{"number":"US12702143B2","kindCode":"B2","documentType":"grant","title":{"original":"Treatment processes and systems for improving the taste characteristic of green coffee beans","english":"Treatment processes and systems for improving the taste characteristic of green coffee beans"},"abstract":{"original":"Treatment processes and systems for improving the taste characteristic of green coffee beans are disclosed. One of the treatment processes includes a) providing an aqueous solution of water and inorganic salt, the aqueous solution having a salt concentration of at least 0.1 mol/L; b) exposing the green coffee beans to the aqueous solution until a mass of the green coffee beans has increased c) drying the green coffee beans with a bean dryer to produce dried green coffee beans comprising at least 0.3% inorganic salt by mass; and d) after said drying, storing the dried green coffee beans in a st…","english":"Treatment processes and systems for improving the taste characteristic of green coffee beans are disclosed. One of the treatment processes includes a) providing an aqueous solution of water and inorganic salt, the aqueous solution having a salt concentration of at least 0.1 mol/L; b) exposing the green coffee beans to the aqueous solution until a mass of the green coffee beans has increased c) drying the green coffee beans with a bean dryer to produce dried green coffee beans comprising at least 0.3% inorganic salt by mass; and d) after said drying, storing the dried green coffee beans in a st…"},"applicants":["Saltwinds Coffee Company Ltd."],"inventors":["Laura Amanda Richard"],"filingDate":"2025-01-08","publicationDate":"2026-08-11","grantDate":"2026-08-11","verifiedWithOffice":true,"pdfUrl":"https://downloadpatent.com/pdf/US12702143B2.pdf","pages":{"en":"https://downloadpatent.com/patent/US12702143B2","zh-Hant":"https://downloadpatent.com/zh-Hant/patent/US12702143B2","ja":"https://downloadpatent.com/ja/patent/US12702143B2"}}