Patents by Inventor Donna J. Rentschler

Donna J. Rentschler 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 producing cooked meat product suitable for shreading
    Patent number: 4780327
    Abstract: A cooked meat product suitable for shredding and a method for preparing such. Meat is denuded of external fat and connective tissue and injected with a water and salt solution. The meat is then diced and added to a cooking pouch containing pre-mixed liquid-state fat, spices/seasonings and starch. The product is cooked in a water tank via a step process reaching a final product temperature of approximately 200.degree. F. at which point the product may be shredded prior to chilling and storage at 40.degree. F.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1988
    Assignee: Oscar Mayer Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Alayne S. Gardner-Carimi, Donna J. Rentschler, Teresa A. Raap
  • Enrobed food products and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 4741908
    Abstract: An enrobed food product having improved freezer shelf-life wherein the inner filling material is pre-frozen and shaped as to be substantially smooth surfaced and devoid of edges. The dough is a composite dough having fats or margarine interposed between a plurality of dough layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1988
    Assignee: Oscar Mayer
    Inventors: Arthur W. Brooks, Gerald R. Popenhagen, Donna J. Rentschler