Patents by Inventor Paul H. Orr

Paul H. Orr 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).

  • Suppression of sprouting in stored potatoes using aromatic acids
    Patent number: 5635452
    Abstract: A novel process is described for controlling sprouting in potato tubers by exposure of the tubers to an effective amount of anisic acid, coumaric acid, gallic acid, or mixtures thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 3, 1997
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Edward C. Lulai, Paul H. Orr, Martin T. Glynn
  • Natural suppression of sprouting in stored potatoes using jasmonates
    Patent number: 5436226
    Abstract: A novel process is described for controlling sprouting in tubers and improving their processing qualities using naturally occurring compounds. Tuber sprouting and/or melanization which occurs during processing, such as cooking or frying, may be controlled by exposure of the tubers to an effective amount of a jasmonate. Further, by varying the amount of jasmonate applied to the tubers, either sprout inhibition or improvement of processed color quality or both, may be preferentially selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1995
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Edward C. Lulai, Paul H. Orr, Martin T. Glynn