Patents by Inventor Natuko Nakamura

Natuko 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).

  • Sugar super-tolerant yeast for confectionery and bakery
    Patent number: 6521272
    Abstract: The invention provides (1) yeasts with high leavening ability enough for bakery in an ultra-high sugar range and with high sugar tolerance (osmotic pressure tolerance), and (2) yeasts with high leavening ability enough for bakery in an ultra-high sugar range and with high sugar tolerance (osmotic pressure tolerance) and high freezing tolerance which characteristically exert sufficient leavening ability of dough blended with sugar above 40 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of flour, to enable the production of high-quality bread items including white bread in a low sugar range to sweet roll items or fermented confectioneries in a high sugar range, irrespective of the bakery process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Oriental Yeast Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayasu Ando, Natuko Nakamura, Yoshiaki Shinomiya