Patents by Inventor Kirk K. Hale, Jr.

Kirk K. Hale, Jr. 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).

  • Method for maintaining interior quality of irradiated shell eggs
    Patent number: 5700504
    Abstract: A method for reducing irradiation-induced changes in shell eggs and shell-less intact packaged eggs undergoing irradiation sufficient to cause a three-log reduction in Salmonella sp. The method utilizes pre-radiation heat treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1997
    Assignee: Michael Foods, Inc.
    Inventor: Kirk K. Hale, Jr.