Patents by Inventor Jerry L. Hope

Jerry L. Hope 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).

  • Patent number: 5908648
    Abstract: Methods for producing a fully cooked and breaded bone-in poultry product, such as chicken, in which the steps of pre-dusting, batter, breading and par-frying are performed in advance of full cooking in a vapor cooker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1999
    Assignee: OSI Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Brent J. Afman, Jerry L. Hope, Robert W. Fischer, Bhupinder K. Girdhar, Patricia E. Tometich
  • Patent number: 5664482
    Abstract: A low-temperature water-based atmospheric cooker for food products such as fish, meat and poultry is provided, and includes a hydrostatically-sealed cooking chamber having in upper wall and a supporting side wall, a conveyor belt within the cooking chamber having an inner-most edge and an-outer most edge, the belt having a path rising circuitously within the cooking chamber wherein each tier of the conveyor belt generally passes over another tier of the conveyor belt to form a generally spiral central belt path within the chamber, an entry portion of the belt path receiving uncooked food product into the cooking chamber, an exit portion of the belt path for discharging cooked food product from the cooking chamber; means for supporting the conveyor belt in the generally spiral central belt path; means for driving the conveyor belt in the generally spiral central belt path; a reservoir of heated water for spraying onto the food products; a plurality of outer water-spraying nozzles for spraying the heated water
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1997
    Assignee: Beltec International
    Inventors: Donald L. Graham, Jerry L. Hope