Patents by Inventor William Artur Jeffs

William Artur Jeffs 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).

  • Soluble espresso coffee
    Patent number: 5882717
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for making a soluble espresso coffee powder with improved in-cup foam comprising the steps of:(1) foaming the coffee extract by gas injection;(2) homogenizing the foamed extract of step(l) to reduce gas bubble size to five microns or less; and(3) spray drying the homogenized extract of step (2) under drier outlet temperature and spray pressure conditions effective to produce a soluble espresso coffee powder wherein a majority of void space in the soluble espresso powder is comprised of gas bubbles having a size of 10 microns or less.The resulting soluble espresso coffee powder, upon reconstitution with hot water, produces a foam which simulates the foam formed on espresso made from roasted and ground espresso coffee.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: Kraft Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Satwinder Singh Panesar, Evan Joel Turek, William Artur Jeffs