and microwaves are selected to reduce the moisture content of the meat to a predetermined moisture to protein ratio.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2011Publication date: November 8, 2012Inventors: James Roberds, Larry Hand, Dave Taylor, Paul Kafer, Dan Glowski
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Patent number: 6524633Abstract: A process for preparing diced or sliced sausage, e.g. pepperoni, includes the steps of preparing the meat mixture by grinding and mixing to specification. The sausage is stuffed into casings or is extruded into sheet form for fermentation and cooking, following which the cooled meat mixture is chilled to 35° F. or lower and sliced or sliced and diced. The product is thereafter conveyed to a spiral dryer where it is exposed to relatively warm (about 50° F. to 120° F.) air at an initial relative humidity of 50% or less, preferably 30% or less, under turbulent air flow. The dried sausage is then conveyed to a chiller or freezer. Pepperoni prepared in this process has desirable flow characteristics when compared to product made using known pepperoni manufacturing processes. In the most preferred embodiment the conditioned air enters the lower portion of the spiral dryer along with the meat pieces and the resulting product is more consistent than if conventional top/down air flow was used in the dryer.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 1999Date of Patent: February 25, 2003Assignee: H&M Food Systems Company, Inc.Inventors: Luke B. Rainbolt, James Roberds, Kyle A. Newkirk
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Publication number: 20020071899Abstract: A process for preparing diced or sliced sausage, e.g. pepperoni, includes the steps of preparing the meat mixture by grinding and mixing to specification. The sausage is stuffed into casings or is extruded into sheet form for fermentation and cooking, following which the cooled meat mixture is chilled to 35° F. or lower and sliced or sliced and diced. The product is thereafter conveyed to a spiral dryer where it is exposed to relatively warm (about 50° F. to 120° F.) air at an initial relative humidity of 50% or less, preferably 30% or less, under turbulent air flow. The dried sausage is then conveyed to a chiller or freezer. Pepperoni prepared in this process has desirable flow characteristics when compared to product made using known pepperoni manufacturing processes. In the most preferred embodiment the conditioned air enters the lower portion of the spiral dryer along with the meat pieces and the resulting product is more consistent than if conventional top/down air flow was used in the dryer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 1999Publication date: June 13, 2002Inventors: LUKE B. RAINBOLT, JAMES ROBERDS, KYLE A. NEWKIRK
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Patent number: 5942265Abstract: A process and apparatus for preparing diced or sliced pepperoni includes the steps of preparing the pepperoni meat mixture by grinding and mixing to specification. The blended sausage is extruded into sheet form for fermentation and cooking, following which the cooled meat mixture is chilled to 35.degree. F. or lower and sliced or sliced and diced. The product is thereafter conveyed to a spiral dryer where it is exposed to relatively warm (about 50.degree. F. to 120.degree. F.) air at an initial relative humidity of 30% or less under turbulent air flow. The dried pepperoni is conveyed to a chiller or freezer. The pepperoni has desirable flow characteristics when compared to product made using known pepperoni manufacturing processes.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 1998Date of Patent: August 24, 1999Assignee: H&M Food Systems Company, Inc.Inventors: James Roberds, Luke B. Rainbolt, Kyle A. Newkirk