Patents by Inventor Jean-Francois Cousin

Jean-Francois Cousin 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).

  • Process for treating vegetables and fruit before cooking
    Patent number: 6821540
    Abstract: A process for treating vegetables and fruit in order to reduce their resistance to cutting. Treatment involves the application of a high electric field directly to the vegetables and fruit, under such conditions that the resulting temperature increase for the vegetables and fruit is almost zero and at any rate, sufficiently low not to amount to a preheating step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: McCain Foods Limited
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Cousin, Fabrice Desailly, Adeline Goullieux, Jean-Pierre Pain
  • Process for treating vegetables and fruit before cooking
    Publication number: 20030165608
    Abstract: A process for treating vegetables and fruit in order to reduce their resistance to cutting. Treatment involves the application of a high electric field directly to the vegetables and fruit, under such conditions that the resulting temperature increase for the vegetables and fruit is almost zero and at any rate, sufficiently low not to amount to a preheating step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2002
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Applicant: McCain Foods Limited
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Cousin, Fabrice Desailly, Adeline Goullieux, Jean-Pierre Pain