Patents by Inventor Fumito Mitsui

Fumito Mitsui 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).

  • Starch containing
    Patent number: 4978552
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process, and the product thereof, for producing swollen foods, e.g. croutons, having a softer mouth feel than might be expected from those obtained by a conventional process, which process comprises heating and pressurizing through an extruder a powder comprising fine particles of porous structure, e.g. eggshell or bone powder, and a food material predominantly comprising a starchy material and/or a protein and thereafter releasing and causing the same to swell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1990
    Assignee: Kewpie Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toru Kurokawa, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Shoichi Tanaka, Fumito Mitsui
  • Process for producing swollen foods
    Patent number: 4891238
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for producing swollen foods having a softer mouth feel than might be expected from those obtained by a conventional process, which process comprises heating and pressurizing through an extruder a powder; e.g. eggshell or bone powder, comprising fine particles of porous structure and a food material predominantly comprising a starchy material and/or a protein and thereafter releasing and causing the same to swell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1990
    Assignee: Kewpie Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toru Kurokawa, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Shoichi Tanaka, Fumito Mitsui