Patents by Inventor John E. Steinhauer

John E. Steinhauer 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).

  • Shrimp processing
    Patent number: 4394396
    Abstract: A process for treating shrimp is described that results in their having desirable moisture retention after cooking or freezing, while retaining their natural appearance, by contacting them with a mixture of sodium tripolyphosphate and sodium acid pyrophosphate salts in water, wherein the salts have a weight ratio of 80:20 to 60:40 and the mixture yields a pH in water of about 6.2 to about 7.1; optionally up to 7 wt % of ordinary salt can also be employed in the aqueous mixture of phosphate salts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1983
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Shimp, John E. Steinhauer