Patents by Inventor Samuel J. Huffman

Samuel J. Huffman 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).

  • Dehydrated legume product and process for producing same
    Patent number: 4676990
    Abstract: Legumes, such as beans, are hydrated, and cooked to form a mash prior to forming the resultant mixture into shapes suitable for dehydration to a storage-stable moisture content. The dehydrated bean product has a bulk density greater than about 0.28 gm/cc, and a rehydration ratio within the range of 1.75 to 3.75:1.0, and is capable of substantially uniform reconstitution which does not require physical agitation. The hydrated product is particularly suitable for the preparation of refried beans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1987
    Assignee: Basic American Foods
    Inventors: Samuel J. Huffman, Joel R. Tinsley
  • Method of making a parfried frozen potato product
    Patent number: 4007292
    Abstract: A parfried frozen potato product suitable for toasting to produce French fries ready for consumption. Potato dough is formed as by extrusion to produce a sheet comprising a multiple of French fry sized units of bodies in side-by-side substantially planar arrangement connected by a thin dough film with a longitudinal central void in each unit. Said sheet is cut to French fry length and then parfried, frozen, and marketed in frozen form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1975
    Date of Patent: February 8, 1977
    Assignee: Ampco Foods Inc.
    Inventors: Mounir A. Shatila, Samuel J. Huffman