Patents by Inventor Thomas H. Cromwell

Thomas H. Cromwell 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 parfried and frozen potato products
    Patent number: 4900576
    Abstract: A process for preparing parfried and frozen potato products and potato products produced thereby, which when reconstituted by finish frying or microwave oven heating have an organoleptic appeal of "fast food chain french fries" potato products. Presliced potatoes are subjected to a first parfrying step, a first freezing step, a thawing step following the first freezing step, a second parfrying step and a second freezing step following the second parfrying step. The frozen potatoes may be reconstituted by microwave heating just prior to consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1990
    Assignee: Universal Foods Corporation
    Inventors: John H. Bonnett, Thomas H. Cromwell, Rick Norton