Patents by Inventor Tomoharu Kato

Tomoharu Kato 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).

  • Composition for oily foamable aerosol
    Patent number: 9283162
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for an oily foamable aerosol, characterized in that the composition comprises a fat or oil, and a polyglycerol fatty acid ester and/or an organic and fatty acid esters of glycerol; and an aerosol comprising the composition as defined in above and a propellant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: TAIYO KAGAKU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Takase, Kazuhito Uchida, Naoteru Honda, Tomoharu Kato, Nagahiro Yamazaki
  • Composition for oily foamable aerosol
    Publication number: 20040197276
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for an oily foamable aerosol, characterized in that the composition comprises a fat or oil, and a polyglycerol fatty acid ester and/or an organic and fatty acid esters of glycerol; and an aerosol comprising the composition as defined in above and a propellant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2003
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Takase, Kazuhito Uchida, Naoteru Honda, Tomoharu Kato, Nagahiro Yamazaki
  • Method for preparing frozen food
    Publication number: 20040058037
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a frozen food and a frozen food produced by the process. There are provided a method for producing a frozen food characterized by subjecting a food to a contact treatment with an emulsifier-added fat or oil, and thereafter freezing the food; a frozen food produced by the method; and a method of preventing fluctuation in a water content of a frozen food, characterized by subjecting a food to a contact treatment with an emulsifier-added fat or oil, and thereafter freezing the food.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventors: Takuya Masuda, Kenya Mabe, Norio Sato, Tomoharu Kato, Nagahiro Yamazaki
  • Process for producing popcorn
    Patent number: 6623782
    Abstract: A process for producing popcorn comprising the steps of (a) mixing a polyglycerol fatty acid ester having an HLB of 10 or less made from a polyglycerol having an average degree of polymerization of 2 to 6 and oleic acid, an edible fat or oil and corn as raw materials; and (b) heating the mixture obtained in step (a) to give popcorn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Taiyo Kagaku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiro Hori, Hajime Nasaka, Tomoharu Kato, Nagahiro Yamazaki
  • Process for producing popcorn
    Publication number: 20030049362
    Abstract: A process for producing popcorn comprising the steps of (a) mixing a polyglycerol fatty acid ester having an HLB of 10 or less made from a polyglycerol having an average degree of polymerization of 2 to 6 and oleic acid, an edible fat or oil and corn as raw materials; and (b) heating the mixture obtained in step (a) to give popcorn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventors: Toshiro Hori, Hajime Nasaka, Tomoharu Kato, Nagahiro Yamazaki