Patents by Inventor Daniel G. Steffen

Daniel G. Steffen 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).

  • Composition Having Blood Pressure Reducing and/or Elevation Suppressing Effect and Food and Drink Containing the Same
    Publication number: 20090005342
    Abstract: The present invention regards the composition having a blood pressure reducing and/or elevation suppressing effect comprising a mannose-based oligosaccharide mass comprising 1 to 10 molecules of monosaccharides linked together, said molecules mainly comprising mannose. It is the object of the present invention to provide an economical and simple food and drink which has an excellent blood pressure reducing and/or elevation suppressing effect without changing ordinary eating habits much, and a composition ingestible with a food and drink which effectively uses waste resources such as coffee extraction residues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Izumi Takao, Ichiro Asano, Shigeyoshi Fujii, Masayuki Kaneko, John R. Nielson, Daniel G. Steffen, Thomas Hatzold
  • Rapid rehydrating beverage
    Patent number: 4874606
    Abstract: A flavored and sweetened aqueous beverage which rapidly rehydrates dehydrated individuals, containing specified amounts of water, sodium chloride, citric acid and APM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1989
    Assignee: General Foods Corp.
    Inventors: Peter C. Boyle, Daniel G. Steffen, John L. Melton, Gus D. Coccodrilli, Jr., Michael A. Nagy