IP Library Granted Patent US 11,925,645
Granted Patent B2
US 11,925,645 · App. 18/172,021 · Granted Mar 12, 2024

Enhanced caffeinated beverage composition

Inventors: Hector L. Lopez (Cream Ridge, NJ); Tim N. Ziegenfuss (Chardon, OH); Matthew Titlow (Carlsbad, CA)
Assignee: ORTHO-NUTRA, LLC
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Patent No.
US 11,925,645
App. No.
18/172,021
Granted
Mar 12, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An enhanced caffeinated beverage composition includes a caffeinated drink combined with an effective blend of methylliberine and theacrine providing increased mood, energy, alertness, focus, motivation, and/or decreased fatigue without adversely affecting heart rate or blood pressure.

Claims (26)

1. A caffeinated beverage composition supplemented with methylliberine and theacrine, the composition comprising:

a caffeinated drink having a caffeine content of between about 1 mg/oz to 65 mg/oz;

theacrine in an amount of between about 1.5 mg/oz to 15 mg/oz; and

methylliberine in an amount of between about 3.0 mg/oz to 30 mg/oz.

2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the theacrine and the methylliberine are present in a weight ratio of between about 1:1.5 to 1:2.75.

3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the caffeine content is from 10 mg/oz to 30 mg/oz.

4. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the caffeinated drink is brewed coffee.

5. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the caffeinated drink is brewed coffee and the theacrine and the methylliberine are present in a weight ratio of between about 1:1.5 to 1:2.75.

6. The composition of claim 5 , wherein the brewed coffee is a non-espresso brew having a caffeine content of between about 10 mg/oz to 30 mg/oz.

7. The composition of claim 5 , wherein the brewed coffee is an espresso brew having a caffeine content of between about 30 mg/oz to 65 mg/oz in not more than 3 ounce volume.

8. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the caffeinated drink is a coffee drink, a tea, an energy drink, or a cola.

9. The composition of claim 8 , wherein the caffeinated drink is a tea and the tea is black or green tea.

10. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the caffeinated beverage upon consumption by a person, increases mood, energy, alertness, motivation, and/or focus in the person compared to the caffeinated beverage alone or the caffeinated beverage supplemented only with methylliberine of between about 6 mg/oz or 12.5 mg/oz.

11. The composition of claim 10 , wherein the caffeinated beverage does not adversely affect heart rate and/or blood pressure in the person.

12. The composition of claim 10 , wherein the increased mood, energy, alertness, motivation, and/or focus in the person is experienced by the person up to about 5 hours after consumption.

13. A method of preparing an enhanced caffeinated beverage, comprising: adding theacrine and methylliberine to a caffeinated drink, wherein the theacrine is added in an amount of between about 1.5 mg/oz to 15 mg/oz and the methylliberine is added in an amount of between about 3.0 mg/oz to 30 mg/oz.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the caffeinated drink has a caffeine content of between about 1 mg/oz to 65 mg/oz.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the theacrine and the methylliberine are added in a weight ratio of between about 1:1.5 to 1:2.75.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the caffeinated drink is selected from a group consisting of a brewed coffee, a tea, an energy drink, or a cola.

17. The method of claim 13 , wherein the caffeinated drink is a brewed coffee and the theacrine and methylliberine are added to coffee grounds prior to brewing the brewed coffee or the theacrine and methylliberine are added to the brewed coffee.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the brewed coffee is a non-espresso or espresso brewed coffee.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the brewed coffee is a hot brewed coffee or a cold brewed coffee.

20. A coffee beverage composition supplemented with methylliberine and theacrine, the composition comprising:

a coffee drink having a caffeine content of between about 1 mg/oz to 65 mg/oz;

theacrine in an amount of between about 1.5 mg/oz to 15 mg/oz; and

methylliberine in an amount of between about 3.0 mg/oz to 30 mg/oz, and wherein the theacrine and the methylliberine are in a weight ratio of between about 1:1.5 to 1:2.75.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 21, 2023
From: LOPEZ, HECTOR L.; ZIEGENFUSS, TIM N.; TITLOW, MATTHEW
To: ORTHO-NUTRA, LLC
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Continuity (7)
Continuation 17084777 · Oct 30, 2020
Continuation In Part 16551373 · Aug 26, 2019
Continuation 15600371 · May 19, 2017
Continuation In Part 14539726 · Nov 12, 2014
Provisional Application 62955261 · Dec 30, 2019
Provisional Application 61903362 · Nov 12, 2013
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