Patents by Inventor Robert W. Kime

Robert W. Kime 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).

  • Stabilization of wine with honey and SO.sub.2
    Patent number: 4900564
    Abstract: A method for the color stabilization of fresh, pasteurized, and fermented fruit juices by the use of honey or a color stabilizing protein extract of honey as a stabilizing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1990
    Assignee: Cornell Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Chang Y. Lee, Robert W. Kime
  • Clarification of fruit juice with honey
    Patent number: 4327115
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the clarification and removal of hazes from fresh, pasteurized, and fermented fruit juices by the use of honey as a clarifying agent, or alternatively, the treatment of the unclarified juice with both tannin and honey in instances where the natural fruit juice tannins are low. Furthermore, these clarification processes can be used in conjunction with presently used clarification processes, such as enzyme treatment, to shorten the clarification period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1980
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1982
    Assignee: Cornell Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert W. Kime