Patents by Inventor Timothy Graham Jones

Timothy Graham Jones 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).

  • PRODUCT COMPRISING STEVIA
    Publication number: 20130136844
    Abstract: The present invention relates to products comprising stevia. Products according to the present invention comprise a sweetening agent derived from Stevia rebaudiana that comprises rebaudioside A wherein the product comprises solids from Aspalathus linearis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Inventors: Aboagyewa Asumadu-Mensah, Matthias Berger, Timothy Graham Jones, Kevin John Povey, Annabel Louise Wilkinson
  • PRODUCT COMPRISING CATECHINS
    Publication number: 20130071543
    Abstract: The present invention relates to products comprising catechins. Products according to the present invention comprise solids from Aspalathus linearis and at least 50 mg catechins, wherein the ratio of solids from Aspalathus linearis to catechins is from 10:1 to 1:20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventors: Marian Jean Blyth, Timothy Graham Jones, Annabel Louise Wilkinson
  • Process For Making Tea
    Publication number: 20080193626
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing amino acid-rich tea or tea extract is provided. The process uses tea starting material comprising at least 50 wt % of tea plant material harvested within 3 hours before and after sunrise and then processing the tea in a conventional tea process and packaging to provide a vendible tea product comprising at least 50 wt % of tea plant material harvested within 3 hours before and after sunrise. The observation that tea has more amino acids near to sunrise gives rise to a tea which is naturally high in amino acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2005
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Timothy Graham Jones, Navin Kumar Sharma
  • Process for Making Tea
    Publication number: 20080107774
    Abstract: A process comprising the steps of: (i) harvesting a source of tea plant material comprising stem and leaf material; (ii) physically separating the stem material from the leaf material to provide a tea plant source rich in stem; (iii) treating the stem source with at least one conventional tea processing unit operation selected from withering, maceration, grinding, steaming, fermentation, firing and infusing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2005
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Inventors: Timothy Graham Jones, Devamanohari Pillai, Richard Safford
  • Cold water infusing leaf tea
    Patent number: 6833144
    Abstract: A method for preparing a cold water infusing leaf tea. Green tea leaves are macerated, treated with tannase, fermented in the presence of hydrogen peroxide in an amount that is sufficient to activate endogenous peroxidases to oxidize gallic acid and other compounds that are liberated by the tannase treatment, and then dried. The final product is a black leaf tea that infuses in hot or cold water to give good flavor and color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Assignee: Lipton, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher William Goodsall, Timothy Graham Jones, Joseph Kipsiele Mitei, Andrew David Parry, Richard Safford, Ambalavanar Thiru
  • Cold water infusing leaf tea
    Publication number: 20030104632
    Abstract: A method for preparing a cold water infusing leaf tea. Green tea leaves are macerated, treated with tannase, fermented in the presence of hydrogen peroxide in an amount that is sufficient to activate endogenous peroxidases to oxidize gallic acid and other compounds that are liberated by the tannase treatment, and then dried. The final product is a black leaf tea that infuses in hot or cold water to give good flavor and color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Applicant: Lipton, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher William Goodsall, Timothy Graham Jones, Joseph Kipsiele Mitei, Andrew David Parry, Richard Safford, Ambalavanar Thiru
  • Cold water infusing leaf tea
    Patent number: 6482450
    Abstract: A method for preparing a cold water infusing leaf tea. Green tea leaves are macerated, treated with tannase, fermented in the presence of hydrogen peroxide in an amount that is sufficient to activate endogenous peroxidases to oxidise gallic acid and other compounds that are liberated by the tannase treatment, and then dried. The final product is a black leaf tea that infuses in hot or cold water to give good flavour and colour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: Lipton, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher William Goodsall, Timothy Graham Jones, Joseph Kipsiele Mitei, Andrew David Parry, Richard Safford, Ambalavanar Thiru
  • Tea processing with zeolites
    Patent number: 5863581
    Abstract: Tea products, particularly black leaf tea and tea powder, derived from green tea leaf are manufactured by a process involving addition of zeolite, preferably a synthetic sodium or potassium zeolite, for reaction with tea ingredients present or subsequently produced to generate red colour species. The tea products produce beverages having enhanced colour characteristics, in terms of colour properties and speed of colour generation, compared with conventional products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: Lipton, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew John Barrett, Mark Richard Birch, Timothy Graham Jones