Patents by Inventor Erik Throndsen

Erik Throndsen 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).

  • Preservative detection in beverage syrup
    Patent number: 11592411
    Abstract: A method for determining whether a syrup contains a preservative at a needed level is provided. The method includes measuring a conductivity of the syrup, determining whether the measured conductivity is below a predetermined conductivity value determined based on a target syrup according to a syrup recipe, and determining whether the preservative is below the needed level in response to the measured conductivity being below the predetermined conductivity value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Talking Rain Beverage Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Roni Greenberg Eitan, Rachel Montenegro, Vesna Vujic-Kuzmanovic, Jagriti Sharma, Erik Throndsen
  • Indian gooseberry extract as a natural color stabilizer for beverages
    Patent number: 11350651
    Abstract: A beverage containing a natural colorant and one or more components of an Indian gooseberry extract and having sufficient color photostability is described. The active component in the Indian gooseberry extract is at least one of tannic acid, chebulinic acid, chebulagic acid, and phyllemblin. The natural colorant is a carotenoid and/or an anthocyanin. When the natural colorant is beta-carotene, it is preferably provided in a form of microemulsion. The beverage further contains a preservative, such as benzoic acid, sorbic acid, and a salt thereof. A method of formulating the beverage is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: TALKING RAIN BEVERAGE COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Rachel Nicole Montenegro, Kraig Allen Van Wieringen, Emma Kate Stewart, Jagriti Sharma, Erik Throndsen
  • PRESERVATIVE DETECTION IN BEVERAGE SYRUP
    Publication number: 20220082519
    Abstract: A method for determining whether a syrup contains a preservative at a needed level is provided. The method includes measuring a conductivity of the syrup, determining whether the measured conductivity is below a predetermined conductivity value determined based on a target syrup according to a syrup recipe, and determining whether the preservative is below the needed level in response to the measured conductivity being below the predetermined conductivity value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Roni Greenberg Eitan, Rachel Montenegro, Vesna Vujic-Kuzmanovic, Jagriti Sharma, Erik Throndsen
  • INDIAN GOOSEBERRY EXTRACT AS A NATURAL COLOR STABILIZER FOR BEVERAGES
    Publication number: 20190261658
    Abstract: A beverage containing a natural colorant and one or more components of an Indian gooseberry extract and having sufficient color photostability is described. The active component in the Indian gooseberry extract is at least one of tannic acid, chebulinic acid, chebulagic acid, and phyllemblin. The natural colorant is a carotenoid and/or an anthocyanin. When the natural colorant is beta-carotene, it is preferably provided in a form of microemulsion. The beverage further contains a preservative, such as benzoic acid, sorbic acid, and a salt thereof. A method of formulating the beverage is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: TALKING RAIN BEVERAGE COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Rachel Nicole Montenegro, Kraig Allen Van Wieringen, Emma Kate Stewart, Jagriti Sharma, Erik Throndsen