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HORMEL FOOD CORP

Overview
  • Total Patents
    104
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    171,646
About

HORMEL FOOD CORP has a total of 104 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1994. It filed its patents most often in United States, WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) and Canada. Its main competitors in its focus markets foods and drinks, basic materials chemistry and materials and metallurgy are DEUTSCHES INST LEBENSMITTELTEC, SONDER FOOD SYSTEMS B V and SMITHFIELD FOODS INC.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing HORMEL FOOD CORPs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Herreid Richard M 20
#2 Smit Nathan Ryan 15
#3 Cannon Jerry Earl 15
#4 Summerfield John William 15
#5 Ruzek David C 11
#6 Srsen Brian J 10
#7 Summerfield John W 8
#8 Sheldon Kathie L 5
#9 Kimrey Harold D 5
#10 Young William D 5

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
US10874113B1 Method of producing bacteria reduced raw, fresh, ground meat products
US2015342239A1 Method for smoking meat
CA2822323A1 Extended shelf life sandwich and method of making said sandwich
US8568207B1 Apparatus and method using electromagnetic radiation for stunning animals to be slaughtered
US2014186501A1 Method for Coating a Food Product with a Water Soluble Flavoring
US2014272058A1 Fire braising process for meat
US2014116468A1 Sanitary foot sprayer for dry powder plants
EP2707194A2 Adjustable thermal forming die assembly and method
CN103096730A Hybrid bacon cooking system
CN103052319A Fresh meat color in vacuum packaged or modified atmosphere packaged fresh meat products
NZ592754A Use of high pressure processing to aid in the hair or feather removal from animal carcasses/hides
NZ591160A Use of high pressure processing to improve muscle quality by inhibiting post mortem glycolysis
CN101842296A Packaging of meat products with modified atmospheres
US2006257552A1 Method and apparatus for material handling for a food product using high pressure pasteurization
US2006257538A1 Apparatus for removing a stockinette
ZA200405931B Gelatin coated sand core and method of making same
MXPA04008882A Steel product and method for manufacturing.
WO03067207A2 Pressure indicator
AU8870001A Butterfly chop slicer
US6564751B2 Turkey loader