Patents by Inventor James P. Birch

James P. Birch 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).

  • Low-calorie powdered ice tea mix
    Patent number: 5427812
    Abstract: There is disclosed a low-calorie powdered ice tea composition and a method for making the same. The ice tea composition comprises finely ground particles of ice tea solids; finely ground particles of at least one artificial sweetener; and a granulated citric acid where the granules have an average particle size where greater than about 90% of the particles have a size in the range of about 425 to about 1180 microns. With such a composition, the ice tea solids and the citric acid dissolve in a liquid at different rates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1995
    Assignee: Kraft Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Elaine M. Hatch, George H. Beston, James P. Birch