Patents by Inventor Susumu HIKICHI

Susumu HIKICHI 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).

  • Soy milk and method for producing same
    Patent number: 9833007
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide: a soy milk having a pleasant flavor and suppressed soybean odor, raw smell, astringency, and so forth; and a method for producing the soy milk. Specifically, provided are: the soy milk; a soy-milk flavor improver containing, as an active ingredient, a triacylglycerol having a medium-chain fatty acid with 6 to 12 carbon atoms as a constituent fatty acid; an improved soy milk containing a soy milk and the soy-milk flavor improver; and a food and a drink containing the improved soy milk. A method for producing the improved soy milk is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: THE NISSHIN OILLIO GROUP, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuo Takagi, Susumu Hikichi
  • IMPROVED SOY MILK AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME
    Publication number: 20160249632
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide: a soy milk having a pleasant flavor and suppressed soybean odor, raw smell, astringency, and so forth; and a method for producing the soy milk. Specifically, provided are: the soy milk; a soy-milk flavor improver containing, as an active ingredient, a triacylglycerol having a medium-chain fatty acid with 6 to 12 carbon atoms as a constituent fatty acid; an improved soy milk containing a soy milk and the soy-milk flavor improver; and a food and a drink containing the improved soy milk. A method for producing the improved soy milk is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: The Nisshin OilliO Group, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuo TAKAGI, Susumu HIKICHI