Satori Kato

Satori Kato was a Japanese chemist.^[1] Kato was initially thought to be the inventor of the first soluble instant coffee after filing a patent in 1901^[2] until it was realised that David Strang of Invercargill, New Zealand had invented the product two years earlier.^[3]

References

^ Kato Coffee Company (1901). "Kato souvenir : Pan-American Exposition". Retrieved 20 December 2013.
^ US patent 735777, Satori Kato, "Coffee Concentrate and Process of Making Same", issued 1903-08-11, assigned to Kato Coffee Company
^ Jones, Bridget (16 December 2012). "Instant coffee invented down south". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 20 December 2013.

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[1] Kato Coffee Company (1901). "Kato souvenir : Pan-American Exposition". Retrieved 20 December 2013.

[2] US patent 735777, Satori Kato, "Coffee Concentrate and Process of Making Same", issued 1903-08-11, assigned to Kato Coffee Company

[3] Jones, Bridget (16 December 2012). "Instant coffee invented down south". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 20 December 2013.

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