Patents by Inventor Seiji Yahara

Seiji Yahara 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).

  • SAPONIN WITH SUPPRESSED BITTER TASTE
    Publication number: 20110262614
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a material containing a saponin wherein the bitterness peculiar to saponin is effectively suppressed. According to the present invention, a saponin, a phytosterol and/or a phytosterol ester, and a cyclodextrin are mixed to form a complex, so as to suppress bitterness. The complex of the present invention can be formed in the presence of water by mixing a saponin, a phytosterol and/or a phytosterol ester, and a cyclodextrin. The complex of the present invention can be contained in a composition such as a food or beverage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: HOUSE FOODS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadashi Hamajima, Morihiro Aoyagi, Seiji Yahara, Kazunori Sonobe, Akiko Kamoi
  • Processed foods containing fungi for cooking by heating with a microwave oven
    Publication number: 20060188624
    Abstract: The present invention provides a processed food for cooking by heating with a microwave oven, containing edible fungi which do not make the sound of burst at the time of cooking by heating with the microwave oven due to treatments after harvesting them, and a processed food for cooking by heating with a microwave oven, containing edible fungi wherein the water absorption ratio of parts corresponding to those that are lightly stained in the caramel staining test is 15 weight % or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2006
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Applicant: HOUSE FOODS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiji Yahara, Kazunori Sonobe, Taro Ishimoto, Shingo Amino