Patents by Inventor Joseph R. August

Joseph R. August 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 preparing snack food products
    Patent number: 5049711
    Abstract: An apparatus for preparing a cooked food product such as a potato chip without the use of oil. The apparatus includes a first infrared heating source to warm the exterior of the sliced potato pieces, a microwave energy source to warm the interior of the potato pieces, and a second infrared heating source to achieve browning of the potato pieces. The crisp, chip-type snack food product thereby produced is low in calories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1991
    Assignee: Musser's Potato Chips, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph R. August
  • Infrared and microwave energy treatment of food
    Patent number: 4800090
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for preparing a cooked food product such as a potato chip without the use of oil. The process and apparatus involves subjecting sliced potato pieces to a sufficient amount of infrared energy to warm the exterior of the sliced potato pieces followed by exposing the sliced potato pieces to microwave energy for a period of time sufficient to warm the interior of the sliced potato pieces and, finally, exposing the sliced potato pieces to a sufficient amount of infrared energy to achieve browning. The crisp, chip-type snack food product thereby produced is low in calories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1989
    Assignee: Musser's Potato Chips, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph R. August