Patents by Inventor Henry Tonyes

Henry Tonyes 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: 10136658
    Abstract: Methods for stabilizing liquid coffee concentrates are provided that form a coffee beverage that has a substantially consistent acidity profile. In one aspect, the methods blend a liquid coffee concentrate base with an edible alkali source in an amount effective to artificially increase a pH of the liquid coffee concentrate base. The liquid coffee concentrate base is aseptically processed and thermally treated at elevated temperatures for a time sufficient to artificially drive acid generating reactions in the liquid coffee concentrate to completion to form a stabilized liquid coffee concentrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC
    Inventors: Henry Tonyes, Annesa Seemungal, David Bresnahan, Richard DeSanto
  • Publication number: 20120328761
    Abstract: Methods for stabilizing liquid coffee concentrates are provided that form a coffee beverage that has a substantially consistent acidity profile. In one aspect, the methods blend a liquid coffee concentrate base with an edible alkali source in an amount effective to artificially increase a pH of the liquid coffee concentrate base. The liquid coffee concentrate base is aseptically processed and thermally treated at elevated temperatures for a time sufficient to artificially drive acid generating reactions in the liquid coffee concentrate to completion to form a stabilized liquid coffee concentrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Henry Tonyes, Annesa Seemungal, David Bresnahan, Richard DeSanto
  • Patent number: 8277864
    Abstract: Methods for stabilizing liquid coffee concentrates are provided that form a coffee beverage that has a substantially consistent acidity profile. In one aspect, the methods blend a liquid coffee concentrate base with an edible alkali source in an amount effective to artificially increase a pH of the liquid coffee concentrate base. The liquid coffee concentrate base is aseptically processed and thermally treated at elevated temperatures for a time sufficient to artificially drive acid generating reactions in the liquid coffee concentrate to completion to form a stabilized liquid coffee concentrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Global Brands LLC
    Inventors: Henry Tonyes, Annesa Seemungal, David Bresnahan, Richard DeSanto
  • Publication number: 20100316784
    Abstract: Methods for stabilizing liquid coffee concentrates are provided that form a coffee beverage that has a substantially consistent acidity profile. In one aspect, the methods blend a liquid coffee concentrate base with an edible alkali source in an amount effective to artificially increase a pH of the liquid coffee concentrate base. The liquid coffee concentrate base is aseptically processed and thermally treated at elevated temperatures for a time sufficient to artificially drive acid generating reactions in the liquid coffee concentrate to completion to form a stabilized liquid coffee concentrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: Kraft Foods Global Brands LLC
    Inventors: Henry Tonyes, Annesa Seemungal, David Bresnahan, Richard DeSanto