Patents by Inventor Tomoe Sakata

Tomoe Sakata 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).

  • Production process for drinks
    Patent number: 6576283
    Abstract: A drink component thermally sterilized and flavors which has been removed of microorganism by filtration are formulated under aseptic conditions, and a mixture obtained is filled into containers. Milk-containing soft drinks are produced by a process including obtaining a first drink component containing milk and an emulsifier, sterilizing the first drink component at a high temperature and cooling the same, obtaining a second drink component not containing milk, sterilizing the second drink component at a high temperature and cooling the same, obtaining a flavor component removed of microorganism by filtration, and blending the cooled first drink component and the cooled second drink component under aseptic conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Tadashi Hashimoto, Shigeo Shinkawa, Yoshinobu Hayakawa, Tomoe Sakata
  • Production process for drinks
    Publication number: 20030008055
    Abstract: A drink component thermally sterilized and flavors which has been removed of microorganism by filtration are formulated under aseptic conditions, and a mixture obtained is filled into containers. Milk-containing soft drinks are produced by a process comprising obtaining a first drink component containing milk and an emulsifier, sterilizing the first drink component at a high temperature and cooling the same, obtaining a second drink component not containing milk, sterilizing the second drink component at a high temperature and cooling the same, obtaining a flavor component removed of microorganism by filtration, and blending the cooled first drink component and the cooled second drink component under aseptic conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2002
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventors: Tadashi Hashimoto, Shigeo Shinkawa, Yoshinobu Hayakawa, Tomoe Sakata