Patents by Inventor David Andrew James Hester

David Andrew James Hester 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).

  • Methods, capsules and apparatus for the production of foamed drinks
    Patent number: 9567154
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for the preparation of a foamed drink comprising the steps of: providing a capsule containing a foamable ingredient; providing a receptacle positioned to collect fluid escaping from the capsule; injecting liquid into the capsule to mix with the foamable ingredient; allowing the foamable ingredient mixed with the liquid to escape from the capsule into the receptacle; followed by injecting further liquid into the receptacle in a jet having a diameter of from about 0.5 to about 2 mm to produce foamed liquid in the receptacle. The invention also provides capsules, apparatus and systems specifically adapted for use in the method. Preferably, the food ingredient is a milk powder, and the method produces a hot foamed beverage such as a cappuccino coffee.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Mars, Incorporated
    Inventors: David Andrew James Hester, Glenn Harrison, John Charles Cooke, Jon William Shaw
  • Methods, capsule and apparatuses for the production of foamed drinks
    Patent number: 7987767
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for the preparation of a foamed drink comprising the steps of: providing a capsule containing a foamable ingredient; providing a receptacle positioned to collect fluid escaping from the capsule; injecting liquid into the capsule to mix with the foamable ingredient; allowing the foamable ingredient mixed with the liquid to escape from the capsule into the receptacle; followed by injecting further liquid into the receptacle in a jet having a diameter of from about 0.5 to about 2 mm to produce foamed liquid in the receptacle. The invention also provides capsules, apparatus and systems specifically adapted for use in the method. Preferably, the food ingredient is a milk powder, and the method produces a hot foamed beverage such as a cappuccino coffee.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Mars Incorporated
    Inventors: David Andrew James Hester, Martin Eric Colston, John Charles Cooke, David Hay, Michael Wright
  • Methods, capsule and apparatuses for the production of foamed drinks
    Publication number: 20040137128
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for the preparation of a foamed drink comprising the steps of: providing a capsule containing a foamable ingredient; providing a receptacle positioned to collect fluid escaping from the capsule; injecting liquid into the capsule to mix with the foamable ingredient; allowing the foamable ingredient mixed with the liquid to escape from the capsule into the receptacle; followed by injecting further liquid into the receptacle in a jet having a diameter of from about 0.5 to about 2 mm to produce foamed liquid in the receptacle. The invention also provides capsules, apparatus and systems specifically adapted for use in the method. Preferably, the food ingredient is a milk powder, and the method produces a hot foamed beverage such as a cappuccino coffee.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2004
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: Michael Andrew Hayes, David Andrew James Hester, Jon William Shaw, Martin Eric Colston, Geoffrey Furneaux, Elizabeth Clare Charman, Glenn Harrison, John Charles Cooke, David Hay, Michael Wright