Patents by Inventor John Keeler, Sr.

John Keeler, Sr. 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 for packaging crabmeat
    Patent number: 8445046
    Abstract: A method for packaging crabmeat including the steps of providing a flexible pouch, placing a volume of crabmeat into the flexible pouch, controlling a volume of ambient air in the flexible pouch to obtain an ambient air to crabmeat ratio within the flexible pouch of about 13-20% by volume, sealing the flexible pouch to maintain the ambient air to crabmeat ratio within the flexible pouch, and pasteurizing the flexible pouch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: John Keeler & Co., Inc.
    Inventor: John Keeler, Sr.
  • Method for packaging crabmeat
    Patent number: 8337922
    Abstract: A method for packaging crabmeat is provided. In a first embodiment, the method comprises providing a packaging vessel, placing crab meat into the vessel, adjusting the volume of air within the vessel to obtain an air to meat ratio of essentially 20 percent by volume, sealing the packaging vessel, and then pasteurizing the sealed vessel to achieve desired end results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: John Keeler & Co., Inc.
    Inventor: John Keeler, Sr.