Patents by Inventor Hisanori Endo

Hisanori Endo has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Freeze-resistant baker's yeast strain having sugar resistance
    Patent number: 5801049
    Abstract: Disclosed is a yeast strain belonging to Saccharomyces cerevisiae, having a freeze resistance and having an invertase activity of not less than a value corresponding to a minimum level of sucrose decomposing ability effective for utilizing sucrose for fermentation, but of not more than 200 U/g, in terms of the value of activity as measured with respect to the yeast in a state of non-freeze compressed yeast having a water content of 67% by weight and a solids content of 33% by weight. The baker's yeast of the present invention has not only freeze resistance but also high resistance to a super high sugar content dough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hisanori Endo
  • Freeze resistant bakers' yeast
    Patent number: 5352606
    Abstract: A diploid hybrid bakers' yeast belonging to Saccharomyces cerevisiae having at least strong fermentative ability of non-sugar bread dough and strong freeze-resistance and frozen bread dough containing the same are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Takano, Akihiro Hino, Hisanori Endo, Nobuaki Nakagawa, Akio Sato