Patents by Inventor Tamami Mitsuhashi

Tamami Mitsuhashi 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).

  • Process for preparing a fraction having a high content of .alpha.-lactalbumin from whey and nutritional compositions containing such fractions
    Patent number: 5503864
    Abstract: A process for producing an .alpha.-lactalbumin-enriched fraction from whey is disclosed. The process involves heating pH-adjusted whey to a temperature sufficient to cause aggregation of .beta.-lactoglobulin molecules, and fractioning the whey using ultrafiltration or microfiltration, the .alpha.-lactalbumin-enriched fraction obtained by the process is useful for making breast milk substitutes and other nutritional compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1996
    Assignee: Snow Brand Milk Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Yukio Uchida, Masaharu Shimatani, Tamami Mitsuhashi, Masanobu Koutake