Patents by Inventor George Dan

George Dan 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 and apparatus for monitoring a continuous cooking process based on particulate residence time
    Patent number: 5261282
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for monitoring the residence time of food particles in a continuous flow process utilizing simulated food particles, each including a transponder having a predetermined identifying signal, to be subjected to the process along with the actual food particles. The method and apparatus relates to a continuous pasta cooking process in which a transponder in a simulated product emits an identifying signal received at various stations along the process to indicate the time of passage between the stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1993
    Assignee: Kraft General Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul P. Grabowski, George Dan, Elizabeth M. Parker