Patents by Inventor Sheetal Sharadkumar Mehta

Sheetal Sharadkumar Mehta 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 for producing tea concentrates
    Patent number: 6296887
    Abstract: A process for preparing tea concentrates particularly those suitable for making cold soluble instant tea products. The process involves preparing an extract of tea leaves that contains insoluble tea solids and at least 5% soluble tea solids. The extract is treated with air or oxygen at a temperature between room temperature and 100 ° C. for 1 to 120 minutes; while cell wall material from a vegetable source is mixed with it prior to or after said treatment with said air or oxygen. The solubilised extract is filtered and concentrated to yield the tea concentrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: Lipton, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Sheetal Sharadkumar Mehta, Vijay Sukumar, Prakash Dattatraya Virkar