{
  "patent_number": "US 1773079",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "How Clarence Birdseye Invented Modern Frozen Food",
  "original_title": "Method of preparing food products",
  "summary": "This 1930 patent describes the process of rapidly freezing food in small packages to prevent the formation of large ice crystals that ruin texture and flavor.",
  "what_it_does": "The patent details a method for preserving food by placing it into small, uniform containers and subjecting them to rapid, intense cold. By accelerating the freezing process, the invention prevents the growth of large, jagged ice crystals that typically puncture cell walls in meat, fish, and vegetables. This preservation technique ensures that when the food is thawed, it retains its original cellular structure, flavor, and nutritional quality.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover slow-freezing methods that result in large ice crystal formation",
    "Does not cover the chemical preservation of food through additives or pickling",
    "Does not cover the specific mechanical design of the refrigeration units themselves",
    "Does not cover freeze-drying or dehydration processes"
  ],
  "filed": "1927-06-18",
  "granted": "1930-08-12",
  "expires": "1947-08-12",
  "status": "expired",
  "holder": "Frosted Foods Co Inc",
  "holder_url": "https://patentbrief.org/company/frosted-foods-co-inc",
  "inventors": [
    {
      "name": "Birdseye Clarence",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/birdseye-clarence"
    }
  ],
  "times_cited": 14,
  "tags": [
    "mechanical",
    "consumer_electronics"
  ],
  "abstract": null,
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/1773079/frozen-food-birdseye",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/1773079/frozen-food-birdseye/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US1773079",
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