Patents by Inventor Timothy Meamber

Timothy Meamber 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).

  • Method for making partially popped popcorn
    Patent number: 7579036
    Abstract: A method for making partially popped popcorn from hulled corn kernel is provided. A hulled corn comprising a pericarp structure and interior endosperm having an internal moisture content is modified, such as by boiling, soaking or steaming, to achieve a predetermined moisture content sufficient to inhibit but not prevent popping of the kernel. The modified kernel is exposed to a heated environment, such as a hot air popper, until the modified endosperm expands and ruptures the endosperm, resulting in a partially popped kernel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Inventor: Timothy Meamber
  • Method for making a food product from a hulled grain kernel
    Publication number: 20070207252
    Abstract: A method for making a food product from a hulled grain kernel is provided. A hulled grain comprising a pericarp structure and interior endosperm having an internal moisture content is modified, such as by boiling, soaking or steaming, to achieve a predetermined moisture content sufficient to inhibit but not prevent popping of the kernel. The modified kernel is exposed to a heated environment, such as a hot air popper, until the modified endosperm expands and ruptures the endosperm, resulting in a partially popped kernel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventor: Timothy Meamber