Patents by Inventor Stephan Kruithof

Stephan Kruithof 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).

  • METHOD OF PRODUCING DARK COCOA POWDER
    Publication number: 20240114918
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of producing dark cocoa powder comprising the steps of separating cocoa butter from cocoa solids and mixing an alkalizing agent with the cocoa solids, wherein the cocoa solids contain equal to or less than 7 wt % fat, the alkalizing agent is added in an amount of equal to or less than 7 wt %, and the cocoa solids are alkalized to an L-value of equal to or less than 9.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventor: Stephan Kruithof
  • HIGH IMPACT COCOA POWDER
    Publication number: 20210321636
    Abstract: The present invention related to a method of producing an alkalized cocoa material, comprising the steps of: (a) mixing a cocoa material with water and an alkalizing agent; and (b) reacting the mixture of step (a) at a pressure of up to 12 bar and a temperature of 85 to 180° C., for 10 to 500 min; wherein step (b) is performed and under continuous air flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Stephan Kruithof, Vincent Schoot Uiterkamp, Jan Pieter Hubert Vaniersel