Patents by Inventor Alan Bryan Pritchard

Alan Bryan Pritchard 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).

  • Caffeine antagonim
    Patent number: 4007290
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and composition for controlling the sleep disturbing characteristics of caffeine-containing beverages which avoid the need for removing the caffeine. This is accomplished by including nicotinic acid or a soluble salt thereof in the beverage in an amount which is greater than that naturally present and which is effective to antagonize the sleep disturbing characteristics of the caffeine in the beverage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1974
    Date of Patent: February 8, 1977
    Assignee: General Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin Raphael Zeitlin, Alan Bryan Pritchard, Harold S. Levenson