Patents by Inventor Katunori Senba

Katunori Senba 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).

  • Process for producing confectionery highly stable to heat
    Patent number: 7427420
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing confectionery highly stable to heat which can be eaten without being deformed, becoming sticky at the surface or sticking to each other while maintaining the original mouthfeel of chocolate. As a result of the present inventors' intensive studied, it has been found out that a process for producing confectionery highly stable to heat can be provided by making the surface of a refined chocolate paste absorb moisture or bringing chocolate into contact with a moisture-containing food material, and then baking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Fuji Oil Company, Limited
    Inventors: Katunori Senba, Koji Umeno, Yoshio Yamawaki
  • Process for producing confectionery highly stable to heat
    Publication number: 20030031762
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing confectionery highly stable to heat which can be eaten without being deformed, becoming sticky at the surface or sticking to each other while maintaining the original mouthfeel of chocolate. As a result of the present inventors' intensive studied, it has been found out that a process for producing confectionery highly stable to heat can be provided by making the surface of a refined chocolate paste absorb moisture or bringing chocolate into contact with a moisture-containing food material, and then baking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: Katunori Senba, Koji Umeno, Yoshio Yamawaki, Yoriko Minamigawa, Hidenobu Matsunami