Patents by Inventor Noel Almey

Noel Almey 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 and apparatus for making meat analogs
    Patent number: 5607710
    Abstract: There is provided a method and apparatus for forming meat analog products and for texturizing a doughmass wherein the ingredients are mixed, passed through a conduit having a decreasing cross-sectional area while the doughmass is heated therein, the heating being done such that a greater heat intensity is applied to the center of the doughmass than to the doughmass adjacent the walls of the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1997
    Inventors: Peter W. De Ruyter, Noel Almey, Josef Slanik, Wesley W. Teich
  • Process and apparatus for making meat analogs
    Patent number: 5534278
    Abstract: There is provided a method and apparatus for forming meat analog products and for texturizing a doughmass wherein the ingredients are mixed, passed through a conduit having a decreasing cross-sectional area while the doughmass is heated therein, the heating being done such that a greater heat intensity is applied to the center of the doughmass than to the doughmass adjacent the walls of the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1996
    Inventors: Peter W. De Ruyter, Noel Almey, Josef Slanik, Wesley W. Teich