Patents by Inventor Nathan R. Smit

Nathan R. Smit 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 Coating a Food Product with a Water Soluble Flavoring
    Publication number: 20140186501
    Abstract: A method for coating a food product comprises placing a food product including fat and moisture in a vacuum mixer, applying low temperature heat to the food product to create a heated food product, the low temperature heat being below a melting point of the fat in the food product, applying vacuum to the heated food product, adding a first flavoring to the vacuum mixer, and applying vacuum to the heated food product and the first flavoring to create a first coated food product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nathan R. Smit, Brian K. Quandt, Steven C. Wobschall, William R. Dion, Tony S. Muller
  • Fresh Meat Color in Vacuum Packaged or Modified Atmosphere Packaged Fresh Meat Products
    Publication number: 20120027896
    Abstract: A packaged treated fresh meat product comprises a fresh meat product, a solution, and a low to no oxygen packaging. The solution includes a source of sodium nitrite or sodium nitrate infused into the fresh meat product to create a treated fresh meat product. The low to no oxygen packaging contains the treated fresh meat product, wherein the treated fresh meat product has a fresh meat color before cooking and a uniform, uncured cooked color after cooking to done.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: John W. Summerfield, Eric J. Holst, Nathan R. Smit