Patents by Inventor Tatsuji Onishi

Tatsuji Onishi 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).

  • Publication number: 20120321772
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a coffee aroma-containing composition which can achieve such aromatic and good flavor as one obtained immediately after extraction in industrially produced coffee extracts and coffee beverages. The coffee aroma-containing composition is obtained by addition of a liquid to ethyl isovalerate-containing roasted coffee beans, wet-grinding of them to prepare slurry, and stripping of aroma components from the slurry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Masaru Fujiwara, Yoshiko Hino, Mami Mizuta, Tatsuji Onishi
  • Publication number: 20120321774
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide caffeineless coffee that is rich in flavor. Ethyl isovalerate is incorporated in caffeineless coffee. If the caffeineless coffee is in the form of coffee beans, ethyl isovalerate is incorporated in such a way that its proportion is at least 1 ppb relative to the total amount of the coffee beans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: Suntory Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Masaru Fujiwara, Tatsuji Onishi, Morio Mitsuhashi
  • Publication number: 20110250339
    Abstract: The present invention provides roasted coffee beans that can be stored in the air without experiencing damage to the inherent taste and aroma of coffee and with the change in flavor over time and the oxidative deterioration being suppressed to ensure that they retain a satisfactory flavor. Specifically, ethyl isovalerate or fermented, roasted coffee beans that have been subjected to fermentation and roasting are incorporated in roasted coffee beans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: Suntory Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Tatsuji Onishi, Masaru Fujiwara, Seiko Yoshimoto, Mami Mizuta
  • Patent number: 7824724
    Abstract: An economical process for producing a milk-added coffee beverage with an enhanced flavor in a process for producing a milk-added coffee beverage produced through a step of heat sterilization of coffee and milk as the main raw materials. The process includes adding a strongly basic substance and/or basic amino acid to the coffee component and conducting the heat sterilization after the milk component is admixed to the coffee component. Coagulation at the step of admixing milk component is prevented and precipitation which tends to arise after the heat sterilization is prevented with the use of a much smaller amount of emulsifier and thickening agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Suntory Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Yokoo, Katsushi Shibuya, Yoshiko Hino, Tatsuji Onishi, Katsushi Murakami
  • Publication number: 20080081100
    Abstract: An economical process for producing a milk-added coffee beverage with an enhanced flavor in a process for producing a milk-added coffee beverage produced through a step of heat sterilization of coffee and milk as the main raw materials. The process includes adding a strongly basic substance and/or basic amino acid to the coffee component and conducting the heat sterilization after the milk component is admixed to the coffee component. Coagulation at the step of admixing milk component is prevented and precipitation which tends to arise after the heat sterilization is prevented with the use of a much smaller amount of emulsifier and thickening agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: Suntory Limited
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Yokoo, Katsushi Shibuya, Yoshiko Hino, Tatsuji Onishi, Katsushi Murakami
  • Patent number: 7318942
    Abstract: An economical process for producing a milk-added coffee beverage with an enhanced flavor in a process for producing a milk-added coffee beverage produced through a step of heat sterilization of coffee and milk as the main raw materials. The process includes adding a strongly basic substance and/or basic amino acid to the coffee component and conducting the heat sterilization after the milk component is admixed to the coffee component. Coagulation at the step of admixing milk component is prevented and precipitation which tends to arise after the heat sterilization is prevented with the use of a much smaller amount of emulsifier and thickening agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Suntory Limited
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Yokoo, Katsushi Shibuya, Yoshiko Hino, Tatsuji Onishi, Katsushi Murakami
  • Publication number: 20020119236
    Abstract: The present invention provides an economical process for producing a milk-added coffee beverage with an enhanced flavor in a process for producing a milk-added coffee beverage produced through a step of heat sterilization of coffee and milk component as the main raw materials; comprising adding a strongly basic substance and/or basic amino acid to coffee component and conducting the heat sterilization after milk component is admixed to the coffee component; whereby coagulation at the step of admixing milk component is prevented and precipitation which tends to arise after the heat sterilization is prevented with the use of much smaller amount of emulsifier and thickening agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Yokoo, Katsushi Shibuya, Yoshiko Hino, Tatsuji Onishi, Katsushi Murakami