Patents by Inventor Roger M. Burge

Roger M. Burge 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).

  • Food product comprising masa flavored flour
    Patent number: 6277421
    Abstract: A nixtamalized farinaceous component having pronounced masa flavor alone or together with other food components wherein the nixtamalized farinaceous component is produced by heating a superficially dry composition comprising farinaceous component, alkaline compound in a concentration of at least 0.2 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight farinaceous component (d.s.b.) and water in a closed system to develop a pronounced masa flavor without pasting the starch component of the farinaceous component while maintaining the water content of the composition in the closed system at 2% to 20% by weight of the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: Bunge Lauhoff Grain Company
    Inventor: Roger M. Burge