Patents by Inventor Takanobu OWAKI

Takanobu OWAKI 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).

  • Low-pH soy sauce
    Patent number: 10092027
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a soy sauce with a pH of less than 4.6, which has reduced acidic taste and acidic odor and improved umami in the aftertaste. The soy sauce with a pH of less than 4.6, which has reduced acidic taste and acidic odor and improved umami in the aftertaste can be obtained by adjusting the ethyl lactate concentration per 1 w/v % of total nitrogen concentration in the soy sauce to 20 ppm or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: KIKKOMAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Umezawa, Takanobu Owaki
  • LOW-PH SOY SAUCE
    Publication number: 20170172192
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a soy sauce with a pH of less than 4.6, which has reduced acidic taste and acidic odor and improved umami in the aftertaste. The soy sauce with a pH of less than 4.6, which has reduced acidic taste and acidic odor and improved umami in the aftertaste can be obtained by adjusting the ethyl lactate concentration per 1 w/v % of total nitrogen concentration in the soy sauce to 20 ppm or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: KIKKOMAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki UMEZAWA, Takanobu OWAKI