Patents by Inventor Roman D. Grypa

Roman D. Grypa 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 preparing dehydrated vegetable products
    Patent number: 5368873
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a low moisture vegetable product in a process for producing same. The low moisture vegetable product comprises vegetable product and a solid, amorphous osmotic agent. The resulting product has extended storage life as compared with fresh vegetable products and yet may be rehydrated to produce a product having the flavor, color and taste of fresh vegetable products. The process for producing the low moisture vegetable product comprises immersing the vegetable in a liquid bath containing a osmotic agent capable of infusing into the vegetable tissue and forming an amorphous solid upon drying. Once excess osmotic agent has been removed, the infused product is dried to form a vegetable product having a water content of from about 2 to 6 percent by weight and which contains an amorphous, solid, osmotic agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1994
    Assignee: McCormick & Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt J. Aebi, Roman D. Grypa, Thein Aung, Mary J. Lee