Patents by Inventor Gerald S. Wasserman

Gerald S. Wasserman 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).

  • Roasted coffee and coffee roasting method
    Patent number: 6207211
    Abstract: A two stage coffee roasting process includes a first stage, green coffee beans are roasted for 5-15 minutes to a roast color of 30-50 Lu. In a second stage, the beans are further roasted for ½-3½ minutes to a roast color of 4-19 Lu. The roasted beans have a reduced density in the range of 0.27-0.38, and a roast color of 4-19 Lu. Analysis of sulfur compounds in the coffee aroma reveals a high level of methylmercaptan, a key compound for the pleasant aroma of freshly roasted and ground coffee. Coffee beans roasted in accordance with the present invention have a generally high titratable acidity at a given density and roast color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Kraft Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald S. Wasserman, Niphon Rerngsamai, Dennis F. Hayes, Edmund Frank Mofford, Chantal Dabdoub
  • Process for preparing and storing brewed beverages
    Patent number: 4764391
    Abstract: A floating lid is provided which enables the preparation of a beverage of uniform consistency which is retarded in its loss of volatile, oxidation and contamination. The floating lid is buoyant and has an aperture through which the beverage passes. The aperture is surrounded by upwardly-extending walls which form a chamber for the purpose of creating a hydrostatic head of beverage above the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1988
    Assignee: General Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald S. Wasserman, Karl C. Kramer, Slawko Yadlowsky
  • Floating lid with brew feature
    Patent number: 4733792
    Abstract: A floating lid is provided which enables the preparation of a beverage of uniform consistency which is retarded in its loss of volatile, oxidation and contamination. The floating lid is buoyant and has an aperture through which the beverage passes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1988
    Assignee: General Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald S. Wasserman, Karl C. Kramer, Slawko Yadlowsky
  • Sensory prostheses
    Patent number: 4611596
    Abstract: A method and system for sensory prostheses are disclosed, particularly with respect to implanted auditory prostheses and implanted visual prostheses both of which function as artificial receptors. The method and system are utilized to provide prostheses that use sensory codes which simulate the natural sensory code for recognition and identification which has been found to be the integral of the temporally dispersed receptor signal. Speech recognition is improved by incorporating temporal dispersion into cochlear prostheses and visual pattern reognition is improved by manintaining current levels below those needed for detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1986
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventor: Gerald S. Wasserman
  • Taffy-like confection composition
    Patent number: 4317839
    Abstract: A taffy-like confection is prepared from an admixture of a sugar melt having at least 40% fructose and a surface active agent. The confection contains granulated gasified candy suspended therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1980
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1982
    Assignee: General Foods Corporation
    Inventors: William A. Mitchell, Gerald S. Wasserman, Alfred C. Glatz
  • Gasified candy dispersed in a matrix of sorbitol
    Patent number: 4241092
    Abstract: A confection of gasified candy dispersed in a hard binding matrix of crystallized sorbitol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1980
    Assignee: General Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph J. Halik, Robert J. Ravallo, Gerald S. Wasserman, Alfred C. Glatz
  • Apertured lid or the like
    Patent number: D302794
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1989
    Assignee: General Foods Corp. & Williams Industries
    Inventors: Donald R. Turner, Karl C. Kramer, Gerald S. Wasserman