Patents by Inventor Richard Fiske Stradling, Jr.

Richard Fiske Stradling, Jr. 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).

  • Color and shelf stable beverage compositions containing tea extract
    Patent number: 5780086
    Abstract: The present invention relates to color and shelf stable beverage compositions comprising:a) from about 0.4% to about 1.5% tea extract wherein the level of caffeine is from about 0.85% to about 3.2%; and the tea solids content is from about 12% to about 60%;b) from about 10 ppm to about 40 ppm colorant;c) from about 300 ppm to about 1500 ppm erythorbic acid or ascorbic acid;d) from about 0.5% to about 8.0% citric acid;e) an effective amount of sweetener; andf) water; andwherein the tea extract contains unoxidized flavanols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Sanford Theodore Kirksey, Athula Ekanayake, Edmund Paul Pultinas, Jr., Judith Ann Jones, Richard Fiske Stradling, Jr.