Patents by Inventor Tatuo Emura

Tatuo Emura 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).

  • Patent number: 5006350
    Abstract: A soybean protein food product made by use of a newly discovered microorganism which releases a soybean protein clotting enzyme, and a method of making such soybean protein food product. The new enzyme functions to clot a soybean protein (soymilk), thus permitting an effective production of new fermented soybean products, such as a soymilk cheese or a soymilk cream, as well as any other wide varieties of soybean protein food products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1991
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Hokkaido Nissin
    Inventors: Tatuo Emura, Kiyoshi Ohba
  • Patent number: 4929453
    Abstract: An essentially pure soybean protein clotting enzyme produced by a Bacillus microorganism designated FERM BP-1778 and used to produce new soybean protein foods, such as a soymilk cheese and soymilk cream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1990
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Hokkaido Nissin
    Inventors: Tatuo Emura, Kiyoshi Ohba
  • Patent number: 4929558
    Abstract: A soybean protein food product made by use of a newly discovered microorganism which releases a soybean protein clotting enzyme, and a method of making such soybean protein food product. The new enzyme functions to clot a soybean protein (soymilk), thus permitting an effective production of new fermented soybean products, such as a soymilk cheese or a soymilk cream, as well as any other wide varieties of soybean protein food products. Also disclosed is a method of producing the soybean protein clotting enzyme efficiently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1990
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Hokkaido Nissin
    Inventors: Tatuo Emura, Kiyoshi Ohba
  • Patent number: 4885178
    Abstract: A soybean protein food product made by use of a newly discovered microorganism which releases a soybean protein clotting enzyme, and a method of making such soybean protein food product is disclosed. The new enzyme functions to clot a soybean protein (soymilk), thus permitting an effective production of new fermented soybean products, such as a soymilk cheese or a soymilk cream, as well as any other wide varieties of soybean protein food products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1989
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Hokkaido Nissin
    Inventors: Tatuo Emura, Kiyoshi Ohba