Patents by Inventor Steven Gundrum

Steven Gundrum 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).

  • Methods of making ready to eat oatmeal product
    Patent number: 9044042
    Abstract: A method of producing a ready to eat oatmeal product for consumption in a container of a desired size. A mixture of acid, salt, fruit juice concentrate, sweetener and water are added to a processing receptacle and heated and agitated at a predetermined temperature for a predetermined time period. A selected amount of thick cut oats and the heated and agitated mixture are added to the container. The container is then sealed, pasteurized and cooled to ambient temperature. A fruit may be added to the container before it is sealed. A flavor and/or plant sterol may be added to the processing receptacle before the mixture is heated and agitated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: SENECA FOODS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kathy Westphal, Peter Mattson, Steven Gundrum
  • Methods of making ready to eat oatmeal product
    Publication number: 20110052782
    Abstract: A method of producing a ready to eat oatmeal product for consumption in a container of a desired size. A mixture of acid, salt, fruit juice concentrate, sweetener and water are added to a processing receptacle and heated and agitated at a predetermined temperature for a predetermined time period. A selected amount of thick cut oats and the heated and agitated mixture are added to the container. The container is then sealed, pasteurized and cooled to ambient temperature. A fruit may be added to the container before it is sealed. A flavor and/or plant sterol may be added to the processing receptacle before the mixture is heated and agitated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: Seneca Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Kathy Westphal, Peter Mattson, Steven Gundrum