Patents by Inventor Omal C. Maitra

Omal C. Maitra 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).

  • Patent number: 7022007
    Abstract: The present invention is a method for cutting pork to create a meat cut that mimics a slab of pork rib meat. The method involves injecting a center cut boneless pork loin with a seasoning solution and tumbling the boneless pork loin. The method then includes sealing the boneless pork loin within a hermetic enclosure and chilling the enclosed boneless pork loin to a temperature less than 25 degrees Fahrenheit. The method then further includes removing the chilled boneless pork loin from the enclosure and forming the chilled boneless pork loin into a desired shape. Finally, the method includes cutting the chilled and formed boneless pork loin into a thickness and a length to mimic a slab of pork rib meat to create a boneless loin back rib. The meat cut can be sold as a raw cut or as a pre-cooked cut that is vacuumed packed either dry or with a marinade. The resulting meat cut includes, no bones, only the Longissimus muscle and the Spinalis muscle, and is not made from restructured pork.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Inventors: Gerald J. Naehring, Omal C. Maitra
  • Patent number: 5525103
    Abstract: The present invention is a process or method for cutting and boning a pork loin which includes back ribs and a semispinalis muscle adjacent the back ribs. The method involves separating the semispinalis muscle into a first portion and a second portion. The first portion remains adjacent the back ribs and the second portion is boneless. The resulting back rib cut contains a larger percentage of meat and is easier to consume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1996
    Inventors: John A. White, Omal C. Maitra
  • Patent number: 5464368
    Abstract: The present invention is a process or method for preparing a pork meat morsel from a pork brisket bone portion having a hard bone, a forward end, and a rearward end. The process involves removing the hard bone from the brisket bone portion. The brisket bone portion is cut laterally with respect to the forward end to create pork meat morsels. The pork meat morsels are inexpensive, easy to prepare and easy to consume. As a result, previously undesirable, lower priced breast bone portions are converted into "finger food" for which there is a higher demand by consumers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1995
    Inventors: John A. White, Omal C. Maitra