Patents by Inventor Herriot Moise

Herriot Moise 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).

  • Method of measuring carbonation levels in open-container beverages
    Patent number: 10041863
    Abstract: Carbon dioxide levels in an open-container beverage are measured by transferring a quantity of the beverage to a vessel. A closure is secured onto the vessel to form an enclosed volume containing the beverage. A probe is inserted through the closure to contact the beverage, and a sample is transferred from the vessel to a measurement instrument to determine the carbon dioxide level. The methods allow for significantly greater precision and reliability in measuring carbonation levels of open-container beverages relative to currently available techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Aleksey Bakharev, Herriot Moise, Min Feng Zheng
  • Post fill carbonation with container overpressure limitation
    Patent number: 9661872
    Abstract: In at least some embodiments, a carbonated beverage is formed by filling a container with a beverage liquid, adding solid carbon dioxide, sealing the container, and then limiting the development of overpressure within the container. In some embodiments, overpressure within a container may be limited by an adsorber material element. In some embodiments, overpressure within a container may be limited through agitation of a sealed container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Taher Shabbir Dawoodi, John A. Eaton, Youssef El-Shoubary, Robert Martin Lowery, Herriot Moise
  • Method of Measuring Carbonation Levels in Open-container Beverages
    Publication number: 20160290897
    Abstract: Carbon dioxide levels in an open-container beverage are measured by transferring a quantity of the beverage to a vessel. A closure is secured onto the vessel to form an enclosed volume containing the beverage. A probe is inserted through the closure to contact the beverage, and a sample is transferred from the vessel to a measurement instrument to determine the carbon dioxide level. The methods allow for significantly greater precision and reliability in measuring carbonation levels of open-container beverages relative to currently available techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Aleksey Bakharev, Herriot Moise, Min Feng Zheng
  • Post Fill Carbonation with Container Overpressure Limitation
    Publication number: 20140102047
    Abstract: In at least some embodiments, a carbonated beverage is formed by filling a container with a beverage liquid, adding solid carbon dioxide, sealing the container, and then limiting the development of overpressure within the container. In some embodiments, overpressure within a container may be limited by an adsorber material element. In some embodiments, overpressure within a container may be limited through agitation of a sealed container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: PEPSICO, INC.
    Inventors: Taher Shabbir Dawoodi, John A. Eaton, Youssef El-Shoubary, Robert Martin Lowery, Herriot Moise