Patents by Inventor William E. Hebenstreit

William E. Hebenstreit 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).

  • Preparation of imitation foods of a tender texture from proteinaceous extrudates
    Patent number: 4517218
    Abstract: Vegetable protein extrudates substantially free from internal voids with a densely compacted stratum of laminae may be used to prepare imitation products which simulate the tender, succulent textural properties of freshly cooked natural products such as cooked mushrooms and shellfish products. The extrudates are prepared by the thermoplastic extrusion of proteinaceous feed material slurry containing more than 50% by weight water under conditions which prevent internal void formation and provide a highly laminated extrudate structure. The textural properties are imparted to the extrudate by retorting in the presence of pH 5.5-6.5 saline solutions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1985
    Assignee: A. E. Staley Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Walter C. Yackel, Jr., William E. Hebenstreit