Patents by Inventor Katsuhito HORI

Katsuhito HORI 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).

  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING OIL AND/OR FAT COMPOSITION FOR INFANT FORMULA
    Publication number: 20240156121
    Abstract: A method for producing an oil and/or fat composition for infant formula aims to provide an oil and/or fat composition for infant formula having a reduced content of glycidol and glycidol fatty acid esters. The method for producing an oil and/or fat composition for infant formula is achieved by blending a specific oil and/or fat species with an oil and/or fat that is subjected to a bleaching operation including a contact treatment using an acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: FUJI OIL HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventor: Katsuhito HORI
  • EDIBLE OIL/FAT IN WHICH CONTENT OF GLYCIDOL AND GLYCIDOL FATTY ACID ESTER ARE REDUCED, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAID EDIBLE OIL/FAT
    Publication number: 20230032784
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing an oil/fat in which the glycidol content and glycidol fatty acid ester content are reduced. A method for manufacturing an edible fat/oil, wherein a step for decolorizing and deodorizing an oil/fat that contains a palm-based oil/fat, in which physically refined palm oil (RBDPO) is used as a raw material, includes a step for performing an acid-induced contacting process during a decolorization work step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: FUJI OIL HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventor: Katsuhito HORI
  • Transesterified oil and plastic oil/fat composition using same as hardstock
    Patent number: 11178885
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing: transesterified oil which has reduced saturated fatty acids and transfat contents, and which provides good properties when used as hard stock for a plastic oil/fat composition; and a plastic oil/fat composition using the transesterified oil/fat. The present invention provides a non-selective transesterified oil/fat in which contents of saturated fatty acid, saturated fatty acid having 12 carbons, and unsaturated fatty acid in the constituent fatty acids are adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: FUJI OIL HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventors: Katsuhito Hori, Hitomi Omori
  • TRANSESTERIFIED OIL AND PLASTIC OIL/FAT COMPOSITION USING SAME AS HARDSTOCK
    Publication number: 20190053510
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing: transesterified oil which has reduced saturated fatty acids and transfat contents, and which provides good properties when used as hard stock for a plastic oil/fat composition; and a plastic oil/fat composition using the transesterified oil/fat. The present invention provides a non-selective transesterified oil/fat in which contents of saturated fatty acid, saturated fatty acid having 12 carbons, and unsaturated fatty acid in the constituent fatty acids are adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: FUJI OIL HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventors: Katsuhito HORI, Hitomi OMORI