Patents by Inventor Kaori Muroga

Kaori Muroga 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).

  • Patent number: 8216625
    Abstract: An acidic emulsified mayonnaise-like food of the present invention contains an esterified compound composed of a starch and a hydrolysate thereof and an alkenylsuccinic acid, and a thickening polysaccharide, wherein the content of protein is 0% by mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: The Nisshin Oillio Group, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunobu Saito, Youji Harada, Kazuko Watanabe, Kaori Muroga
  • Publication number: 20110274818
    Abstract: An acidic emulsified mayonnaise-like food comprising: a) an esterified compound composed of a potato starch or a hydrolysate thereof and an alkenylsuccinic acid; b) an esterified compound composed waxy cornstarch or a hydrolysate thereof and alkenylsuccinic acid; c) thickening polysaccharide; d) an edible fat oil; e) wherein the content of protein is substantially 0%; and wherein f) the content of the esterified compounds is 1.2 to 2.2% by mass; and wherein g) the content of the thickening polysaccharide is 0.3 to 0.7% by mass; and wherein h) the content of the edible fat and oil is 50 to 70% by mass; and i) wherein the acid emulsified mayonnaise-like food is a semi-solid with a viscosity of 160,000 to 400,000 millipascal-second at 20 degrees Celsius.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: The Nisshin OilliO Group, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunobu Saito, Youji Harada, Kazuko Watanabe, Kaori Muroga
  • Publication number: 20070231446
    Abstract: A method for producing an oil and fat composition includes the steps of (a) mixing an oil and fat (A) wherein fatty acids with 14 or less carbon atoms are contained in an amount of 50 to 100% by mass of the entire constituent fatty acids of the triglycerides with an oil and fat (B) wherein fatty acids with 16 to 24 carbon atoms are contained in an amount of 80 to 100% by mass of the entire constituent fatty acids of the triglycerides to obtain an oil and fat mixture; (b) subjecting the oil and fat mixture to random transesterification using an enzyme having no positional specificity, and (c) obtaining an oil and fat composition free from trans-fatty acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: The Nisshin OilliO Group, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Nagasawa, Akira Akahane, Kaori Muroga, Masahiro Arikai
  • Publication number: 20060003077
    Abstract: An acidic emulsified mayonnaise-like food of the present invention contains an esterified compound composed of a starch and a hydrolysate thereof and an alkenylsuccinic acid, and a thickening polysaccharide, wherein the content of protein is less than 0.5% by mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2003
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Inventors: Yasunobu Saito, Youji Harada, Kazuko Watanabe, Kaori Muroga