Patents by Inventor Hisao Ohmura

Hisao Ohmura 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 increasing the bulk of food having decreased bulk
    Patent number: 5846585
    Abstract: The process for increasing the bulk of a food having a decreased bulk in the present invention comprises applying a means of internal vibration heating such as a microwave oven to a food having a decreased bulk, which has been prepared by subjecting a porous food comprising a cereal flour and water, such as breads, to a treatment such as compression, and has maintained the thus decreased bulk. The food of which the bulk has been increased by such a way has a bulk comparable to the one immediately after baking and exhibits excellent taste and feelings during eating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Hisao Ohmura, Tomoko Fukunaga, Naoto Kudo, Yukitaka Tanaka, Naoki Hosoya, Masaru Sakata, Masami Shimizu, Yasumasa Ohki, Manabu Sato, Masanori Komikado, Takao Hibi, Tomohiro Fukita, Daisuke Shiiba