Patents by Inventor Yi-Fang Chu

Yi-Fang Chu 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).

  • Potassium fortification in foodstuffs
    Patent number: 9017748
    Abstract: Improved methods for potassium fortification in food products and the resulting potassium-fortified food products produced therefrom are provided. The methods of this invention allow significant levels of potassium fortification (i.e., greater than about 10 percent, and even up to about 50 percent, of the current U.S. Daily Values (DV) in a single serving) without the objectionable and unpleasant taste profile normally associated with current methods of potassium fortification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC
    Inventors: Kieran Patrick Spelman, Barbara Jo Lyle, Yi-Fang Chu, Jimbay P. Loh, Yeong-Ching Albert Hong
  • COFFEE EXTRACTS AS INGREDIENTS OF FOODS, DRUGS, COSMETICS, DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS, AND BIOLOGICS
    Publication number: 20130261136
    Abstract: Embodiments are related to compositions of matter comprising a food, drug, cosmetic, dietary supplement, or biologic product, said product comprised of a phytochemical fraction recovered from a crude caffeine, said phytochemical fraction having a ratio of polyphenols to caffeine of about 20, 10-30 or 40, or greater than 10. In related embodiments, said phytochemical fraction is a retentate of a filtration process of a water suspension of crude caffeine, and wherein said crude caffeine is a product of a green coffee bean decaffeination process. In other related embodiments, said compositions of matter are useful for facilitating neuroprotection, inhibiting COX-2 or stimulating glucose uptake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Yi-Fang Chu, Yumin Chen, Peter H. Brown, Barbara J. Lyle
  • CRUDE CAFFEINE COMPLEX, IMPROVED FOOD PRODUCTS USING THE CRUDE CAFFEINE COMPLEX, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20120269913
    Abstract: An improved food product comprising a comestible and a crude caffeine complex as a functional additive is provided. The crude caffeine complex includes a blend of caffeine and coffee-based biologically active compounds. The additive demonstrates an ability to stimulate glucose uptake into cells, provide antioxidant benefits, and anti-inflammatory activities. A method of using the crude caffeine complex and incorporating the crude caffeine complex in comestibles is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: Yi-Fang Chu, Jimbay P. Loh, Peter H. Brown, Claire E. Macaulay, Barbara J. Lyle
  • Potassium Fortification in Foodstuffs
    Publication number: 20090169685
    Abstract: Improved methods for potassium fortification in food products and the resulting potassium-fortified food products produced therefrom are provided. The methods of this invention allow significant levels of potassium fortification (i.e., greater than about 10 percent, and even up to about 50 percent, of the current U.S. Daily Values (DV) in a single serving) without the objectionable and unpleasant taste profile normally associated with current methods of potassium fortification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Kieran Patrick Spelman, Barbara Jo Lyle, Yi-Fang Chu, Jimbay P. Loh, Yeong-Ching Albert Hong