Patents by Inventor Eric S. Field

Eric S. Field 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).

  • Shelf-stable rice products and processes for their production
    Patent number: 5312639
    Abstract: A process for preparing a preserved rice product is disclosed. Here rice is treated at a pH of 4.5 or below with a polymeric acid food acceptable acid and placed in a microorganism-impermeable container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1994
    Assignee: Mars Incorporated
    Inventors: John G. Howard, John Atherton, Eric S. Field, Michael J. Hawkins
  • Shelf-stable rice products
    Patent number: 5308632
    Abstract: A stable rice product is disclosed which is acid-pasteurized. The rice is treated with a polymeric food acceptable acid to a pH of 4.5 and lacks an acid flavor. Alginic acid, pectic acid, carageenic acid and carboxymethylcellulose acid are indicated to be suitable acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1994
    Assignee: Mars Incorporated
    Inventors: John G. Howard, John Atherton, Eric S. Field, Michael J. Hawkins