Patents by Inventor Hironori Iimura

Hironori Iimura 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 rapid-cooking pastas having good keeping quality
    Patent number: 4540590
    Abstract: A mixture of wheat and a suitable amount of water is kneaded to form dough, which is fed into a cylinder and extruded through a die at a pressure of 50 kg/cm.sup.2 or higher into an atmosphere having a degree of vacuum of not higher than 650 mmHg. The resulting strands are cut to desired lengths and dried to a moisture content of 26.+-.4%. The dried strands are put in heat-resistant packages, which are sealed and sterilized by heating the contents at a temperature between 70.degree. and 95.degree. C. The resulting pasta can be reconstituted to the ready-to-eat state by boiling for about 4 minutes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1985
    Assignee: Myojo Foods Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haruo Harada, Akira Fujiwara, Yoshio Hatanaka, Hironori Iimura