Patents by Inventor Kazuyo Kobayashi

Kazuyo Kobayashi 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 preparing snack food
    Patent number: 6153242
    Abstract: A method for preparing a snack food comprises the steps of subjecting dough for snack foods to a puffing treatment through hot-air drying and then incorporating, into the puffed snack dough, oils and fats having a saturated fatty acid content of not more than 40% and an unsaturated fatty acid content of not less than 50%, as an oil and fat component. The method permits the preparation of a snack food that makes it possible to provide the smooth and easy melting ability of the oil and fat component in the mouth, which has light taste and texture and leaves a pleasant aftertaste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: House Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Miyamoto, Kazuyo Kobayashi