Patents by Inventor Thomas Imison

Thomas Imison 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 ROASTING COFFEE BEANS
    Publication number: 20240130390
    Abstract: The invention provides a process of roasting whole coffee beans comprising a roasting stage starting at a temperature of the beans of around 200° C., characterised in that the process comprises the step of heating said whole coffee beans such that the temperature of said beans rises from a temperature of around 200 to around 230° C. at a rate of at least around 25° C./minute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas Imison, Joe Kirkup, Ria Brust
  • METHOD OF ROASTING COFFEE BEANS
    Publication number: 20240057631
    Abstract: The invention provides a process of roasting whole coffee beans comprising a roasting stage starting at a temperature of the beans of around 80° C., characterised in that the process comprises the step of heating said whole coffee beans such that the temperature of said beans rises from between around 80° C. to around 170° C. at a rate of around 5 to around 18° C./minute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Ian Brown, Thomas Imison, Luke Acton
  • A METHOD OF REDUCING ACRYLAMIDE IN COFFEE EXTRACT AND A SOLUBLE COFFEE PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20240008505
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of reducing acrylamide in an aqueous coffee extract, the method comprising: contacting an acrylamide-containing aqueous coffee extract with spent coffee grounds at a temperature of 70 to 120° C. for at least 30 minutes to form an acrylamide-depleted coffee extract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Ian Brown, Robert Stanley Farr, Thomas Imison