Patents by Inventor Katsuko Nakamura

Katsuko Nakamura 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: 5554403
    Abstract: A frozen dough conditioner for preventing freezing damage, such as reduced loaf volume of bread and deteriorated texture and taste, on the frozen dough caused in freezing and thawing processes. Preferably, the conditioner composition is in the form of a powdery or granule conditioner for admixture with a dough composition to be frozen. The composition preferably is prepared by spraying and drying an aqueous solution or dispersion having a pH of about 4 to about 9, wherein the aqueous solution or dispersion contains: (A) a sucrose fatty acid ester having an HLB of not less than about 5; (B) diacetyl tartaric acid monoglyceride; (C) a fatty acid monoglyceride; and (D) one or more sugars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1996
    Assignee: Dai-Ichi Kogyo Seiyaku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shingo Nakamura, Hiroyuki Nakata, Katsuko Nakamura