Patents by Inventor Toyo Imbe

Toyo Imbe 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).

  • Fruit-juice-containing black tea beverage packed in a container and method for producing same
    Patent number: 8728557
    Abstract: Disclosed is a new fruit-juice-containing black tea beverage that, without performing enzyme treatment such as tannase treatment, and moreover even if a large quantity of fruit juice is added, can suppress time degradation. The fruit-juice-containing black tea beverage packed in a container containing 10-90 mass % of fruit juice is characterized by containing 10-24 ppm of theogallin, and by the ratio (theogallin/K) of contained theogallin to contained potassium being 0.015-0.100.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Ito En, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toyo Imbe, Keisuke Numata, Yu Kanda, Kinya Kodera
  • BLACK TEA BEVERAGE PACKED IN A CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20130017307
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pleasantly mild new acidic black tea beverage in which bitter and astringent flavors are suppressed. The black tea beverage packed in a container contains sweeteners and fruit juice and 0.001 to 0.005 wt % caffeine, and is characterized by having acidity of 0.02 to 0.08%, and, when the acidity is within the aforementioned range, and a sweetness/dryness of 1.50 to 2.50, said sweetness/dryness being expressed using sweetness (total solids content) and acidity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Yu Kanda, Keisuke Numata, Toyo Imbe, Mitsumasa Shida
  • FRUIT-JUICE-CONTAINING BLACK TEA BEVERAGE PACKED IN A CONTAINER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME
    Publication number: 20120294995
    Abstract: Disclosed is a new fruit-juice-containing black tea beverage that, without performing enzyme treatment such as tannase treatment, and moreover even if a large quantity of fruit juice is added, can suppress time degradation. The fruit-juice-containing black tea beverage packed in a container containing 10-90 mass % of fruit juice is characterized by containing 10-24 ppm of theogallin, and by the ratio (theogallin/K) of contained theogallin to contained potassium being 0.015-0.100.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: ITO EN, LTD
    Inventors: Toyo Imbe, Keisuke Numata, Yu Kanda, Kinya Kodera