ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,745,787, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to OSI Industries LLC (Aurora, Ill.).
"Process for cooking grains" was invented by Chuhan Kuei (Naperville, Ill.), Alyssa Nishijima (Montgomery, Ill.) and Long Trieu (Chicago).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A process for cooking grains in a bag having an air and moisture barrier is provided. The process includes filling a portion of the bag with a type of grain, such as rice, adding brine to the bag and leaving a headspace of air in the bag to enable the grain to expand as it is being cooked. The process further includes sealing the bag and placing the bag in a cooking device. The grain can be co...