Patents by Inventor Mingkai CAO

Mingkai CAO 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: 12610958
    Abstract: A method of making an oat composition is provided. The method includes adding oat flour to water. The method further includes adding a first enzyme to the oat-water mixture. The method further includes increasing the temperature of the oat-water mixture with the first enzyme, and maintaining the increased temperature of the oat-water mixture with the first enzyme. The method further includes cooling the oat-water mixture with the first enzyme. The method further includes adding an enzyme blend to the oat-water mixture with the first enzyme. The method further includes removing an amount of solids from the third enzyme oat-water mixture to form the oat composition. The method is able to achieve higher yields, increased shelf stability, and lower waste from manufacturing compared to conventional oat-based food composition manufacturing methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: Chobani LLC
    Inventors: Amrish Chawla, Mingkai Cao, Jeff King, Amber King
  • Patent number: 12469177
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for acquiring a preferred memory color of an object and a standard color chart of the preferred memory color. The method comprises the following steps: collecting an original image of a target object with a representative memory color and a spectral reflectance distribution curve of a measured surface color of the target object; rendering the original image to acquire a group of experimental images; acquiring evaluation data of memory color preference of a subject based on the experimental images; obtaining a coordinate value of the preferred memory color; further, selecting a pigment combination of color patches according to the measured spectral reflectance distribution curve of a memory object, and acquiring a color formula of the color patches of the preferred memory color in an experiment from the combination, so as to realize the acquisition of a memory color chart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2025
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Ming Ronnier Luo, Mingkai Cao
  • Publication number: 20240334943
    Abstract: A method of making an oat composition is provided. The method includes adding oat flour to water. The method further includes adding a first enzyme to the oat-water mixture. The method further includes increasing the temperature of the oat-water mixture with the first enzyme, and maintaining the increased temperature of the oat-water mixture with the first enzyme. The method further includes cooling the oat-water mixture with the first enzyme. The method further includes adding an enzyme blend to the oat-water mixture with the first enzyme. The method further includes removing an amount of solids from the third enzyme oat-water mixture to form the oat composition. The method is able to achieve higher yields, increased shelf stability, and lower waste from manufacturing compared to conventional oat-based food composition manufacturing methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Inventors: Amrish Chawla, Mingkai Cao, Jeff King, Amber King
  • Patent number: 12035723
    Abstract: A method of making an oat composition is provided. The method includes adding oat flour to water. The method further includes adding a first enzyme to the oat-water mixture. The method further includes increasing the temperature of the oat-water mixture with the first enzyme, and maintaining the increased temperature of the oat-water mixture with the first enzyme. The method further includes cooling the oat-water mixture with the first enzyme. The method further includes adding an enzyme blend to the oat-water mixture with the first enzyme. The method further includes removing an amount of solids from the third enzyme oat-water mixture to form the oat composition. The method is able to achieve higher yields, increased shelf stability, and lower waste from manufacturing compared to conventional oat-based food composition manufacturing methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Chobani LLC
    Inventors: Amrish Chawla, Mingkai Cao, Jeff King, Amber King
  • Publication number: 20240078708
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for acquiring a preferred memory color of an object and a standard color chart of the preferred memory color. The method comprises the following steps: collecting an original image of a target object with a representative memory color and a spectral reflectance distribution curve of a measured surface color of the target object; rendering the original image to acquire a group of experimental images; acquiring evaluation data of memory color preference of a subject based on the experimental images; obtaining a coordinate value of the preferred memory color; further, selecting a pigment combination of color patches according to the measured spectral reflectance distribution curve of a memory object, and acquiring a color formula of the color patches of the preferred memory color in an experiment from the combination, so as to realize the acquisition of a memory color chart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Ming Ronnier LUO, Mingkai CAO