Patents by Inventor Dar-Jen Lai

Dar-Jen Lai 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).

  • Acellular organs, and methods of producing the same
    Patent number: 11951233
    Abstract: Provided are methods of producing an acellular organ. The method includes the steps of, subjecting an organ derived from an animal to a static supercritical fluid (SCF) treatment followed by a dynamic SCF treatment. Optionally, the method of the present disclosure further includes a hypertonic and a hypotonic treatments prior to the static SCF treatment, and/or a neutralizing treatment after the dynamic SCF treatment. Also disclosed herein are acellular organs produced by the present method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: ACRO BIOMEDICAL COMPANY. LTD.
    Inventors: Dar-Jen Hsieh, Chao-Yi Wei, Chao-Chin Chao, Jer-Cheng Kuo, Yi-Ping Lai, Srinivasan Periasamy
  • Low-fat meat foods and methods for making same
    Patent number: 5895677
    Abstract: Low-fat meat foods with much of the flavor and physical properties of conventional full-fat meat foods are provided. These low-fat meat foods comprise meat and thermo-irreversible starch gel. Also provided are methods of making low-fat meat foods comprising combining low-fat meat with thermo-irreversible starch gel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Assignee: Swift-Eckrich, Inc.
    Inventor: Dar-Jen Lai
  • Low-fat meat analogues and methods for making same
    Patent number: 5676987
    Abstract: Low-fat meat foods with much of the flavor and physical properties of conventional full-fat meat foods are provided. These novel low-fat meat foods comprise meat or plant protein and thermo-irreversible starch gel that mimics the texture of a dispose tissue. Also provided are methods of making low-fat meat foods comprising combining low-fat meat or plant protein with the thermo-irreversible starch gel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1997
    Assignee: Swift-Eckrich, Inc.
    Inventor: Dar-Jen Lai