Patents by Inventor Hunter Chua

Hunter Chua 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).

  • Oriental noodle prepared from a cross-linked potato or sweet potato starch
    Patent number: 4960604
    Abstract: The present invention provides an imitation oriental noodle consisting essentially of starch and water, wherein the mung bean starch present in the noodles is replaced with at least about 30% by weight of a crosslinked potato starch having a sediment volume of 2-16 ml or a crosslinked sweet potato starch having a sediment volume of 2-4 ml, the noodle containing the crosslinked potato or sweet potato starch replacement being comparable to the noodle containing 100% mung bean starch. For 100% replacement crosslinked potato starches having a sediment volume of 3-11 are preferred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 2, 1990
    Assignee: National Starch and Chemical Investment Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Chung-wai Chiu, Hunter Chua
  • Replacement of mung bean starch by modified potato and sweet potato starch in oriental noodles
    Patent number: 4871572
    Abstract: The present invention provides an imitation oriental noodle consisting essentially of starch and water, wherein the mung bean starch present in the noodles is replaced with at least about 30% by weight of a crosslinked potato starch having a sediment volume of 2-16 ml or a crosslinked sweet potato starch having a sediment volume of 2-4 ml, the noodle containing the crosslinked potato or sweet potato starch replacement being comparable to the noodle containing 100% mung bean starch. For 100% replacement crosslinked potato starches having a sediment volume of 3-11 ml are preferred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1989
    Assignee: National Starch and Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Chung-Wai Chiu, Hunter Chua