Patents by Inventor Catherine Moriarty

Catherine Moriarty 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).

  • Method of processing solid food by electric heating
    Patent number: 5540941
    Abstract: Method of and apparatus for processing, sterilizing and packaging solid food in which a food portion is held in a saline solution contained in an enclosure formed by a packaging film, the food portion is processed and sterilized by ohmic heating, which also sterilizes the inside surface of the film, and after processing, the enclosure is collapsed around the food portion and resealed as an encapsulation around it, thus producing a sterilized package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1996
    Assignee: Unilever Patent Hodlings B.V.
    Inventors: Alan Stevens, Catherine Moriarty