Patents by Inventor Junichiro Ihara

Junichiro Ihara 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).

  • Publication number: 20230200417
    Abstract: A liquid seasoning contains edible plant ingredients and satisfies all of (1)-(5). (1) The amount of edible plant ingredient fraction A that is retained on a 1 -mesh sieve is at least 10 mass%. (2) The amount of edible plant ingredient fraction B that passes through a 1-mesh sieve and is retained on a 200-mesh sieve is 10-80 mass%. (3) The hexanal content of edible plant ingredient fraction A is 1-15000 ppb. (4) The dimethyl disulfide (DMDS) content of edible plant ingredient fraction B is 0.01-1000 ppb. (5) The proportion of the hexanal content of the edible plant ingredient fraction A to the hexanal content of the edible plant ingredient fraction B is greater than 100 mass%. In the liquid seasoning, off-flavors are inhibited from being generated in edible plant ingredients having different sizes. In addition, the liquid seasoning can be preserved for a long period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: Mizkan Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Momma, Shungo Tanaka, Junichiro Ihara
  • Patent number: 11678686
    Abstract: A composition may include a fine particle composite comprising at least 0.1 mass % of an insoluble dietary fiber. A total fat/oil content of the composition may be less than 20 mass % and the composition may have a maximum particle size that is larger than 100 ?m and a modal diameter of 5 to 400 ?m. When the composition is ultrasonicated, the ultrasonicated composition may have a modal diameter of 0.3 to 100 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Mizkan Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Higuchi, Junichiro Ihara
  • Publication number: 20230180813
    Abstract: A swollen composition containing starch as a main component, and maintaining the swollen state after heating and having a characteristic texture inherent to a swollen food imparted thereto is provided. A starch content of the entire composition is 15 mass % or more in terms of dry mass. A moisture content of the composition is less than 150 mass % in terms of dry matter. A degree of gelatinization of the starch in the composition is 50 mass % or more. A dietary fiber content of the composition is 3.0 mass % or more in terms of dry mass. A ratio of the area under the curve within the logarithmic molecular weight range of 3.5 or more and less than 6.5 to the total area under the curve is more than 60%. Particle diameter d50 of the composition subjected to a starch and protein degradation treatment followed by ultrasonication is less than 450 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: MIZKAN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eisuke Yamamoto, Erika Mizuta, Takahiko Tomita, Junichiro Ihara, Naruhiro Hibi
  • Patent number: 11589604
    Abstract: A method for producing a food product includes preparing a mixture including one or more dried food ingredients and at least one oil or fat, wherein a total fat content in the mixture is 30% by mass or more, wet pulverizing the dried food ingredients in the mixture, and obtaining a food composition including the at least one oil or fat and 20% to 98% by mass of fine particles of the dried food ingredients. The wet pulverization is performed with a maximum pressure of 0.01 to 1 MPa and under a rising temperature condition satisfying T1+1<T2<T1+50. The fine particles subjected to an ultrasonication treatment have a modal diameter of 0.3 to 200 ?m and a decreased maximum particle size. A 10th percentile value of a numerical value N for each fine particle complex is 0.40 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Mizkan Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Higuchi, Junichiro Ihara
  • Publication number: 20220394991
    Abstract: Provided is an oil-and-fat-containing composition which is for food and in which oxidized odor of oil and fat caused by 1-hexanol or 1-pentanol is suppressed. This composition is an edible oil-and-fat-containing composition containing 1-hexanol and/or 1-pentanol, further contains hexanal, and satisfies the following (A) and (B). (A) The content of the hexanol is 10 ppb by mass to 100 ppm by mass. (B) ?/? is 1-10,000 and/or ?/? is 1-10,000, where, regarding peak areas measured through SPME-GC/MS at a sample temperature of 80° C., the peak area (m/z=82) of the hexanal is defined as ?, the peak area (m/z=84) of the 1-hexanol is defined as ?, and the peak area (m/z=70) of the 1-pentanol is defined as ?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: MIZKAN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junichiro Ihara, Manabu Konishi
  • Publication number: 20220174998
    Abstract: A solid paste composition for cooking, which has elasticity, suppresses a rubber-like texture, and has a good chewy texture. The solid paste composition satisfies containing 2.0 mass % or more of an insoluble dietary fiber in terms of dry mass, 15 mass % or more of a starch in terms of dry mass, and 5.5 mass % or more of a protein in terms of dry mass. The solid paste composition further satisfies at least either of the ratio of the number of CBB-stained sites having an area of at least 200 ?m2 and a roundness coefficient of at least 0.3, to the number of CBB-stained sites being 3% or more, and the ratio of the total area of CBB-stained sites having an area of at least 200 ?m2 and a roundness coefficient of at least 0.3, to the image area of a cross-section of the composition being 0.3% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: MIZKAN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Suzuki, Kiyoshi Endo, Yusuke Tange, Naruhiro Hibi, Takuya Nakayama, Yasushi Ogasawara, Yukiko Kawamura, Junichiro Ihara
  • Publication number: 20220151279
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a powdery food containing an edible plant. The powdery food has an insoluble dietary fiber content of 1.0 mass % or more on a dry mass basis, a specific surface area per unit volume after ultrasonication of 0.02 m2/mL or more, and a 2-pentylfuran content of 1 ppb or more and 50,000 ppb or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: MIZKAN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu Konishi, Junichiro Ihara
  • Publication number: 20210282438
    Abstract: A method for easily controlling the smell of dried starch and bringing out a sweet starch flavor characteristic of a plant in a powdery food containing a powder derived from a starch-containing plant is provided. A powdery food comprises a powder derived from a starch-containing plant. The powdery food has a starch content of 10 mass % or more in terms of dry mass, a dietary fiber content of 1 mass % or more in terms of dry mass, a particle size d50 of 1,000 ?m or less after ultrasonication, and a 2,3-butanediol content of 50 ppb or more and 40,000 ppb or less and/or a diethylene glycol monoethyl ether content of 5 ppb or more and 40,000 ppb or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: MIZKAN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu Konishi, Junichiro Ihara
  • Publication number: 20210204576
    Abstract: A method for easily controlling dry odors and extracting plant-specific sweet flavors in dry plant powders is provided. A dried plant powder with a dietary fiber content is 5 mass % or more in terms of dry weight, a dimethyl sulfoxide content is 1 ppb or more and 40,000 ppb or less, d50 of particle size after ultrasonication is 1,000 ?m or less, a dimethyl sulfide content is 1 ppb or more and 2,000 ppb or less, and a ratio of dimethyl sulfoxide content to dimethyl sulfide content (DMSO concentration/DMS concentration) is 0.001 or more and 180 or less, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: MIZKAN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu Konishi, Junichiro Ihara
  • Publication number: 20210204573
    Abstract: A powdery food containing a sucrose-containing plant with a sucrose content of 2.5 mass % or more in terms of dry mass, a dietary fiber content of 1 mass % or more in terms of dry mass, has a particle sizes d50 after ultrasonication of 1,000 ?m or less and has an acetoin content of 1 ppb or more and 40,000 ppb or less, is provided. The powdery food easily controls the burnt odor derived from sucrose and extract the sweet flavor peculiar to sucrose in a food and drink containing a powder derived from a sucrose-containing plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: MIZKAN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu Konishi, Junichiro Ihara
  • Publication number: 20210153531
    Abstract: A dried powder of an edible plant which hardly gets damped, without relying on a substance other than a dried edible plant serving as a main food material for imparting features to a flavor and a color tone of a dried powder, and a method for producing the same is provided. The dried powder contains an edible part and a non-edible part of a dried edible plant which a proportion of the non-edible part to the edible part of the dried edible plant is 1% by mass or more and 200% by mass or less, a repose angle is 0.7 rad or more, loose bulk density/tight bulk density is 0.88 or less and a moisture content is 20% by mass or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: MIZKAN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Higuchi, Junichiro Ihara
  • Publication number: 20200187543
    Abstract: A composition may include a fine particle composite comprising at least 0.1 mass % of an insoluble dietary fiber. A total fat/oil content of the composition may be less than 20 mass % and the composition may have a maximum particle size that is larger than 100 ?m and a modal diameter of 5 to 400 ?m. When the composition is ultrasonicated, the ultrasonicated composition may have a modal diameter of 0.3 to 100 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: MIZKAN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Higuchi, Junichiro Ihara
  • Publication number: 20190373929
    Abstract: A method for producing a food product includes preparing a mixture including one or more food ingredients, at least one oil or fat, and water, wherein the mixture has a total fat content of 20 to 75% by mass and a water content of 20 to 80% by mass, pulverizing the food ingredients in the mixture, and obtaining a paste composition including the at least one oil or fat, the water, and 15 to 85% by mass of fine particles of the food ingredients. The fine particles have a maximum particle size of 100 ?m or more, and the fine particles subjected to an ultrasonication treatment have a modal diameter of 0.3 to 200 ?m. The paste composition satisfies a contact angle of 40° to 160°, a sliding angle of 50° or more, or an advancing contact angle of 50° or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: MIZKAN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Higuchi, Junichiro Ihara
  • Publication number: 20190373942
    Abstract: A method for producing a food product includes preparing a mixture including one or more dried food ingredients and at least one oil or fat, wherein a total fat content in the mixture is 30% by mass or more, wet pulverizing the dried food ingredients in the mixture, and obtaining a food composition including the at least one oil or fat and 20% to 98% by mass of fine particles of the dried food ingredients. The wet pulverization is performed with a maximum pressure of 0.01 to 1 MPa and under a rising temperature condition satisfying T1+1<T2<T1+50. The fine particles subjected to an ultrasonication treatment have a modal diameter of 0.3 to 200 ?m and a decreased maximum particle size. A 10th percentile value of a numerical value N for each fine particle complex is 0.40 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: MIZKAN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Higuchi, Junichiro Ihara
  • Publication number: 20190373925
    Abstract: A method for producing a food product includes preparing a mixture including one or more dried food ingredients and at least one oil or fat, wherein a total fat content in the mixture is 10 to 98% by mass, pulverizing the dried food ingredients in the mixture, and obtaining a food composition comprising the at least one oil or fat and 2 to 98% by mass of fine particles of the dried food ingredients. The dried food ingredients are selected from the group consisting of a vegetable, a fruit and an alga. The food composition has a water content of less than 20% by mass. When the food composition is subjected to an ultrasonication treatment at a frequency of 40 kHz and an output of 40 W for 180 seconds, the fine particles after the ultrasonication treatment have a modal diameter of 0.3 to 200 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: MIZKAN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Higuchi, Junichiro Ihara
  • Publication number: 20070148556
    Abstract: A volume hologram recording material having a composition that is adjusted in accordance with a recording wavelength in a visible region set individually and specifically, and is excellent in sensitivity or hologram recording performance. A photosensitive composition for volume hologram recording having a photopolymerizable compound, a photopolymerization initiator and a sensitizing dye, and a maximum absorption wavelength of the sensitizing dye deviates by 14 nm or more from a predetermined volume hologram recording wavelength set in a visible region and the composition itself has absorption at the volume hologram recording wavelength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2004
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Yoshihito Maeno, Hiroyuki Ohtaki, Toshio Yoshihara, Junichiro Ihara, Fumio Matsui