Patents by Inventor Manfred Litke

Manfred Litke 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).

  • Process and composition for sweet juice from cucurbitaceae fruit
    Patent number: 5411755
    Abstract: The present invention involves processes preparation of a sweet juice from fruit of the Cucurbitaceae family comprising the following steps of separating peels and seeds from the juice; optionally acidifying the juices; removing off-flavor precursors from the juice; and removing a methylene chloride extractable volatiles fraction containing off-flavor materials from the juice. The present invention also involves sweet juices from the fruit of the Cucurbitaceae family comprising less than about 100 ppm (dry basis) methionine, and from about 0.1% to about 15% (dry basis) sweet terpene glycoside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1995
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Galen E. Downton, Michael W. Maxwell, Heather J. Harper, M. Joseph Mohlenkamp, Jr., George P. Rizzi, Manfred Litke, Karin Romer, Ruediger Engel