Patents by Inventor Nobuko Yoshida

Nobuko Yoshida 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).

  • Method for the production of foods and beverages
    Patent number: 5520933
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing foods and beverages having a desirable flavor which comprises bringing an animal-derived, ethyl butyrate-synthesizing enzyme having a potency in the range of 0.1 unit/mg protein or higher under the conditions that ethyl butyrate is formed by reacting 0.5% (w/w) ethanol with 2.6% (w/w) butyric acid, or a substance containing the enzyme into contact with the foods and beverages during their production process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1996
    Assignee: Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuko Yoshida, Nobuo Ogata, Makoto Egi, Hideo Muromachi, Yoichi Koiwa, Shigenori Ohta