Patents by Inventor Richard J. Middleton

Richard J. Middleton 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 FOR TREATING VANILLA BEANS
    Publication number: 20110081448
    Abstract: There is provided a process for the preparation of cured vanilla bean pieces comprising steps of: i) blanching vanilla beans; ii) optionally cooling the blanched vanilla beans of step i); iii) comminuting the blanched vanilla beans of steps i) or ii); iv) incubating the comminuted pieces of step iii); and v) drying the incubated pieces of step iv).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventors: J. Patrick Dunphy, Richard J. Middleton, Ian Butler, Ingmar Qvist, Krishna Bala