Patents by Inventor Beng H. Beh

Beng H. Beh has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Treatment of cocoa beans for improving fermentation
    Patent number: 5342632
    Abstract: Fresh cocoa beans to be fermented are treated by removing and separating the pulp content from the beans in an amount of from 10% to 30% by weight based upon the weight of the fresh beans. The pulp content may be removed and separated from the fresh means by passing the fresh beans dynamically through a depulper apparatus, which may be followed by drying of the depulped beans, or with a hydraulic press followed by drying of the pressed beans, or with a combination of a press and a depulper apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1994
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Ulrich Bangerter, Beng H. Beh, Alfred B. Callis, Ian J. Pilkington