Patents by Inventor Akisato Tsukada

Akisato Tsukada 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 for controlling the temperature of edible dough during kneading step
    Patent number: 6503550
    Abstract: A method for controlling the temperature of edible dough to efficiently and promptly control the dough temperature without adversely affecting the working environments, to operate them for a long period of time, and to apply them to any type of a mixer. The method for controlling the temperature of the edible dough during a kneading step includes a step of kneading the edible dough. During the kneading of the edible dough, the method includes a step of introducing a predetermined amount of gas having a predetermined temperature and a predetermined humidity into a mixer. It is preferable that the gas for controlling the temperature of the edible dough has been prepared and kept in advance at a predetermined temperature and humidity, and is then introduced into the mixer on demand. It is also preferable that the gas is circulated and re-used without being discharged out of a system in which the mixer operates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Takao Suganuma, Yasunobu Hasegawa, Kiyoshi Usami, Akisato Tsukada, Takahiro Kuratani, Kazutaka Takahashi