Patents by Inventor Robert F. Delahunt

Robert F. Delahunt 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).

  • Fish analog product
    Patent number: 5254352
    Abstract: A fish fillet or fish steak analog containing fish chunks having a gelled surimi paste between adjacent chunks and substantially covering the surfaces of the chunks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1993
    Assignee: Oscar Mayer Foods Corporation
    Inventors: William J. Hartman, Robert F. Delahunt
  • Process for preparing a fish analog
    Patent number: 5188854
    Abstract: A process for producing a seafood analog product comprising the steps of mixing chunks of a natural fish and a binder to coat the surfaces of the chunks with the binder, the chunks being frozen and maintained in a frozen state throughout the mixing, forming a quantity of the coated chunks to a desired shape, the chunks being frozen and maintained in a frozen state throughout the forming, subjecting the formed, binder-coated chunks to an elevated temperature to raise the internal temperature of the chunks to a predetermined level sufficient to cook the chunks and set the binder, and subjecting the formed and cooked binder coated chunks to pasteurization. Subsequent to pasteurization, the product is immediately cooled for extended shelf life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1993
    Assignee: Tyson Holding Company
    Inventors: William J. Hartman, Robert F. Delahunt