Patents by Inventor Karin Simon

Karin Simon 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 for decaffeinating tea
    Patent number: 7858138
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for decaffeinating tea (Camellia sinensis). The method involves of using, as an extraction agent, a carbon dioxide which is compressed of a pressure greater than 50 and up to 100 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: NATECO2 GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Manfred Gehrig, Stefan Geyer, Josef Schulmeyr, Birgit Forchhammer, Karin Simon
  • Method for Decaffeinating Tea
    Publication number: 20070231445
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for decaffeinating tea (Camellia sinensis). The method consists of using, as an extraction agent, a carbon dioxide which is compressed of a pressure greater than 50 and up to 100 MPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2005
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: NATECO2 GMBH + CO. KG
    Inventors: Manfred Gehrig, Stefan Geyer, Josef Schulmeyr, Birgit Forchhammer, Karin Simon
  • Method of producing a xanthohumol-concentrated hop extracted and use thereof
    Publication number: 20040121040
    Abstract: In a method of producing a xanthohumol-concentrated hop extract, the xanthohumol-containing hop extract is extracted from a xanthohumol-containing hop raw material by highly compressed CO2 as a solvent at pressures above 500 bar and temperatures above 60° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Applicant: NATECO2 GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Adrian Forster, Josef Schulmeyr, Roland Schmidt, Karin Simon, Martin Ketterer, Birgit Forchhammer, Stefan Geyer, Manfred Gehrig