Patents by Inventor Michael Desmet

Michael Desmet 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 and apparatus for cooking meat
    Patent number: 7008657
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for preparing cooked particulate meat products, such as bacon bits or other bacon seasonings and toppings. The raw meat is ground to a first size in a first grinder, mixing with dry cure and water to form a raw meat mixture, cooled and stored. The raw meat mixture is then diced to a second size in a first dicer, evenly spread onto a cooking belt, cooked in one or more continuous cooking ovens to form a cooked meat mixture and diced again to a third size in a second dicer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Patrick Cudahy, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon Allan Falk, Mien Sen Chu, Michael Desmet, Jason Kapella
  • Method and apparatus for cooking meat
    Publication number: 20040086610
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for preparing cooked particulate meat products, such as bacon bits or other bacon seasonings and toppings. The raw meat is ground to a first size in a first grinder, mixing with dry cure and water to form a raw meat mixture, cooled and stored. The raw meat mixture is then diced to a second size in a first dicer, evenly spread onto a cooking belt, cooked in one or more continuous cooking ovens to form a cooked meat mixture and diced again to a third size in a second dicer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2002
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Jon Allan Falk, Mien Sen Chu, Michael Desmet, Jason Kapella