Patents by Inventor William R. Dion

William R. Dion 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 Coating a Food Product with a Water Soluble Flavoring
    Publication number: 20140186501
    Abstract: A method for coating a food product comprises placing a food product including fat and moisture in a vacuum mixer, applying low temperature heat to the food product to create a heated food product, the low temperature heat being below a melting point of the fat in the food product, applying vacuum to the heated food product, adding a first flavoring to the vacuum mixer, and applying vacuum to the heated food product and the first flavoring to create a first coated food product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nathan R. Smit, Brian K. Quandt, Steven C. Wobschall, William R. Dion, Tony S. Muller