Patents by Inventor R. N. Koopman

R. N. Koopman 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 of cooking food products in a vertical orientation
    Patent number: 5079020
    Abstract: A process for cooking, in a cooking fluid, food products which lose a portion of their moisture content as vapor during the cooking cycle is provided. The food products are spaced and oriented so that during cooking, water vapor is expelled from the food products into the vertical convection channels formed by the spacing and orienting of the food products. The expelled buoyant water vapor augments the upward vertical convection of the cooking fluid through the vertical convection channels, thereby improving heat transfer from the cooking fluid to the food products. As a result, cooking time and fat uptake is reduced and a more uniform product quality is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1992
    Assignee: Restaurant Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: R. N. Koopman, Tuncer M. Kuzay