Patents by Inventor Akira Takehara

Akira Takehara 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 manufacturing vital wheat gluten with substantially no objectional flavor or aroma
    Patent number: 5246724
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing vital wheat gluten with substantially no objectionable flavor or aroma includes extracting gluten from wheat or wheat flour in an aqueous process to provide vital wet gum wheat gluten which is then mixed with an aqueous preparation containing an amount of antioxidant effective to prevent production of an objectionable flavor or aroma in a subsequent drying step. The aqueous antioxidant/gluten mixture is dried to produce dried vital wheat gluten with substantially no objectionable flavor or aroma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1993
    Assignee: ADM Agri-Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jean-Jacques Mathieu, Akira Takehara