Patents by Inventor Chifa F. Lin

Chifa F. Lin 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).

  • Preparing protein for hydrolysis and product
    Patent number: 4636388
    Abstract: A purified protein particularly adapted for enzymatic hydrolysis can be prepared by gelling the protein followed by breaking the gel into particles and washing the particles in sufficient liquid to allow portions of the nonproteinaceous material in the gel matrix to diffuse into the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1987
    Assignee: Stauffer Chemical Company
    Inventors: Chifa F. Lin, Chang R. Lee
  • Process for preparing intensified cheese flavor product
    Patent number: 4595594
    Abstract: A cheese flavor product can be prepared by incubating cheese or cheese curd with a lipase enzyme, preincubating the mixture to partially digest the cheese or curd, incubating the partially digested cheese to develop the flavor and admixing cream with the product after preincubation or incubation. The product has an intense cheese flavor which is usable as an additive to cheese or imitation cheese to improve the flavor characteristics thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1986
    Assignee: Stauffer Chemical Company
    Inventors: Chang R. Lee, Chifa F. Lin, Nicholas Melachouris
  • Process for binding comminuted meat
    Patent number: 4348420
    Abstract: Comminuted meats can be effectively bound using a blend of water soluble protein-containing material, such as alkali metal caseinates, and a hydrocolloid. Preferably, the blend also includes a byproduct resulting from the concentration of whey protein from whey. The products are effective meat binders for comminuted meats and particularly non-specific loaves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1982
    Assignee: Nutrisearch Company
    Inventors: Cheryl J. Lynch, Chifa F. Lin, Nicholas Melachouris