Patents by Inventor Taiji Teraguchi

Taiji Teraguchi 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).

  • Method of producing meat-like protein foods
    Patent number: 5665419
    Abstract: A material consisting mainly of protein and water is supplied into an extruder through a supply port, mixed by screws and extruded from an extrusion port. The extrusion port is provided with a die including a plate having a plurality of holes. A mixture extruded from the extrusion port is provided with a fibrous orientation. The die has a cooling mechanism for cooling the mixture extruded from the extruder. The obtained protein material is heated and compression-molded by a pressing machine, and a protein food having a meat-like texture and mouth feeling is produced. Thus, a high-protein, low-calorie protein food having a meat-like complex texture and mouth feeling can be produced by a simple process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1997
    Assignee: The Nisshin Oil Mills, Ltd.
    Inventors: Taiji Teraguchi, Koji Tsuchikawa, Yuzo Ikuta
  • Method of producing meat-like protein foods
    Patent number: 5565234
    Abstract: A material consisting mainly of protein and water is supplied into an extruder through a supply port, mixed by screws and extruded from an extrusion port. The extrusion port is provided with a die including a plate having a plurality of holes. A mixture extruded from the extrusion port is provided with a fibrous orientation. The die has a cooling mechanism for cooling the mixture extruded from the extruder. The obtained protein material is heated and compression-molded by a pressing machine, and a protein food having a meat-like texture and mouth feeling is produced. Thus, a high-protein, low-calorie protein food having a meat-like complex texture and mouth feeling can be produced by a simple process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1996
    Assignee: The Nisshin Oil Mills, Ltd.
    Inventors: Taiji Teraguchi, Koji Tsuchikawa, Yuzo Ikuta