Patents Assigned to MicroSoy Corporation
  • Patent number: 7335390
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composition comprising a mixture of full fat, enzyme active, dehulled soybean flakes and potato flakes, for making a soy protein enriched and soy oil containing mashed potato product having excellent nutritional, taste and texture properties. Additionally, the invention relates to method for making said soy protein enriched and soy oil containing mashed potato product from said composition; and to said soy protein enriched and soy oil containing mashed potato product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: MicroSoy Corporation
    Inventors: Itaru “Terry” Tanaka, Safir Moizuddin, Bruce H. T. Liu
  • Patent number: 7332191
    Abstract: The invention relates to an improved compositions comprising mixtures of toasted soybean flakes and potato flakes, for making highly soy protein enriched and soy oil containing mashed potato products having excellent nutritional, taste and texture properties. The toasted soybean flakes are made from full fat, enzyme active, dehulled soybean flakes. Additionally, the invention relates to methods for making said highly soy protein enriched and soy oil containing mashed potato products from said compositions; and to said highly soy protein enriched and soy oil containing mashed potato products per se.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: MicroSoy Corporation
    Inventors: Itaru “Terry” Tanaka, Safir Moizuddin
  • Patent number: 7169432
    Abstract: The invention relates to toasted full fat, enzyme active soybean flakes, and method of making same. The inventive flakes are excellent for use in hot and cold cereal compositions including with rolled oats, in soybean flakes-potato flakes compositions for making soy protein enriched mashed potato products, in granola and power bar type compositions, in shake-and-bake type compositions, and in meat analogue veggie-burger type compositions. The inventive toasted full fat, enzyme active soybean flakes are prepared by subjecting full fat, enzyme active soybean flakes made from dehulled soybeans to relatively high heat from dry heated air for a relatively short time while moving on and/or above a moving or vibrating surface. The invention further relates to use of the inventive toasted soybean flakes in soybean flakes-potato flakes compositions, and said compositions per se.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoy Corporation
    Inventors: Itaru (Terry) Tanaka, Safir Moizuddin
  • Patent number: 7105196
    Abstract: The invention relates to a soybean cereal having excellent nutritional, taste and texture properties; and method of making said soybean cereal from full fat, enzyme active soybean flakes made from mechanically dehulled soybeans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: MicroSoy Corporation
    Inventors: Itaru “Terry” Tanaka, Mark P. Conlon