Patents by Inventor Kenneth V. Stribling

Kenneth V. Stribling 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).

  • Collagen containing encapsulated smoke
    Patent number: 5716656
    Abstract: A collagen food wrapping comprising collagen extruded into a film. The collagen contains a smoke component which is encapsulated with an encapsulating material which will release the smoke component during curing or cooking and prior to consumption thereof. The invention further includes a collagen slurry containing an encapsulated liquid smoke component and a method for manufacturing a wrapped food product by extruding the slurry onto a surface of the food product to form such a film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: Devro-Teepak, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth V. Stribling
  • Collagen sausage casing containing encapsulated smoke and method of making
    Patent number: 5599570
    Abstract: A collagen food wrapping comprising collagen extruded into a film. The collagen contains a smoke component which is encapsulated with an encapsulating material which will release the smoke component during curing or cooking and prior to consumption thereof. The invention further includes a collagen slurry containing an encapsulated liquid smoke component and a method for manufacturing a wrapped food product by extruding the slurry onto a surface of the food product to form such a film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1997
    Assignee: Devro plc
    Inventor: Kenneth V. Stribling
  • Bait product for crabs or lobsters and method of preparation
    Patent number: 5281425
    Abstract: Skeletal remains, in unrendered condition, which are a by-product of the deboning of uncooked poultry, pork, or beef, are ground to a hamburger-like consistency and processed through sausage stuffing apparatus to form an encased and sealed bait product which provides olfactory stimulation to crabs or lobsters or other related species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 25, 1994
    Assignees: Teepak, Inc., BTH Bait, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth V. Stribling, Keith H. Brown, J. Lloyd Tysinger, Jr., Bill Heriford