Patents by Inventor Robert F. Plemons

Robert F. Plemons 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).

  • Apparatus for treating baked products in order to improve the shelf life thereof
    Patent number: 4079666
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for reducing mold spoilage of partially baked pizza crusts intended to be stored in unsealed packages at normal room or ambient temperatures. This method and apparatus comprises properly reducing the moisture content and water activity of the crusts, cooling the crusts to below ambient temperatures in a cooler having a spiral path, treating the surface of the crusts with ethyl alcohol, and packaging the crusts before significant amounts of alcohol can vaporize. The shelf life of partially baked pizza crusts so treated and stored in unsealed plastic packages at room temperatures can be extended to at least about 20 weeks or more as compared to about one week without such treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1978
    Assignee: Fairmont Foods Company
    Inventors: Robert F. Plemons, Charles H. Staff, J. F. Ross Cameron
  • Process for retarding mold growth in partially baked pizza crusts and articles produced thereby
    Patent number: 3979525
    Abstract: A method is provided for reducing mold spoilage of partially baked pizza crusts intended to be stored in unsealed packages at normal room or ambient temperatures. This method comprises properly reducing the moisture content and water activity of the crusts, cooling the crusts to below ambient temperatures, treating the surface of the crusts with ethyl alcohol, and packaging the crusts before significant amounts of alcohol can vaporize. The shelf life of partially baked pizza crusts so treated and stored in unsealed plastic packages at room temperatures can be extended to at least about 20 weeks or more as compared to about one week without such treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1975
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1976
    Assignee: Fairmont Foods Company
    Inventors: Robert F. Plemons, Charles H. Staff, J. F. Ross Cameron