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HILLS BROS COFFEE

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  • Total Patents
    56
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HILLS BROS COFFEE has a total of 56 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1936. It filed its patents most often in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Its main competitors in its focus markets foods and drinks, chemical engineering and agriculture are QINGLONG COUNTY QINGYUN TEA IND CO LTD, YUQING COUNTY YULONG TEA CO LTD and TEA RESEARCH ASS.

Patent filings in countries

World map showing HILLS BROS COFFEEs patent filings in countries

Patent filings per year

Chart showing HILLS BROS COFFEEs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Lee Nutting 10
#2 Chong George S 6
#3 Hills Leslie W 6
#4 Miller Jarrott T 5
#5 Himel Chester M 5
#6 Silverstein Robert M 5
#7 Nutting Lee 5
#8 Mercer James L 3
#9 Mcchesney John G 3
#10 Mulvany Harry A 2

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
US4322447A High speed process for roasting coffee
US4169164A Low density coffee roasting process
DE2133739A1 Vibratory conveyors - with cooled tiers and support frame in freeze drying vessel
GB1325785A Continuous freeze drying method and apparatus
GB1298911A Improvements in or relating to vibratory conveyor systems
US3595668A Continuous coffee roasting process
US3572235A Continuous coffee roasting apparatus
US3573060A Coffee extract products and methods and apparatus for their manufacture
GB1186606A Improved Continuous process for Roasting Coffee and apparatus therefor
GB1171930A Improvements in or relating to Freeze Dried Products
GB1171929A Improvements in or relating to Freeze-Drying methods and apparatus
US3361571A Continuous process for producing decaffeinated beverage extract
US3361572A Continuous process for producing beverage extract
US3293041A Beverage extract tabletting method
US3033875A Condensed ring heterocyclic disulfides and sulfides
US2951848A Bis(2-pyrrolemethyl) disulfide and its n, n'-dimethyl derivative
US2957919A Diveratryl disulfide and its preparation
US3041351A Heterocyclic mercaptan compounds
US2905701A 2-benzofurfuryl isothiocyanate
US2853387A Coffee concentrate and process of producing same