Patents by Inventor Hajime Nasaka

Hajime Nasaka 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 producing popcorn
    Patent number: 6623782
    Abstract: A process for producing popcorn comprising the steps of (a) mixing a polyglycerol fatty acid ester having an HLB of 10 or less made from a polyglycerol having an average degree of polymerization of 2 to 6 and oleic acid, an edible fat or oil and corn as raw materials; and (b) heating the mixture obtained in step (a) to give popcorn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Taiyo Kagaku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiro Hori, Hajime Nasaka, Tomoharu Kato, Nagahiro Yamazaki
  • Process for producing popcorn
    Publication number: 20030049362
    Abstract: A process for producing popcorn comprising the steps of (a) mixing a polyglycerol fatty acid ester having an HLB of 10 or less made from a polyglycerol having an average degree of polymerization of 2 to 6 and oleic acid, an edible fat or oil and corn as raw materials; and (b) heating the mixture obtained in step (a) to give popcorn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventors: Toshiro Hori, Hajime Nasaka, Tomoharu Kato, Nagahiro Yamazaki
  • Fat solidifying agent, fats, and foods
    Patent number: 6346289
    Abstract: A setting agent of fats and oils which comprises an ester of a fatty acid having 20 or more carbon atoms, or comprises the ester and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of polyglycerol fatty acid esters and sucrose fatty acid esters; fats and oils prepared by adding the setting agent of fats and oils; and food comprising the fats and oils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Taiyo Kagaku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hajime Nasaka, Yuuji Sakamoto