Patents by Inventor Ziba Vaghri

Ziba Vaghri 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).

  • Process for dehydration of berries
    Patent number: 6312745
    Abstract: A process for drying antioxidant-rich berries (such as blueberries) to preserve their antioxidant action and their antioxidant compounds is disclosed. The process may conventionally dry the antioxidant-rich berries to remove 0 to 90% of the initial mass of water associated with them, but the important step is subjecting the antioxidant-rich berries to vacuum microwave drying (VMD) at an absolute pressure of 0 to 200 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) (preferably 30 to 60 mm Hg) and 0.1 to 2 watts of microwave power/gram of berries (preferably 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: The University of British Columbia
    Inventors: Timothy D. Durance, Ziba Vaghri, Christine H. Scaman, David D. Kitts, Jian Hua Wang, Chun Hu