Patents by Inventor Richard D. Trelease

Richard D. Trelease 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 of preparing a trichinae-free pork product
    Patent number: 4780323
    Abstract: A process for preparing meat products which may inherently contain trichinae parasites so as to insure that the product after treatment is free of live trichinae organisms. The process comprises the steps of subdividing the meat to expose trichinae to treatment conditions and contacting the subdivided meat with salt, forming the salted subdivided product and heating sequentially at a temperature and for a time sufficient to destroy the salt conditioned trichinae organisms but insufficient to adversely affect the texture of the meat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1988
    Assignee: Swift-Eckrich, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard D. Trelease, Harry Rock, Paul K. Zubinski
  • Retardation of oxidation and microbial growth in foods
    Patent number: 3955005
    Abstract: Butylated hydroxy anisole functions as an antimicrobial agent in hydrous material capable of supporting microbial growth when used in excess of about 0.02 percent by weight of the hydrous material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1973
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1976
    Assignee: Swift & Company
    Inventors: Richard D. Trelease, Robert B. Tompkin