Patents by Inventor Makoto Karishu

Makoto Karishu 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: 5976606
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing DHA (docosahexaenoic acid)-containing tofu or soybean milk drink, or a dry powder thereof which does not influence taste even if a DHA-containing fish oil is incorporated at a high concentration, which is stable and of which starting materials are inexpensive. A DHA-containing fish oil emulsion is prepared by mixing soybean milk with a DHA-containing fish oil at a weight ratio of 1:0.2 to 1, and stirring the mixture. Then, soybean milk drink can be produced by further diluting this emulsion with soybean milk to give a predetermined DHA concentration. Still further, DHA-containing tofu can be produced by coagulating the soybean milk containing this emulsion with the addition of a coagulant. Since the same soybean milk as the starting material of tofu or soybean milk drink is used as an emulsifying agent, such a product is obtained that even if DHA is contained at a high concentration, this does not influence a taste or properties of the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignees: Janiftec, Inc., Asahi Food Processing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Koga, Kazunobu Ogawa, Yoshitaka Nadachi, Makoto Karishu, Kohta Hatano, Yasuzo Uchida