Patents by Inventor Wayman Wong

Wayman Wong 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 preserving produce for further processing
    Patent number: 4879127
    Abstract: A process for storing produce for extended periods of time prior to further processing by canning or the like, which comprises the steps of immersing the produce in a substantially isotonic aqueous storage solution, wherein the solutes content of the storage solution is adjusted such that the osmotic pressures of the produce and the storage solution are substantially equal. The storage solution preferably comprises an edible sugar, an edible organic acid, and an edible oxygen scavenger. The produce is than stored in the solution at a temperature below about 40.degree. F. and subsequently canned and sterilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1989
    Assignee: Del Monte Corporation
    Inventors: Yuan K. Liu, Philip A. Kuhmichel, Fred G. Cordes, Wayman Wong