Patents Examined by Hong T Yoo
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Patent number: 11974584Abstract: The present invention relates to a dried coffee powder obtainable by a process comprising membrane filtration of a low temperature extract of roasted and ground coffee beans to reduce the concentration of low molecular weight components and drying the filtered coffee extract.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.Inventors: Deepak Sahai, Amrit Maharaj, Rachid Rahmani, Marc Raederer, Stefan Palzer, Herve Crosnier
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Patent number: 11957140Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a composition with reduced bitterness on the basis of legume proteins, a composition which can be obtained by said method, and uses of same particularly in the agri-food industry and more particularly in the preparation of food formulations.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2018Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Roquette FreresInventor: Goichi Ito
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Patent number: 11950617Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for remediating toxins present in feedstock that are used in processes to produce ethanol and other products.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2023Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: POET Research, Inc.Inventor: Shannon Scott Urban
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Patent number: 11925196Abstract: A food bar includes a mixture of dry ingredients including a protein and a binder including a sweetener. The food bar is able to maintain an initial texture so that the amount of force required to cut the food bar after storage of the food bar is substantially the same as the amount of force required to cut the food bar initially.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Stokely-Van Camp, Inc.Inventors: Janique Tyler, Yosuf Chaudhry, Mark Nisbet
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Patent number: 11910814Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for remediating toxins present in feedstock that are used in processes to produce ethanol and other products.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2023Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: POET Research, Inc.Inventor: Shannon Scott Urban
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Patent number: 11903392Abstract: The invention relates to the field of infant nutritional formulations, in particular to methods for providing a hypoallergenic nutritional composition based on cow's milk protein for infants who are at risk of developing cow's milk allergy (CMA). The method comprises the steps of: (i) providing a partial hydrolysate of the milk protein(s), obtained by subjecting a starting composition comprising one or more bovine milk protein(s) in an aqueous medium to an enzymatic treatment, (ii) clearing the partial hydrolysate from one or more components capable of RAGE-binding and/or having a basophil degranulation inducing capacity; (iii) optionally concentrating the cleared partial hydrolysate; and (iv) formulating the (concentrated) cleared partial hydrolysate into a nutritional composition for infants who are at risk of developing CMA.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: FRIESLANDCAMPINA NEDERLAND B.V.Inventors: Ruprecht Jules Joost Van Neerven, Malgorzata Teodorowicz, Hendrik Albertus Kosters
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Patent number: 11903394Abstract: Provided is a beverage composition, including: non-polymer catechins; and caffeine, the beverage composition satisfying the following requirements (A), (B), and (C): (A) a mass ratio of caffeine/non-polymer catechins is 0.180 or less; (B) particles contained in the beverage composition have an average particle size of 3 ?m or less; and (C) a turbidity is 30 NTU or more.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji Yamawaki, Yukiteru Sugiyama
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Patent number: 11889943Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for producing a brewed beverage using a brewing apparatus of a brewing machine to reduce the time to produce a brewed beverage through a sequence of steps. The apparatus includes structures and functions that help to maintain the reliability and cleanliness of the apparatus. The structure of the apparatus helps reduce the size and dimension of the apparatus while producing a desired brewed beverage result. The steps of the method configured using the apparatus to sequence and/or simultaneously operate various steps of the apparatus to reduce the time to produce a brewed beverage.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2019Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Bunn-O-Matic CorporationInventors: Tom Sonnek, Matthew P. Rutledge, Joel Morton
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Patent number: 11882854Abstract: An egg food product and a method for making the same. In one embodiment the method of making a food product comprises feeding a liquid composition into a cavity, the liquid composition comprising at least 80% liquid egg comprising albumen and yolk; mixing the liquid composition in the cavity; raising the temperature of the mixed liquid composition to above 175° F.; and after raising the temperature, extruding the mixed liquid composition through a die cavity having a temperature greater than 175° F. to solidify and shape the mixed liquid composition into a solid composition; and cutting the solid composition to a desired length.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2020Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: EGGLIFE FOODS, INC.Inventors: Peggy D. Johns, Steve Amundson
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Patent number: 11882861Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for remediating toxins present in feedstock that are used in processes to produce ethanol and other products.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: POET Research, Inc.Inventor: Shannon Scott Urban
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Patent number: 11877585Abstract: A vegetable food product and a method of making a dehydrated vegetable food product are provided. A quantity of vegetables is cut to a predetermined size. The quantity of cut vegetables is cooked. The quantity of cut vegetables has surface moisture removed. A flavoring material is imparted into the quantity of vegetables. The quantity of cut vegetables is substantially dehydrated, wherein each of the cut vegetables has a jerky-like texture, wherein shearing through the jerky-like texture requires a force of at least 30 N until a 95% strain is achieved utilizing a TA-HD Plus Texture Analyzer Device. The quantity of vegetable may include a quantity of potatoes.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2017Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: INNOVATION IN MIND, LLCInventor: Douglas M. Gaus
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Patent number: 11877986Abstract: Methods of precision dosing matter is provided. The matter, such as plant or fungi matter, include species having or lacking active mind alternating compounds. Various extraction methods are performed to remove these compounds, such that additional compounds of predetermined dosages may be added to the plant or fungi matter until a desired level of compound concentration is reached. Homogenizing and testing is carried out at various points to ensure accurate compound concentration levels.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2023Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Inventor: Rory Chesley Patrick Millikin
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Patent number: 11865510Abstract: A device and a method for stabilizing wine or other vegetable beverages by removal, in whole or in part, of agents responsible for instability, including proteins and metals, are provided. The device has a tubular container filled internally at least partly with particles of support material covered with a layer of a mesoporous nanostructured adsorbent material comprising titanium oxide, adapted to absorb proteins and metals.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2019Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: ALMA MATER STUDIORUM-UNIVERSITA'DI BOLOGNAInventors: Giuseppina Paola Parpinello, Andrea Versari, Luigi Ragni, Arianna Ricci, Marina Serantoni, Andrea Balducci
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Patent number: 11865152Abstract: A composition of nutritional powder from germinated dragon fruit seeds was obtained from the process steps performed in the following specific order: (i) preparing materials, (ii) creating a dried germinated dragon fruit seeds mixture having moisture content lower than 10%, (iii) creating a foundation mixture, (iv) checking homogeneously of the foundation mixture, (v) determining whether adding the noni powder ingredient, (vi) creating a first temporary mixture, (vii) determining whether adding the dragon fruit powder ingredient, (viii) creating a second temporary mixture, (ix) determining whether adding the other ingredients, (x) creating a third temporary mixture, (xi) checking homogeneously of the third temporary mixture, (xii) grinding, and (xiii) adjusting humidity having less than 10%, then packing, and storing at room temperature.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: PHUC HA JUICE CO., LTDInventor: Nguyen Ha Thi Le
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Patent number: 11850302Abstract: A chewable supplement made by providing gelatin; providing an optional emulsifier; providing a food-grade oil; mixing the gelatin, and the emulsifier with the food-grade oil with to achieve a first mixture; heating the first mixture to achieve a heated first mixture; removing heat from the first mixture; providing collagen; adding the collagen to the first mixture and mixing the collagen with the first mixture to achieve a collagen mixture; and separating the collagen mixture into individual doses.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Totum Vos LLCInventor: Suzanna Lynn Kamphuis
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Patent number: 11839326Abstract: An espresso brewing system to dynamically control the flow rate of water during pre-infusion and extraction to improvement shot consistency. Simple user controls create a programmatic “brewing environment” which allows shots to be very repeatable and shared, allowing shots to be reproduced on other machines with this system.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Inventor: Ronald A Juve
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Patent number: 11800884Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for remediating toxins present in feedstock that are used in processes to produce ethanol and other products.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2023Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: POET Research, Inc.Inventor: Shannon Scott Urban
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Patent number: 11786865Abstract: A method for producing an ethanol solution includes obtaining, from a starting liquid, a liquid feed having less than by weight of constituents and having 3% to 25% by weight of ethanol, supplying the liquid feed to a feed stream inlet of a reverse osmosis separation system having a first pass, wherein (i) each pass has an reverse osmosis membrane filtration unit, each membrane filtration unit having an ethanol rejection percentage of between 50% to 99%, and (ii) each pass has the feed stream inlet for a feed stream, a permeate stream outlet for a permeate stream, and a retentate stream outlet for a retentate stream, operating the system to maintain pressure in one of the membrane filtration units in a range of 1,200 to 4,000 psi, and obtaining retentate that is enriched with ethanol, the retentate differs from the starting liquid by absence of the removed constituents.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2019Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Alfa Laval Copenhagen A/SInventor: Ronan McGovern
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Patent number: 11785968Abstract: A method of producing a carbonated beverage comprising a blend of water and syrup having a predetermined final carbonation level. The method includes the steps of: introducing CO2 into a flowing stream of a product blend comprising water, syrup and dissolved oxygen, such that CO2 is dissolved in the product blend; deaerating the CO2-containing product blend by introducing the blend into a vented atmospheric vessel, the interior of which is at ambient pressure with a headspace maintained above the surface of the liquid within the vessel, whereby dissolved oxygen is released from the product blend and vented from the vessel; pumping the deaerated product blend from the vessel, wherein the deaerated blend includes dissolved CO2 at an intermediate carbonation level less than the final carbonation level; and carbonating the deaerated product blend to the final carbonation level downstream of the vented vessel to produce a carbonated beverage for subsequent packaging.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: BEVCORP, LLCInventor: Lawrence M. Lucas
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Patent number: 11744261Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the manufacture of a freeze-dried coffee powder, the method comprising: providing a coffee extract having from 40 wt % to 55 wt % solids; adding gas to the coffee extract in an amount of from 1 NL/kg to 5 NL/kg of coffee extract, to provide a gas-containing coffee extract at above atmospheric pressure; depressurising the gas-containing coffee extract to form a foamed coffee extract; cooling the foamed coffee extract to below ?40° C. without shear, or with low shear, to form a frozen coffee extract, grinding the frozen coffee extract to a powder; and drying the powder, wherein the step of cooling the foamed coffee extract to below ?40° C. comprises: (i) cooling the foamed coffee extract to a first temperature; (ii) cooling the foamed coffee extract from the first temperature to a second temperature lower than the first temperature; and (iii) cooling the foamed coffee extract from the second temperature to below ?40° C., wherein the first temperature is 1° C.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V.Inventors: Joe Christopher Welsh, Tamsin Mikeala Jackson, Jonathan Patrick Mulvany, Jack Rees, Woncheal Kang