Patents by Inventor Douglas Appleby

Douglas Appleby 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).

  • Coating to allow additives to anchor to casings
    Publication number: 20060127538
    Abstract: Methods of imparting functionality to a food surface are described. In general, a tubular food casing having a surface coated with a polyvinyl alcohol-polyethylene glycol graft copolymer is contacted with a food surface. The functionality is imparted onto the food surface, and in some instances, the polyvinyl alcohol-polyethylene glycol graft copolymer is subsequently removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventor: Douglas Appleby