Patents by Inventor Gertjan Heijman

Gertjan Heijman 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).

  • Patent number: 11968996
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for the production of aromatized soluble coffee particles. The process comprises the incubation of an aroma donor, such as a roasted coffee, with a acceptor, such as a refined coffee oil. The acceptor can be added prior or after incubation to the soluble coffee particles. The disclosure of the present technology also pertains to a process for the preparation of an instant coffee product comprising aromatized soluble coffee particles. Thereby an odor-acceptable edible oil is subjected to aroma transfer from roast coffee beans, either before or after being applied on soluble coffee particles. The aroma transfer being conducted for an incubation time of at least one day, and the amount of the aromatized oil in the instant coffee is 0.8 wt. % to 4.5 wt. %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V.
    Inventors: Gertjan Heijman, Petrus Maria Theresia de Kok, Alexander Oosterveld
  • Patent number: 11785961
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for the production of a liquid coffee concentrate that has an improved storage stability at ambient temperature. The process comprises separating coffee extract resulting in a high aromatic coffee extract and a low aromatic coffee extract and subjecting the low aromatic coffee extract to a heat treatment and, optionally, a pH rising step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V.
    Inventors: Gertjan Heijman, Wilhelmus Johannes de Bruin, Maarten Juriaan Verhoeven
  • Publication number: 20230023081
    Abstract: A process for producing a liquid coffee concentrate that has a reduced acrylamide content. The process involves contacting a low aromatic aqueous coffee extract with a carbon and/or silica based resin with adsorptive function to reduce the acrylamide content of the extract, prior to combining the treated extract with a high aromatic aqueous coffee extract. In particular, the process comprises the steps of: a) providing a low aromatic aqueous coffee extract having a first acrylamide content; b) providing a high aromatic aqueous coffee extract; c) contacting the low aromatic aqueous coffee extract with a carbon and/or silica based resin with adsorptive function to provide a low aromatic aqueous coffee extract having a second acrylamide content; and d) combining the low aromatic aqueous coffee extract having a second acrylamide content and the high aromatic aqueous coffee extract to provide a liquid coffee concentrate, wherein the second acrylamide content is lower than the first acrylamide content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Gertjan Heijman, Rebecca van der Westen Skogvold, Ian Brown, Ellen Roos
  • Publication number: 20220378061
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of treating a beverage ingredient extract comprising the steps of: a. filtering a beverage ingredient extract to obtain a beverage ingredient extract retentate and a beverage ingredient extract permeate; b. raising the pH of said beverage ingredient extract retentate to provide a treated beverage ingredient extract retentate; and c. combining said treated beverage ingredient extract retentate with said beverage ingredient extract permeate to generate a recombined ingredient extract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Gertjan Heijman, Rebecca Van Der Westen Skogvold, Thomas Frank Hofmann, Oliver Frank, Michael Josef Gigl
  • Publication number: 20210392914
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for the production of a liquid coffee concentrate that has an improved storage stability at ambient temperature. The process comprises separating coffee extract resulting in a high aromatic coffee extract and a low aromatic coffee extract and subjecting the low aromatic coffee extract to a heat treatment and, optionally, a pH rising step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Gertjan Heijman, Wilhelmus Johannes de Bruin, Maarten Juriaan Verhoeven
  • Publication number: 20190191733
    Abstract: Disclosed is a novel instant coffee comprising aromatized soluble particles and a method of aromatizing soluble coffee particles. The soluble coffee particles are mixed with roast whole beans, and the mixture is held for at least two days. The result is aromatized soluble coffee particles, as evidenced by the presence of relatively high amounts of 2-methylpyrazine in instant coffee comprising said particles. The instant coffee has a favorable content in aroma components, yet with a low oil content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V.
    Inventors: Petrus Maria Theresia DE KOK, Alexander OOSTERVELD, Gertjan HEIJMAN
  • Patent number: 10258059
    Abstract: Disclosed is a novel instant coffee comprising aromatized soluble particles and a method of aromatizing soluble coffee particles. The soluble coffee particles are mixed with roast whole beans, and the mixture is held for at least two days. The result is aromatized soluble coffee particles, as evidenced by the presence of relatively high amounts of 2-methylpyrazine in instant coffee comprising said particles. The instant coffee has a favorable content in aroma components, yet with a low oil content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V.
    Inventors: Petrus Maria Theresia De Kok, Alexander Oosterveld, Gertjan Heijman
  • Publication number: 20180213812
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of a liquid coffee concentrate that has an improved storage stability at ambient temperature. The process comprises treating a coffee concentrate to a heat treatment and a pH increasing step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V.
    Inventors: Gertjan Heijman, Harke Jan Bosma
  • Publication number: 20180177206
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for the production of aromatized soluble coffee particles. The process comprises the incubation of an aroma donor, such as a roasted coffee, with a acceptor, such as a refined coffee oil. The acceptor can be added prior or after incubation to the soluble coffee particles. The disclosure of the present technology also pertains to a process for the preparation of an instant coffee product comprising aromatized soluble coffee particles. Thereby an odor-acceptable edible oil is subjected to aroma transfer from roast coffee beans, either before or after being applied on soluble coffee particles. The aroma transfer being conducted for an incubation time of at least one day, and the amount of the aromatized oil in the instant coffee is 0.8 wt. % to 4.5 wt. %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V.
    Inventors: Gertjan Heijman, Petrus Maria Theresia de Kok, Alexander Oosterveld
  • Patent number: 9930901
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of a liquid coffee concentrate that has an improved storage stability at ambient temperature. The process comprises treating a coffee concentrate to a heat treatment and a pH increasing step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V.
    Inventors: Gertjan Heijman, Harke Jan Bosma
  • Publication number: 20160302437
    Abstract: Disclosed is a novel instant coffee comprising aromatized soluble particles and a method of aromatizing soluble coffee particles. The soluble coffee particles are mixed with roast whole beans, and the mixture is held for at least two days. The result is aromatized soluble coffee particles, as evidenced by the presence of relatively high amounts of 2-methylpyrazine in instant coffee comprising said particles. The instant coffee has a favorable content in aroma components, yet with a low oil content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V.
    Inventors: Petrus Maria Theresia DE KOK, Alexander OOSTERVELD, Gertjan HEIJMAN
  • Publication number: 20160029655
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of a liquid coffee concentrate that has an improved storage stability at ambient temperature. The process comprises treating a coffee concentrate to a heat treatment and a pH increasing step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Gertjan Heijman, Harke Jan Bosma
  • Publication number: 20150327567
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for the production of a liquid coffee concentrate that has an improved storage stability at ambient temperature. The process comprises separating coffee extract resulting in a high aromatic coffee extract and a low aromatic coffee extract and subjecting the low aromatic coffee extract to a heat treatment and, optionally, a pH rising step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Gertjan Heijman, Wilhelmus Johannes de Bruin, Maarten Juriaan Verhoeven
  • Patent number: 9113643
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for the production of a liquid coffee concentrate that has an improved storage stability at ambient temperature. The process comprises separating coffee extract resulting in a high aromatic coffee extract and a low aromatic coffee extract and subjecting the low aromatic coffee extract to a heat treatment and, optionally, a pH rising step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V.
    Inventors: Gertjan Heijman, Wilhelmus Johannes de Bruin, Maarten Juriaan Verhoeven
  • Publication number: 20140147562
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for the production of a liquid coffee concentrate that has an improved storage stability at ambient temperature. The process comprises separating coffee extract resulting in a high aromatic coffee extract and a low aromatic coffee extract and subjecting the low aromatic coffee extract to a heat treatment and, optionally, a pH rising step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V.
    Inventors: Gertjan Heijman, Wilhelmus Johannes de Bruin, Maarten Juriaan Verhoeven