Patents by Inventor Sandra C. Ryan

Sandra C. Ryan 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: 20190090505
    Abstract: A frozen beverage composition containing hydrolyzed pea protein, and methods of making the same. The addition of hydrolyzed pea protein to non-carbonated frozen beverages has been found to produce aeration, density, and mouth feel similar to that of a carbonated frozen beverage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
    Inventor: Sandra C. Ryan
  • Patent number: 8465786
    Abstract: The present invention is a non-caloric or reduced calorie frozen carbonated beverage and a method of making it. The freezing point of a diet beverage syrup is reduced through the use of a freezing point depressant, particularly a Sugar MNS which is used to replace a portion of the known high-potency non-caloric sweetener. The preferred Sugar MNS for use in the beverage and method of the present invention is erythritol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Grant E. DuBois, James M. Shepherd, Sandra C. Ryan
  • Publication number: 20130078353
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of beverages and beverage concentrates. In particular, the invention relates to a novel sugar-free beverage concentrate with fiber. In preferred embodiments, said beverage concentrate is frozen or transiently maintained in a temperature range near the freezing point of water. The present disclosure also relates to a sugar-free beverage concentrate with fiber that is low in calories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Sandra C. Ryan, Shaun B. Gatipon
  • Publication number: 20030224095
    Abstract: The present invention is a non-caloric or reduced calorie frozen carbonated beverage and a method of making it. The freezing point of a diet beverage syrup is reduced through the use of a freezing point depressant, particularly a Sugar MNS which is used to replace a portion of the known high-potency non-caloric sweetener. The preferred Sugar MNS for use in the beverage and method of the present invention is erythritol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Applicant: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
    Inventors: Grant E DuBois , James A Shepherd , Sandra C Ryan
  • Publication number: 20020009530
    Abstract: The present invention is a non-caloric or reduced calorie frozen carbonated beverage and a method of making it. The freezing point of a diet beverage syrup is reduced through the use of a freezing point depressant, particularly a Sugar MNS which is used to replace a portion of the known high-potency non-caloric sweetener. The preferred Sugar MNS for use in the beverage and method of the present invention is erythritol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: Grant E. DuBois, James M. Shepherd, Sandra C. Ryan