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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1981
Filed:
Jan. 19, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Theodore V Kueper, LaGrange, IL (US);
Warren R Schack, Western Springs, IL (US);
Harry Rock, Wood Dale, IL (US);
Assignee:
Swift & Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23B / ; A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426264 ; 426315 ; 426473 ; 426641 ;
Abstract
A partially dehydrated food product, especially sliced bacon, that results in improved cooked yield and reduced shrinkage is prepared by subjecting the product to hydration with a curing solution and then to vacuum dehydration conditions to partially, but not totally, reduce the moisture content without substantially affecting the other food components.