Patents by Inventor Mark Thirston YATES

Mark Thirston YATES 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).

  • Publication number: 20130319079
    Abstract: An oral aroma sampling device includes a mouthpiece which defines an in-mouth surface and an external surface, the in-mouth surface bearing a delivery conduit, and the external surface bearing a manifold in communication with the delivery conduit, the manifold bearing a plurality of capillaries, each of which capillary is the conduit for an aroma substance, the mouthpiece additionally comprising a breathing conduit passing from the external surface to the in-mouth surface. The device is useful as part of a retronasal testing apparatus, which allows a large variety of flavor combinations to be tested quickly and efficiently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: GIVAUDAN S.A.
    Inventors: Christopher Todd SIMONS, Joseph Andrew KAISER, Matthew Charles BURLAND, Mark Thirston YATES