Instant beverage tablet for producing a layered beverage

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9968112
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15502042

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An instant beverage tablet in the form of multilayer tablet for producing a layered beverage having one or more cream layer(s), coffee and/or cocoa layer(s) and optionally a foam upon reconstitution in a liquid comprising a dark component having sugar, coffee and/or cocoa particles for producing a dark layer; a white component having creamer and sugar for producing white layer; wherein the dark component has a density in the range of 0.5 to 0.7 g/cm3 and wherein the white component has a density in the range of 0.74 to 0.9 g/cm3 and wherein the dark component is compressed with a compaction pressure of at least 250 kPa and wherein the white component is compressed with a compaction pressure of at least 1250 kPa.

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  • NESTEC SA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Forny, Laurent Singapore, SG 13 3
Fries, Lennart Lausanne, CH 15 6
Meunier, Vincent Epalinges, CH 5 49
Niederreiter, Gerhard Savigny, CH 22 120
Palzer, Stefan Lausanne, CH 24 86
Reh, Christoph Epalinges, CH 11 15

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