Patents by Inventor Masaharu Kato

Masaharu Kato 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: 7914837
    Abstract: Addition of a large amount of a food additive such as an emulsifier to a food is undesirable, since it is feared that not only the flavor of the food is damaged but also the secure sense for the qualities of the product and consumers' buying intention are worsened thereby. It is intended to provide a process for conveniently producing a hydrated oily base food such as a chocolate drink powder while reducing the content of an emulsifier. Namely, an oily base food having a high hydration nature can be produced even by using a small amount of an emulsifier by densely mixing a small amount of a hydrophilic material, which contains a hydrophilic emulsifier as the essential component, with an oil-containing material, or shaping an oil-containing material into flakes or a powder as the final product by roll refining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Fuji Oil Company, Limited
    Inventors: Masaharu Kato, Toshitaka Okawauchi
  • Publication number: 20100323079
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to develop an oily food which has low viscosity relative to the oil content, (that is, if the viscosity is comparable, the food has a lower oil content and thus has a lower calorie, and if the oil content is comparable, the food has a lower viscosity), excellent taste, physical property and coating aptitude by an inexpensive and simple method and a method for producing the same. The present inventors made intensive studies for achieving the above object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Masaharu Kato, Hiroko Uga, Koichi Kuramori, Hideki Motoike
  • Publication number: 20090167027
    Abstract: A blade for a windmill disposed around a rotation center (M) in a vertical direction so as to receive wind force, comprising a front surface (26) including; a front nose surface (26F) being disposed at front of a traveling direction, also having a greatest average curvature a low speed airflow passing surface (26L) disposed on a closer side to the rotation center, and formed continuously from the front nose surface to rearward of the traveling direction, and a high speed airflow passing surface (26H) disposed a distant side from the rotation center, formed continuously from the front nose surface to rearward of the traveling direction with a curved surface swollen greater than the low speed airflow passing surface, and having length as viewed from the vertical direction greater than the low speed airflow passing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2006
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: Eco Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masaharu Kato
  • Publication number: 20060257545
    Abstract: Addition of a large amount of a food additive such as an emulsifier to a food is undesirable, since it is feared that not only the flavor of the food is damaged but also the secure sense for the qualities of the product and consumers' buying intention are worsened thereby. It is intended to provide a process for conveniently producing a hydrated oily base food such as a chocolate drink powder while reducing the content of an emulsifier. Namely, an oily base food having a high hydration nature can be produced even by using a small amount of an emulsifier by densely mixing a small amount of a hydrophilic material, which contains a hydrophilic emulsifier as the essential component, with an oil-containing material, or shaping an oil-containing material into flakes or a powder as the final product by roll refining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: Masaharu Kato, Toshitaka Okawauchi