Patents by Inventor Belkis K. Akpinar

Belkis K. Akpinar 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 of steaming and percolating coffee
    Patent number: 4707368
    Abstract: This invention relates to an improved process for steaming and later extracting roasted and ground coffee and the product of such process. The process comprises vacuum steaming roasted and ground coffee in a percolator at a temperature less than 200.degree. F. at a pressure of from 10" to 27"(Hg) and recovering the steam aroma produced by passing same through a wedge-wire draw-off apparatus, the draw-off apparatus comprising a helically wound wire assemblage being internal to the percolator. Thereafter the coffee is percolated to extract solids therefrom and the extract and aroma are combined and dehydrated to form a soluble coffee product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1987
    Assignee: General Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald J. Vogel, Donald T. Kearney, Belkis K. Akpinar, Charles T. Moorman