Patents by Inventor Gerald R. Hegarty

Gerald R. Hegarty 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).

  • Inhibition of warmed-over flavor in meats
    Patent number: 3939288
    Abstract: A method for inhibiting the development of warmed-over flavor in uncured meat where the meat is cooked, cooled and stored at above freezing temperature in the presence of certain gamma-pyrone compounds, after which the stored meat may be consumed cold or reheated without the development of objectionable warmed-over flavor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1974
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1976
    Assignee: Armour and Company
    Inventors: Kunito Sato, Gerald R. Hegarty