Patents by Inventor James E. Citti

James E. Citti 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).

  • French fried potato product
    Patent number: 4198437
    Abstract: An elongate potato product simulating a French fry and provided with a plurality of serrated, longitudinal ridges alternating with longitudinal valleys, is formed by extrusion of a potato mix through a suitable die. The serrations of the ridges provide a multiplicity of individual projections more or less resembling spicules, which are completely exposed to hot fat during initial frying of the product prior to freezing and to applied heat during reconstitution of the frozen product. This results in French fries of superior quality. The spicules are a result of proper consistency of the mix and configuration of the extrusion die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 15, 1980
    Assignee: Ore-Ida Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: James E. Citti, Carl S. Dienst
  • Process for producing a french fried potato product
    Patent number: 4082855
    Abstract: An elongate potato product simulating a French fry and provided with a plurality of serrated, longitudinal ridges alternating with longitudinal valleys, is formed by extrusion of a potato mix through a suitable die. The serrations of the ridges provide a multiplicity of individual projections more or less resembling spicules, which are completely exposed to hot fat during initial frying of the product prior to freezing and to applied heat during reconstitution of the frozen product. This results in French fries of superior quality. The spicules are a result of proper consistency of the mix and configuration of the extrusion die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1973
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1978
    Assignee: Ore-Ida Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: James E. Citti, Carl S. Dienst