Patents by Inventor Leslie M. Nsofor

Leslie M. Nsofor 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: 7067163
    Abstract: A process for producing a stabilized soy beverage from dehulled-whole soybeans partially hydrolyzed with enzymes. The process generally includes: providing whole soybeans (100); activating endogenous enzymes of the whole soybeans (110), hydrolyzing proteins in the soybeans (120); and hydrolyzing carbohydrates in the soybeans (130) to form a hydrolyzed soy base (140) including proteins and carbohydrates that do not form an observable colloidal phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Soy Ultima, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Leslie M. Nsofor
  • Publication number: 20030124223
    Abstract: A process for producing a stabilized soy beverage from dehulled-whole soybeans partially hydrolyzed with enzymes. The process generally includes: providing whole soybeans (100); activating endogenous enzymes of the whole soybeans (110), hydrolyzing proteins in the soybeans (120); and hydrolyzing carbohydrates in the soybeans (130) to form a hydrolyzed soy base (140) including proteins and carbohydrates that do not form an observable colloidal phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventor: Leslie M Nsofor
  • Patent number: 6451359
    Abstract: A process for producing a stabilized soy beverage from dehulled whole soybeans partially hydrolyzed with enzymes. The process includes: providing whole soybeans; hydrating the soybeans to activate endogenous enzymes within the soybeans; dehulling the soybeans; hydrolyzing the proteins within the dehulled soybean cotyledons by incubating the cotyledons at elevated temperatures; gelatinizing the incubated cotyledons to induce coagulation of the soybean polysaccharides; milling the gelatinized cotyledons into a slurry; hydrolyzing the polysaccharides of the cotyledons, aided by the addition of cellulase; deodorizing the slurry to form a hydrolyzed soy base; mixing sweeteners, flavoring, and solubilization aids with the hydrolyzed soy base; homogenizing the hydrolyzed soy base; and heat treating the hydrolyzed soy base to form a soy beverage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Soy Ultima, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Leslie M. Nsofor