Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for 'Thermal Shock And Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction Of Flavanols From Cocoa Beans' Filed by Vellore Institute Of Technology

MUMBAI, India, Jan. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541122944 A) filed by Vellore Institute Of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, on Dec. 5, 2025, for 'thermal shock and ultrasound-assisted extraction of flavanols from cocoa beans.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. Sandeep Singh Rana; and Ms. Harsha Jebin.

The application for the patent was published on Jan. 2, under issue no. 01/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present disclosure provides a method (100, 200) for extracting flavanols from cocoa beans. The method includes subjecting cocoa beans to thermal shock treatment by heating the cocoa beans at a temperature in the range of 95 C to 115 C for 5 minutes in s...