Patents by Inventor Junichi Katouno

Junichi Katouno 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).

  • Patent number: 7662799
    Abstract: Dry powders of amino acids which exhibit great oral meltability and solubility, may be produced by spray drying a hydrous liquid of amino acids to produce a powder of amino acids, where the hydrous liquid of amino acids is prepared into the form of microfine liquid droplets in the presence of trehalose for spray drying, to obtain a powder having a mean particle size of 0.1 ?m to 15 ?m, as well as granulating and drying during the spray drying or after the spray drying, to obtain a granulated powder having a mean particle size of 20 ?m to 1,000 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Aiji Watanabe, Junichi Katouno, Teruo Yoshida, Susumu Tsujimoto
  • Publication number: 20080275124
    Abstract: Dry powders of amino acids which exhibit great oral meltability and solubility, may be produced by spray drying a hydrous liquid of amino acids to produce a powder of amino acids, where the hydrous liquid of amino acids is prepared into the form of microfine liquid droplets in the presence of trehalose for spray drying, to obtain a powder having a mean particle size of 0.1 ?m to 15 ?m, as well as granulating and drying during the spray drying or after the spray drying, to obtain a granulated powder having a mean particle size of 20 ?m to 1,000 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Aiji WATANABE, Junichi Katouno, Teruo Yoshida, Susumu Tsujimoto
  • Publication number: 20050080136
    Abstract: Dry powders of amino acids which exhibit great oral meltability and solubility, may be produced by spray drying a hydrous liquid of amino acids to produce a powder of amino acids, where the hydrous liquid of amino acids is prepared into the form of microfine liquid droplets in the presence of trehalose for spray drying, to obtain a powder having a mean particle size of 0.1 ?m to 15 ?m, as well as granulating and drying during the spray drying or after the spray drying, to obtain a granulated powder having a mean particle size of 20 ?m to 1,000 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Aiji Watanabe, Junichi Katouno, Teruo Yoshida, Susumu Tsujimoto
  • Publication number: 20050031769
    Abstract: In order to provide a spray dry method capable of producing a dry powder retaining the savor and flavor of a raw material and having solubility without any thermal deterioration, at a mass scale, a method for producing a dry powder keeping savor and flavor from a hydrous liquid material containing a savory and flavorful component and, preferably, a hygroscopic component by spray drying is disclosed, the method including spray drying the hydrous liquid material at the microfine liquid droplet state in gas atmosphere at the outlet temperature of a spray dryer at 20 to 90° C. and the outlet relative humidity of 1% RH to 40% RH, to prepare a dry powder of a mean particle size of 0.1 ?m to 15 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO, CO., INC.
    Inventors: Aiji Watanabe, Junichi Katouno, Teruo Yoshida, Susumu Tsujimoto