Patents by Inventor Masakazu Mizukami

Masakazu Mizukami 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).

  • Flour blends for deep fried foods, steamed Chinese manju, dough sheets, okonomi-yaki, and takoyaki
    Patent number: 6139894
    Abstract: Flour blends which contain waxy wheat flour and which are suitable for the preparation of deep fried foods, steamed Chinese manju, dough sheets, okonomi-yaki, and takoyaki are described. These flour blends make it possible to obtain foods which have excellent texture and flavor when consumed immediately after preparation or after being heated or thawed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignees: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, National Agricultural Experiment Station, Nisshin Flour Milling Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuguhiro Hoshino, Ryo Yoshikawa, Seiji Ito, Koichi Hatta, Toshiki Nakamura, Makoto Yamamori, Hideyuki Miyamura, Yuki Murayama, Yoshiko Kawamura, Katsuyuki Hayakawa, Keiko Tanaka, Seiji Tago, Shinji Ishigami, Masakazu Mizukami, Yasuhiro Tanaka
  • Method of assessing wheat or wheat flour regarding suitability for producing noodles
    Patent number: 5989617
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of assessing suitability of wheat or wheat flour for producing noodles, wherein starch contained in the wheat or wheat flour is analyzed by differential scanning calorimetry for its thermal characteristics and assessment is carried out based on the results of the analysis; wheat flour which is suitable for preparing noodles, wherein the wheat flour is prepared from wheat containing starch having an endothermic enthalpy (.DELTA.H) of 0.3 J/g of dry matter or less at a thermal change onset temperature (To) of 80.degree. C. or higher when the starch is analyzed by differential scanning calorimetry in the presence of added water; and use of the wheat or wheat flour for preparing noodles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Nisshin Flour Milling Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hajime Akashi, Miwa Takahashi, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Masakazu Mizukami, Masahiko Kamada