Patents by Inventor Tsuguo Inoue

Tsuguo Inoue 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: 20050019456
    Abstract: A method for producing a block-shaped freeze-dried food product in a shorter drying time is provided, including filling a cooked liquid or paste food in a block-shaped cast tray with a recess part on the bottom, overlaying a metal plate on the bottom of the tray and placing the tray in between heating shelves in a drying chamber, or overlaying a metal plate with a protrusion part at a corresponding position so that the protrusion part can be inserted in and adhere to the recess part on the bottom of the tray and placing the tray in between heating shelves in a drying chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Issei Iwasaki, Tsuguo Inoue, Masahiro Fukazawa, Yasuyuki Sagara
  • Patent number: 6592916
    Abstract: An edible microcapsule comprising a core and a capsule wall, wherein the core is an edible hydrophobic substance, the capsule wall is formed by salting-out of a combination of a protein and an edible salt, and transglutaminase is used as a crosslinking agent for hardening (solidifying) the capsule wall, and a food containing the edible microcapsule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignees: Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Japan Capsular Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Takahiko Soeda, Masayuki Nakanishi, Tsuguo Inoue
  • Publication number: 20030008040
    Abstract: An edible microcapsule comprising a core and a capsule wall, wherein the core is an edible hydrophobic substance, the capsule wall is formed by salting-out of a combination of a protein and an edible salt, and transglutaminase is used as a crosslinking agent for hardening (solidifying) the capsule wall, and a food containing the edible microcapsule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2002
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Takahiko Soeda, Masayuki Nakanishi, Tsuguo Inoue
  • Patent number: 6475542
    Abstract: An edible microcapsule comprising a core and a capsule wall, wherein the core is an edible hydrophobic substance, the capsule wall is formed by salting-out of a combination of a protein and an edible salt, and transglutaminase is used as a crosslinking agent for hardening (solidifying) the capsule wall, and a food containing the edible microcapsule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignees: Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Japan Capsular Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Takahiko Soeda, Masayuki Nakanishi, Tsuguo Inoue