Patents by Inventor Sundar Bala

Sundar Bala 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).

  • PLANT-BASED NON-DAIRY FERMENTED BASE COMPOSITION AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200352202
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a plant-based non-dairy fermented base composition and methods of making and/or using the plant-based non-dairy fermented base composition to produce nutritional products, such as food and beverage products, particularly food, snack, and/or beverage products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Michelle JOHNSON, Sundar BALA, Kris SUBRAMANIAN, Geoffrey PFEIFER
  • NON-DAIRY FERMENTED WATER KEFIR BASE COMPOSITION AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200352190
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a non-dairy fermented water kefir base composition and methods of making and/or using the non-dairy fermented water kefir base composition to produce nutritional products, such as food and beverage products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Michelle JOHNSON, Sundar BALA, Kris SUBRAMANIAN, Valerie SERSHON, Jin-E SHIN, Geoffrey PFEIFER
  • Preparation and Incorporation of Co-Products into Beverages to Enhance Nutrition and Sensory Attributes
    Publication number: 20200236976
    Abstract: Co-products from juice extraction, in particular for use in beverage and food products to enhance nutrition and sensory attributes of the products, are provided. The co-product has a number average particle size of between 1 and 2000 microns, a total polyphenol content of at least 2500 parts per million, a moisture content of between 70% and 85% by weight, and a combined peel and seed content between 0.01% and 20% by weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Sundar Bala, Bryan William Hitchcock, MongJan Hsieh, Rachel Lisa Jordan, Jeffrey David Mathews, Teodoro Rivera, Jin-E Shin, William B. Small, II
  • Preparation and incorporation of co-products into beverages to enhance nutrition and sensory attributes
    Patent number: 10667546
    Abstract: Co-products from juice extraction, in particular for use in beverage and food products to enhance nutrition and sensory attributes of the products, are provided. The co-product has a number average particle size of between 1 and 2000 microns, a total polyphenol content of at least 2500 parts per million, a moisture content of between 70% and 85% by weight, and a combined peel and seed content between 0.01% and 20% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Sundar Bala, Bryan William Hitchcock, MongJan Hsieh, Rachel Lisa Jordan, Jeffrey David Mathews, Teodoro Rivera, Jin-E Shin, William B. Small, II