Patents by Inventor Ambalavanar Thiru

Ambalavanar Thiru 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).

  • Beverage precursor and process for the manufacture thereof
    Patent number: 8211478
    Abstract: The present invention provides a beverage precursor comprising tea material and food-grade additive, wherein the beverage precursor is present in an amount wherein contact of the beverage precursor with 250 ml water for 2 minutes at 90° C. produces a beverage comprising catechins in an amount of between 0.05% and 2% by weight of the beverage. The present invention also provides a process for manufacturing a beverage precursor comprising macerating tea leaf and/or stem with a rotorvane and at least one CTC process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Peter Colliver, Ambalavanar Thiru
  • Green leaf tea product and a process for the manufacture thereof
    Patent number: 8003153
    Abstract: A palatable green leaf tea from Camellia sinensis var. assamica is disclosed. Infusion of 2 g of the leaf tea in 200 ml water for 1.5 minutes at 90° C. produces a beverage comprising catechins in an amount of between 0.01 and 0.1% by weight of the beverage. Also disclosed is a process for manufacturing the leaf tea product wherein fresh leaf from var. assamica is macerated using a combination of a rotorvane and double-cone processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Peter Colliver, Peter Kiprotich Ngeno, Ambalavanar Thiru
  • Beverage Precursor And Process For The Manufacture Thereof
    Publication number: 20090169705
    Abstract: The present invention provides a beverage precursor comprising tea material and food-grade additive, wherein the beverage precursor is present in an amount wherein contact of the beverage precursor with 250 ml water for 2 minutes at 90° C. produces a beverage comprising catechins in an amount of between 0.05% and 2% by weight of the beverage. The present invention also provides a process for manufacturing a beverage precursor comprising macerating tea leaf and/or stem with a rotorvane and at least one CTC process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Steven Peter Colliver, Ambalavanar Thiru
  • Green leaf tea product and a process for the manufacture thereof
    Publication number: 20080085356
    Abstract: A palatable green leaf tea from Camellia sinensis var. assamica is disclosed. Infusion of 2 g of the leaf tea in 200 ml water for 1.5 minutes at 90° C. produces a beverage comprising catechins in an amount of between 0.01 and 0.1% by weight of the beverage. Also disclosed is a process for manufacturing the leaf tea product wherein fresh leaf from var. assamica is macerated using a combination of a rotorvane and double-cone processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Inventors: Steven Colliver, Peter Ngeno, Ambalavanar Thiru
  • Beverage precursor and process for the manufacture thereof
    Publication number: 20080020069
    Abstract: The present invention provides a beverage precursor comprising tea material and food-grade additive, wherein the beverage precursor is present in an amount wherein contact of the beverage precursor with 250 ml water for 2 minutes at 90° C. produces a beverage comprising catechins in an amount of between 0.05% and 2% by weight of the beverage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Inventors: Steven Colliver, Ambalavanar Thiru
  • Cold water infusing leaf tea
    Patent number: 6833144
    Abstract: A method for preparing a cold water infusing leaf tea. Green tea leaves are macerated, treated with tannase, fermented in the presence of hydrogen peroxide in an amount that is sufficient to activate endogenous peroxidases to oxidize gallic acid and other compounds that are liberated by the tannase treatment, and then dried. The final product is a black leaf tea that infuses in hot or cold water to give good flavor and color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Assignee: Lipton, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher William Goodsall, Timothy Graham Jones, Joseph Kipsiele Mitei, Andrew David Parry, Richard Safford, Ambalavanar Thiru
  • Cold water infusing leaf tea
    Publication number: 20030104632
    Abstract: A method for preparing a cold water infusing leaf tea. Green tea leaves are macerated, treated with tannase, fermented in the presence of hydrogen peroxide in an amount that is sufficient to activate endogenous peroxidases to oxidize gallic acid and other compounds that are liberated by the tannase treatment, and then dried. The final product is a black leaf tea that infuses in hot or cold water to give good flavor and color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Applicant: Lipton, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher William Goodsall, Timothy Graham Jones, Joseph Kipsiele Mitei, Andrew David Parry, Richard Safford, Ambalavanar Thiru
  • Cold water infusing leaf tea
    Patent number: 6482450
    Abstract: A method for preparing a cold water infusing leaf tea. Green tea leaves are macerated, treated with tannase, fermented in the presence of hydrogen peroxide in an amount that is sufficient to activate endogenous peroxidases to oxidise gallic acid and other compounds that are liberated by the tannase treatment, and then dried. The final product is a black leaf tea that infuses in hot or cold water to give good flavour and colour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: Lipton, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher William Goodsall, Timothy Graham Jones, Joseph Kipsiele Mitei, Andrew David Parry, Richard Safford, Ambalavanar Thiru
  • Producing theaflavin
    Patent number: 6113965
    Abstract: Theaflavin is produced by separating theaflavin from a slurry fermentation product of green leaf tea that has been treated with tannase prior to slurry fermentation. Methods for making theaflavin-rich extracts and cold water soluble tea powders and products are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Lipton, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher William Goodsall, Andrew David Parry, Richard Safford, Ambalavanar Thiru