Patents by Inventor Julie Debra Ralfs

Julie Debra Ralfs 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).

  • Freezing vegetables
    Patent number: 7169426
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of a frozen vegetable or part thereof, wherein said process comprises the steps: (i) heat-treating a vegetable or part thereof; (ii) under-cooling to a maximum core temperature of less than or equal to ?5° C.; (iii) reducing the core temperature to less than or equal to ?18° C.; The invention also provides a frozen vegetable or part thereof comprising a core ice content, characterised in that at least 40% of said core ice content is located within a plurality of cellular structures, wherein the perimeter of each cellular structure is defined by a cell wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Unilever Bestfoods, North America division of Conopco. Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Harry Asquith, Elliott Kirk, Mark Kirkland, Stephen Matthew Morrey, Andrew Paul Ormerod, Julie Debra Ralfs, David George Sharp, Christopher Michael Sidebottom
  • Freezing vegetables
    Publication number: 20040065094
    Abstract: A process for the production of a frozen vegetable or part thereof, wherein said process comprises the steps:
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Applicant: Unilever Bestfoods North America, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Paul Ormerod, Julie Debra Ralfs, Christopher Michael Sidebottom
  • Freezing vegetables
    Publication number: 20030096046
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of a frozen vegetable or part thereof, wherein said process comprises the steps:
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2002
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Applicant: Unilever Bestfoods North America, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Harry Asquith, Elliott Kirk, Mark Kirkland, Stephen Matthew Morrey, Andrew Paul Ormerod, Julie Debra Ralfs, David George Sharp, Christopher Michael Sidebottom