Patents by Inventor Michael W. Evon

Michael W. Evon 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 producing low acid food products
    Patent number: 6406730
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a method and apparatus for treating a low acid food product. The low acid food product is first acidified to produce an acidified food product and then packaged as the acidified food product. The acidifying step comprises addition of a GRAS acid to adjust the pH to below about 4.5. The acidified food product is then deacidified to return the acidified food product to the low acid food product having a pH above 4.6. The deacidification is accomplished through the addition of an alkaline substance in an amount sufficient to deacidify the acidified food product to a pH of from about 5.8 to about 7.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Inventors: Carl E. Banyard, Richard S. Hornack, Michael W. Evon