Patents by Inventor Miles Wofford

Miles Wofford 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 making a canned ground meat
    Patent number: 6319536
    Abstract: The stabilizer is able to stabilize both fat/oil and water and to improve the texture of mechanically separated meats. The stabilizer is a composite of gelatin, an acid, a sugar component and/or a starch component. The gelatin component is made by treating the gelatin in an aqueous slurry with an acid such that a pH of 1.0 to 4.5 is maintained throughout the treatment process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Inventor: Miles Wofford
  • Process for making a stabilized canned ground meat
    Patent number: 6162482
    Abstract: The stabilizer is able to stabilize both fat/oil and water in food and to operate in a temperature range that encompasses both the freezer and the oven. The stabilizer is a composite of gelatin, an acid, a sugar component and/or a starch component. The gelatin component is made by treating the gelatin in an aqueous slurry with an acid such that a pH of 1.0 to 4.5 is maintained throughout the treatment process. The stabilizer is used to make a variety of foodstuffs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Inventor: Miles Wofford