Patents by Inventor Michio Manabe

Michio Manabe 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).

  • Method for producing high-quality drinks filled in containers
    Patent number: 6231907
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing high-quality drinks filled in containers, which is characterized in that containers are made to have a nitrogen gas atmosphere to be in a substantially deoxidated condition prior to being filled with drinks. According to the method of the present invention, the inside of empty containers is made in a substantially oxygen-free condition, and drinks as prepared in the presence of an inert gas or in a deoxidated condition are filled into the containers. Therefore, all steps constituting the method, including the step of preparing raw materials through the step of filling and sealing drinks in containers, can be conducted all the way in a deoxidated condition to give high-quality drinks filled in containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: Pokka Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Kino, Michio Manabe, Yoshinobu Hayakawa, Masayoshi Hagiwara