Patents by Inventor Hiroko Kowata

Hiroko Kowata 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 of preparing shelf-stable "tofu" at normal temperature for long term
    Patent number: 5055310
    Abstract: Shelf stable soybean curd which is stable for extended periods of time is prepared by reacting soy milk with a solidifying agent and a transglutaminase, which is not dependent on Ca.sup.+2 ions and which is capable of catalyzing the acyl rearrangement of .gamma.-carboxyamide in the glutamine residue of a peptide chain at a temperature not higher than 80.degree. C. to prepare a soybean curd, packing the thus prepared soybean curd in a heat-resistant container, and retorting the packaged soybean curd.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1991
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Masahiko Nonaka, Takahiko Soeda, Keiko Yamagiwa, Hiroko Kowata, Masao Motogi, Seiichiro Toiguchi