Patents by Inventor Norio Koizumi
Norio Koizumi 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).
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Patent number: 10258067Abstract: Provided is frozen noodles in which freezer burn is unlikely to occur. A method for producing frozen noodles comprises: a step of attaching a composition to cooked noodles, the composition comprising at least water, oil or fat and a polysaccharide thickener, and having a viscosity of from 30 to 2000 mPa·s at 60° C.; and a step of freezing the noodles to which the composition has attached.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2013Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: NISSHIN FOODS INC.Inventors: Kentarou Irie, Youhei Suga, Norio Koizumi, Takenori Watanabe, Youichirou Miya, Tsuguhiko Yoshida
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Patent number: 10219533Abstract: Provided is a method for producing frozen noodles comprising: a step of attaching a composition comprising xanthan gum and having a viscosity of from 30 to 2000 mPa·s at 60° C. to cooked noodles obtained by cooking fresh noodles produced by a rolling noodle-manufacturing method; and a step of freezing the noodles to which the composition has attached.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2013Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: NISSHIN FOODS INC.Inventors: Kentarou Irie, Youhei Suga, Norio Koizumi, Takenori Watanabe, Youichirou Miya, Tsuguhiko Yoshida
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Patent number: 10039291Abstract: Provided is frozen cooked noodles which can be stored in a frozen state for a long time and present satisfactory appearance and texture after defrosting. A method for manufacturing frozen cooked noodles comprising obtaining raw noodles by extruding dough containing from 0.5 to 5 parts by mass of a plant protein and 100 parts by mass of wheat flour containing 70 mass % or more of a regular wheat flour at a pressure of from 60 kgf/cm2 to 160 kgf/cm2, cooking the raw noodles, and freezing the cooked noodles.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2014Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: NISSHIN FOODS INC.Inventors: Norio Koizumi, Takenori Watanabe, Youichirou Miya
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Patent number: 9833011Abstract: A fresh pasta capable of providing a cooked pasta having a smooth surface appearance and a hard and elastic texture comparable to boiled dry pasta. A method for manufacturing a fresh pasta comprising extruding, at a pressure of 80 kgf/cm2 to 200 kgf/cm2 to form noodles, a dough obtained by kneading a raw material flour comprising a wheat flour of hexaploid wheat group and having a gluten index of 45 to 100.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2013Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: NISSHIN FOODS INC.Inventors: Kentarou Irie, Youhei Suga, Norio Koizumi, Takenori Watanabe, Tsuguhiko Yoshida
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Publication number: 20160106126Abstract: Provided is frozen cooked noodles which can be stored in a frozen state for a long time and present satisfactory appearance and texture after defrosting. A method for manufacturing frozen cooked noodles comprising obtaining raw noodles by extruding dough containing from 0.5 to 5 parts by mass of a plant protein and 100 parts by mass of wheat flour containing 70 mass % or more of a regular wheat flour at a pressure of from 60 kgf/cm2 to 160 kgf/cm2, cooking the raw noodles, and freezing the cooked noodles.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2014Publication date: April 21, 2016Applicant: NISSHIN FOODS INC.Inventors: Norio KOIZUMI, Takenori WATANABE, Youichirou MIYA
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Publication number: 20150313263Abstract: A fresh pasta capable of providing a cooked pasta having a smooth surface appearance and a hard and elastic texture comparable to boiled dry pasta. A method for manufacturing a fresh pasta comprising extruding, at a pressure of 80 kgf/cm2 to 200 kgf/cm2 to form noodles, a dough obtained by kneading a raw material flour comprising a wheat flour of hexaploid wheat group and having a gluten index of 45 to 100.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2013Publication date: November 5, 2015Applicant: NISSHIN FOODS INC.Inventors: Kentarou IRIE, Youhei SUGA, Norio KOIZUMI, Takenori WATANABE, Tsuguhiko YOSHIDA
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Publication number: 20150237894Abstract: Provided are frozen noodles which can retain a favorable quality even after microwave thawing. Packaged frozen noodles for microwave cooking comprising a package having a ventilation hole or ventilation holes, wherein a total area of an opening of the ventilation hole or openings of the ventilation holes is 0.02 to 5 cm2 per 100 cm2 of a surface area of the package, and the package contains inside thereof cooked noodles and 1 to 10 parts by mass of water relative to 100 parts by mass of the cooked noodles, and the cooked noodles and the water are frozen.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2013Publication date: August 27, 2015Applicant: NISSHIN FOODS INC.Inventors: Kentarou Irie, Youhei Suga, Norio Koizumi, Takenori Watanabe, Youichirou Miya, Tsuguhiko Yoshida
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Publication number: 20150140192Abstract: Provided is frozen noodles in which freezer burn is unlikely to occur. A method for producing frozen noodles comprises: a step of attaching a composition to cooked noodles, the composition comprising at least water, oil or fat and a polysaccharide thickener, and having a viscosity of from 30 to 2000 mPa·s at 60° C.; and a step of freezing the noodles to which the composition has attached.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2013Publication date: May 21, 2015Applicant: NISSHIN FOODS, INC.Inventors: Kentarou Irie, Youhei Suga, Norio Koizumi, Takenori Watanabe, Youichirou Miya, Tsuguhiko Yoshida
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Publication number: 20150110942Abstract: Provided is a method for producing frozen noodles comprising: a step of attaching a composition comprising xanthan gum and having a viscosity of from 30 to 2000 mPa·s at 60° C. to cooked noodles obtained by cooking fresh noodles produced by a rolling noodle-manufacturing method; and a step of freezing the noodles to which the composition has attached.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2013Publication date: April 23, 2015Applicant: NISSHIN FOODS INC.Inventors: Kentarou Irie, Youhei Suga, Norio Koizumi, Takenori Watanabe, Youichirou Miya, Tsuguhiko Yoshida
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Publication number: 20140363557Abstract: Cooked and frozen pastas which can be stored in a frozen state for a long time and which retains favorable appearance and texture comparable to freshly boiled fresh pastas even after being thawed are provided. A method for producing cooked and frozen pastas, comprising boiling fresh pastas obtained by extruding dough into pasta noodles at a pressure of from 80 kgf/cm2 to 200 kgf/cm2, and then freezing the pastas.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2012Publication date: December 11, 2014Applicant: NISSHIN FOODS INC.Inventors: Kentarou Irie, Norio Koizumi, Yumiko Nakanishi, Youhei Suga, Tatsurou Maeda
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Publication number: 20140322421Abstract: Cooked and frozen pastas which can be stored in a frozen state for a long time and which retain good appearance and texture comparable to freshly boiled fresh pastas even after being thawed are provided. A method for producing the cooked and frozen pastas, comprising the steps of boiling fresh pastas obtained by extruding dough into pasta noodles at a pressure of from 80 kgf/cm2 to 200 kgf/cm2, bringing the resulting boiled pasta into contact with a liquid comprising an oil or fat having a melting point of 10° C. or less, and then freezing the pasta which has been brought into contact with the liquid.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2012Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: NISSHIN FOODS INC.Inventors: Kentarou Irie, Youhei Suga, Norio Koizumi, Takenori Watanabe, Youichirou Miya, Tsuguhiko Yoshida
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Patent number: 7061459Abstract: The invention provides display controllers, display units and electronic apparatuses using the same, which can achieve transfer rates that can accommodate increases in the amount of display data that may result from increases in the screen size of liquid crystal panels in the future with low power consumption. The display unit includes a liquid crystal panel (display section), a display data RAM that stores display data for at least one frame, an X driver IC (display controller) that display-drives the liquid crystal panel at a given frame cycle, and a Y driver IC that scan-drives the liquid crystal panel. Display data is supplied from the MPU to the X driver IC through a differential IF. The MPU supplies display data at a high-speed transfer rate with the differential IF, using a dummy blanking period, and stops the operation of the differential IF until the next display data transfer timing.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2002Date of Patent: June 13, 2006Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Norio Koizumi
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Patent number: 6975309Abstract: A display driver capable of implementing natural moving image display with a reduced power consumption, based on display data of following frame is generated on a cycle longer than a read cycle for display data from a built-in RAM, and a display unit and an electronic instrument having the display driver. A display driver IC with a built-in RAM stores in an FIFO memory compressed data input on a cycle longer than a drive cycle that is based on the display data, uses an MPEG decoder circuit to decompress the compressed data on a cycle substantially equivalent to the read cycle of the display data RAM to generate the display data, and writes the display data into the display data RAM prior to the read operation at a speed equal to or higher than the reading speed.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2001Date of Patent: December 13, 2005Assignee: Seiko Epson CproprationInventors: Tsuyoshi Tamura, Norio Koizumi
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Publication number: 20030155577Abstract: The semiconductor device according to the present invention comprises at least one first semiconductor circuit 2 in which first currents (Ih&ngr;a1 to Ih&ngr;a4) excited by external light (h&ngr;) are produced. It further comprises at least one second semiconductor circuit (3) which is electrically connected to the first semiconductor circuit (2) and in which second currents (Ih&ngr;b1 to Ih&ngr;b4) excited based on the external light (h&ngr;) and canceling a part or all of the voltage fluctuation produced by the current increment of the first currents (Ih&ngr;a1 to Ih&ngr;a4) when the external light (h&ngr;) shines are produced.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2003Publication date: August 21, 2003Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Norio Koizumi
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Patent number: 6552712Abstract: The semiconductor device according to the present invention comprises at least one first semiconductor circuit 2 in which first currents (Ih&ngr;a1 to Ih&ngr;a4) excited by external light (h&ngr;) are produced. It further comprises at least one second semiconductor circuit (3) which is electrically connected to the first semiconductor circuit (2) and in which second currents (Ih&ngr;b1 to Ih&ngr;b4) excited based on the external light (h&ngr;) and canceling a part or all of the voltage fluctuation produced by the current increment of the first currents (Ih&ngr;a1 to Ih&ngr;a4) when the external light (h&ngr;) shines are produced.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 1999Date of Patent: April 22, 2003Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Norio Koizumi
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Patent number: 6525567Abstract: A semiconductor device capable of preventing malfunctions of instantaneous lighting, and comprises a drive circuit, a drive control circuit, and a power supply circuit. The power supply circuit has a boosting circuit which is provided with a first power supply potential VDD being a ground potential from an external power supply and a second power supply potential VSS, being a potential other than the ground potential, and raises the absolute value of the second power supply potential VSS and charges to the capacitor; and a bias generating circuit generating a potential to be supplied to the drive circuit and drive control circuit based on the output potential of the boosting circuit.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2001Date of Patent: February 25, 2003Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Norio Koizumi
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Publication number: 20020186213Abstract: The invention provides display controllers, display units and electronic apparatuses using the same, which can achieve transfer rates that can accommodate increases in the amount of display data that may result from increases in the screen size of liquid crystal panels in the future with low power consumption. The display unit includes a liquid crystal panel (display section), a display data RAM that stores display data for at least one frame, an X driver IC (display controller) that display-drives the liquid crystal panel at a given frame cycle, and a Y driver IC that scan-drives the liquid crystal panel. Display data is supplied from the MPU to the X driver IC through a differential IF. The MPU supplies display data at a high-speed transfer rate with the differential IF, using a dummy blanking period, and stops the operation of the differential IF until the next display data transfer timing.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2002Publication date: December 12, 2002Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Norio Koizumi
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Publication number: 20020057265Abstract: A display driver capable of implementing natural moving image display with a reduced power consumption, based on display data of following frame is generated on a cycle longer than a read cycle for display data from a built-in RAM, and a display unit and an electronic instrument having the display driver. A display driver IC with a built-in RAM stores in an FIFO memory compressed data input on a cycle longer than a drive cycle that is based on the display data, uses an MPEG decoder circuit to decompress the compressed data on a cycle substantially equivalent to the read cycle of the display data RAM to generate the display data, and writes the display data into the display data RAM prior to the read operation at a speed equal to or higher than the reading speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2001Publication date: May 16, 2002Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Tsuyoshi Tamura, Norio Koizumi
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Publication number: 20020055215Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided for various types of interfaces for performing various types of data processing operations based on input or output compressed data, and electronic equipment. A multiplexing/demultiplexing section demultiplexes compressed data compressed according to the MPEG-4 standard, for example, from multiplexed data which is multiplexed compressed data corresponding to various types of media, and supplies the demultiplexed and compressed data to output interface ICs corresponding to each output device including a display section. The output interface ICs decompress the demultiplexed and compressed data according to the MPEG-4 standard, for example. An input interface IC compresses data input from an input device according to the MPEG-4 standard, for example. The compressed data is supplied to the multiplexing/demultiplexing section and multiplexed therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2001Publication date: May 9, 2002Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Tsuyoshi Tamura, Norio Koizumi
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Publication number: 20010048322Abstract: A semiconductor device capable of preventing malfunctions of instantaneous lighting, and comprises a drive circuit, a drive control circuit, and a power supply circuit. The power supply circuit has a boosting circuit which is provided with a first power supply potential VDD being a ground potential from an external power supply and a second power supply potential VSS, being a potential other than the ground potential, and raises the absolute value of the second power supply potential VSS and charges to the capacitor; and a bias generating circuit generating a potential to be supplied to the drive circuit and drive control circuit based on the output potential of the boosting circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2001Publication date: December 6, 2001Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Norio Koizumi