Patents by Inventor Charles Edge

Charles Edge 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).

  • COFFEE EXTRACTION PROCESS AND COFFEE PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20250212907
    Abstract: The present invention provides an instant coffee composition for forming a coffee beverage, wherein the composition comprises at least 6 wt % of an insoluble coffee sediment fraction, the insoluble coffee sediment fraction comprising, when analysed after acid hydrolysis, 1 wt % or less arabinose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2025
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Inventors: Sian Henson, Paul Ashworth, Simon Fox, Francisco Javier Silanes Kenny, Charles Edge, Eva Espino Ordóñez
  • Coffee extraction process and coffee product
    Patent number: 12342834
    Abstract: The present invention provides an instant coffee composition for forming a coffee beverage, wherein the composition comprises at least 6 wt % of an insoluble coffee sediment fraction, the insoluble coffee sediment fraction comprising, when analysed after acid hydrolysis. 1 wt % or less arabinose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V.
    Inventors: Sian Henson, Paul Ashworth, Simon Fox, Francisco Javier Silanes Kenny, Charles Edge, Eva Espino Ordóñez
  • SPRAY-DRIED COFFEE PRODUCT AND PRODUCTION METHOD
    Publication number: 20230248014
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing a coffee powder, the method comprising: a) providing an aqueous coffee extract comprising from 30 to 55 wt % soluble coffee solids and from 1 to 10 wt % oil, wherein the aqueous coffee extract consists of water and coffee-derived components; b) subjecting the aqueous coffee extract to a two stage homogenisation process, wherein the first stage is conducted at 200 to 1000 Bar and the second stage is conducted at 10 to 100 Bar, to provide a homogenised coffee extract; c) spray-drying the homogenised coffee extract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Sian Henson, Joe Welsh, Borja Roman Corrochano, Eva Espino, Javier Silanes-Kenny, Charles Edge
  • COFFEE EXTRACTION PROCESS AND COFFEE PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20220071227
    Abstract: The present invention provides an instant coffee composition for forming a coffee beverage, wherein the composition comprises at least 6 wt % of an insoluble coffee sediment fraction, the insoluble coffee sediment fraction comprising, when analysed after acid hydrolysis, 1 wt % or less arabinose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Sian Henson, Paul Ashworth, Simon Fox, Francisco Javier Silanes Kenny, Charles Edge, Eva Espino Ordóñez