Patents by Inventor John L. Secord

John L. Secord 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).

  • Apparatus for shaping cooked meat
    Patent number: 5957039
    Abstract: Meat, particularly beef prime rib, of an elongated form having ends is, prior to cooking, shaped at its ends by substantially flat retaining elements whereby the ends are maintained substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal length of the meat form wherein, upon cooking, the meat form will retain the cooked form having "squared" ends. A variety of devices may be employed to engage and shape the meat form ends, and in most instances, the meat form will be encased within a heat shrunk bag, and may also be encased within mesh netting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Inventor: John L. Secord
  • Method for shaping and cooking beef
    Patent number: 5654023
    Abstract: Meat, particularly beef prime rib, of an elongated form having ends is, prior to cooking, shaped at its ends by substantially flat retaining elements whereby the ends are maintained substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal length of the meat form wherein, upon cooking, the meat form will retain the cooked form having "squared" ends. A variety of devices may be employed to engage and shape the meat form ends, and in most instances, the meat form will be encased within a heat shrunk bag, and may also be encased within mesh netting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1997
    Inventor: John L. Secord