Patents by Inventor Lalit R. Verma

Lalit R. Verma 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).

  • Process for parboiling rice
    Patent number: 4810511
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process for parboiling rough rice, which process includes: (1) soaking the rough rice; (2) subjecting the soaked rough rice to a first value of microwave energy to partially gelatinize the starch in the rice and raise its water content; (3) draining free water, if any, from the treated soaked rough rice; and (4) subjecting the drained rough rice from (3) to a second level of microwave energy to effect substantially complete gelatinization and to lower the rough rice water content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1989
    Assignee: Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
    Inventors: Lakshman Velupillai, Lalit R. Verma, Marcel Tsangmuichung