Patents by Inventor Akinori Nakatoh

Akinori Nakatoh 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).

  • PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SOY SAUCE HAVING REDUCED BUSHO-SHU
    Publication number: 20090162479
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a soy sauce koji having a reduced Busho-shu which is one of the unpleasant smells of soy sauce, and a soy sauce koji having a reduced Busho-shu obtained by this production process. Specifically, the process for producing a soy sauce koji is characterized by using a combination of a koji mold having a high isobutyric acid productivity and another koji mold having a low isobutyric acid productivity. The present invention also relates to a process for producing a soy sauce having a reduced Busho-shu and a soy sauce obtained by this production process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: Kikkoman Corporation
    Inventors: Akinori Nakatoh, Tsutomu Sasaki, Tomohiro Maeda, Takeshi Higuchi, Ryohei Tsuji, Nobutake Nunomura