Patents by Inventor Judene Smahel

Judene Smahel 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).

  • HYDRATION PROCESS FOR A REFRIED BEAN PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20110262617
    Abstract: This application provides a process for producing a refried bean product. The refried bean product contains both homogenized cooked bean particles and larger sized cooked bean particles and provides a texture typical of refried beans. The present process includes hydrating dried beans in water a period of time sufficient to increase the moisture content of the beans, cooking the hydrated beans in water, coarse grinding the cooked beans to provide a bean slurry, dividing the bean slurry into first and second portions, milling the first bean portion to provide a milled bean portion, homogenizing the milled bean portion with water to provide an homogenized bean portion, combining the homogenized portion and the second coarse ground bean portion with water, spices and lard to provide a combined bean mixture, and mixing the combined bean mixture to provide a refried bean product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: Faribault Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: James S. Nelson, Judene Smahel
  • Hydration process for a refried bean product
    Patent number: 8003154
    Abstract: This application provides a process for producing a refried bean product. The refried bean product contains both homogenized cooked bean particles and larger sized cooked bean particles and provides a texture typical of refried beans. The present process includes hydrating dried beans in water a period of time sufficient to increase the moisture content of the beans, cooking the hydrated beans in water, coarse grinding the cooked beans to provide a bean slurry, dividing the bean slurry into first and second portions, milling the first bean portion to provide a milled bean portion, homogenizing the milled bean portion with water to provide an homogenized bean portion, combining the homogenized portion and the second coarse ground bean portion with water, spices and lard to provide a combined bean mixture, and mixing the combined bean mixture to provide a refried bean product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Fairbault Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: James S. Nelson, Judene Smahel
  • HYDRATION PROCESS FOR A REFRIED BEAN PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20080171126
    Abstract: This application provides a process for producing a refried bean product. The refried bean product contains both homogenized cooked bean particles and larger sized cooked bean particles and provides a texture typical of refried beans. The present process includes hydrating dried beans in water a period of time sufficient to increase the moisture content of the beans, cooking the hydrated beans in water, coarse grinding the cooked beans to provide a bean slurry, dividing the bean slurry into first and second portions, milling the first bean portion to provide a milled bean portion, homogenizing the milled bean portion with water to provide an homogenized bean portion, combining the homogenized portion and the second coarse ground bean portion with water, spices and lard to provide a combined bean mixture, and mixing the combined bean mixture to provide a refried bean product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Applicant: FARIBAULT FOODS, INC.
    Inventors: James S. Nelson, Judene Smahel