Patents by Inventor Kazuji Yanamoto

Kazuji Yanamoto 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 of producing white cacao nibs and food using white cacao nibs
    Patent number: 5395635
    Abstract: Raw cacao beans are heated in hot water or water vapor containing an acidic, alkaline or alcoholic substance without being subjected to fermentation or after being slightly fermented, whereby enzymes contained in the beans are inactivated, or microorganisms present on the beans are destroyed, nibs of the beans being thereby prevented from undergoing a color change.This method enables production of white cacao nibs, and it is thus possible to prepare white chocolates and other varieties of food having good flavor and taste by using such cacao nibs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1995
    Assignee: Ezaki Glico Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuji Yanamoto, Hideo Sasai, Akira Inoue