Patents by Inventor Michinobu Nakamura

Michinobu Nakamura 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 protein hydrolyzate
    Patent number: 6858405
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method which can prevent browning of hydrolyzed protein obtained by enzymatic hydrolysis of vegetable protein material. A vegetable protein material containing saccharides is mixed with the fungal culture and is subjected to enzymatic hydrolysis in a liquid reaction system. The reaction is conducted first at a temperature ranging from 15° C. to 39° C. with aeration and agitation, and then, after stopping the aeration, the reaction is conducted and completed at a temperature ranging from 40° C. to 60° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Michinobu Nakamura, Mitsuyoshi Seki, Miyoko Nawata, Hidetsugu Nakazawa, Hideki Okamura