Patents by Inventor Larry G. McManis, Jr.

Larry G. McManis, Jr. 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).

  • System for injecting brine and the like into meat items
    Patent number: 5071666
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for injecting bacon bellies or the like with a brine solution or other treatment fluid. A parameter of the belly or the like to be injected is determined at a location upstream of the injection site. This parameter is used to vary the amount of brine or the like which is injected into the belly or the like. By this approach, the quantity of fluid injected is tailored to the particular belly being injected, which achieves an improvement in the extent that bellies being processed deviate from a target fluid pickup value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1991
    Assignee: Oscar Mayer Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Gary A. Handel, Timothy G. Mally, Larry G. McManis, Jr.