Patents by Inventor William F. Yearout, Jr.

William F. Yearout, Jr. 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).

  • Composite shirred casing article and method
    Patent number: 4470171
    Abstract: Disclosed is a composite casing article comprising two or more shirred casing lengths. The two lengths are arranged end to end in tandem with each rearward length in the arrangement having an unshirred portion laced through the bore of each forward length in the arrangement. This allows all lengths to deshirr simultaneously during stuffing to form a multilayered casing wall. Also disclosed is a method for making the article and a stuffing method utilizing the article to produce a food product encased in a multilayered casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 11, 1984
    Assignee: Union Carbide Corporation
    Inventors: Jerome J. M. Rusmussen, William F. Yearout, Jr.