Patents by Inventor Hershell Scrimshire

Hershell Scrimshire 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 for processing black ripe olives
    Patent number: 4664926
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing black ripe olives is provided which comprises immersing the olives in an alkaline solution until the solution penetrates to the pit of the olive to eliminate the bitter principal, and then neutralizing the lye solution by immersing the olives in a carbonic acid solution which is initially supersaturated with carbon dioxide in the absence of air agitation and heat, and thereafter providing a desirable color in the olives by immersion in a ferrous gluconate solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1987
    Assignee: Early California Foods, Inc.
    Inventor: Hershell Scrimshire