Patents by Inventor Ted Koelling

Ted Koelling 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).

  • Continuous pickle desalting process and apparatus
    Patent number: 7601372
    Abstract: A continuous method and an apparatus for desalting pickles is provided. The method comprises conveying pickles having a certain salt content along a path; spraying water onto the pickles as they are conveyed along the path, wherein the water is provided in an amount sufficient to saturate the pickles and displace a portion of the salt therein; collecting water that drains from the saturated pickles; and measuring salt content of the collected water to monitor the process and determine when the desalting process is complete.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Bay Valley Foods, LLC
    Inventors: Rod Bacon, Ted Koelling, Adam Spratlin
  • Continuous pickle desalting process and apparatus
    Publication number: 20070237858
    Abstract: A continuous method and an apparatus for desalting pickles is provided. The method comprises conveying pickles having a certain salt content along a path; spraying water onto the pickles as they are conveyed along the path, wherein the water is provided in an amount sufficient to saturate the pickles and displace a portion of the salt therein; collecting water that drains from the saturated pickles; and measuring salt content of the collected water to monitor the process and determine when the desalting process is complete.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Rod Bacon, Ted Koelling, Adam Spratlin
  • Method of curing pickle stock
    Patent number: 6110513
    Abstract: A method for obtaining a cured pickle stock without subjecting the pickle stock to conventional fermentation processes. The pickle stock is immersed in a curing liquid and then subjected to alternative vacuum and pressure treatment steps. A cured pickle product is produced having the desired translucent appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Dean Foods Co.
    Inventors: Craig Hackl, Ted Koelling