Patents by Inventor Veronika Somoza

Veronika Somoza 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).

  • Healthy coffee and methods of its production
    Patent number: 8524307
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a coffee blend and the coffee blend obtained by this method, wherein the coffee blend is characterized in that a coffee drink brewed from said coffee blend contains high amounts of chlorogenic acids (CGA) and N-methylpyridinium cations (NMP) and optionally, low amounts of carboxylic acid-5-hydroxytryptamides (C5-HT), has a superior antioxidative activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: TCHIBO GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Bytof, Ingo Lantz, Herbert Stiebitz, Doris Marko, Ute Böttler, Veronika Somoza, Christine Kotyczka, Malte Rubach, Gerhard Eisenbrand, Tamara Bakuradze, Thomas Hofmann, Roman Lang, Anika Wahl, Rudolf Eggers
  • HEALTHY COFFEE AND METHODS OF ITS PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20130156928
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a coffee blend and the coffee blend obtained by this method, wherein the coffee blend is characterized in that a coffee drink brewed from said coffee blend contains high amounts of chlorogenic acids (CGA) and N-methylpyridinium cations (NMP) and optionally, low amounts of carboxylic acid-5-hydrox-ytryptamides (C5-HT), has a superior antioxidative activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: TCHIBO GMBH
    Inventors: Gerhard Bytof, Ingo Lantz, Herbert Stiebitz, Doris Marko, Ute Böttler, Veronika Somoza, Christine Kotyczka, Malte Rubach, Gerhard Eisenbrand, Tamara Bakuradze, Thomas Hofmann, Roman Lang, Anika Wahl, Rudolf Eggers
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DIABETES TREATMENT AND PREVENTION
    Publication number: 20110288014
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for preventing or treating diabetes. The invention in particular discloses compounds according to formula (I) for use in the prevention and treatment of type II or I diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: TUM Technische Universitat Munchen
    Inventors: Thomas Hofmann, Sandra Held, Roman Lang, Veronika Somoza