Patents by Inventor Tyre C. Lanier

Tyre C. Lanier 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 of retarding denaturation of meat products
    Patent number: 4572838
    Abstract: A method of retarding denaturation of muscle protein in meat products during extended storage without materially increasing the caloric content or substantially changing the flavor of the meat product. The method comprises comminuting a meat product containing muscle protein and admixing the comminuted meat product with polydextrose in an amount sufficient to retard denaturation of the muscle protein in the meat product without materially increasing the caloric content or substantially changing the flavor of the meat product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1986
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Tyre C. Lanier, Takayuki Akahane