Patents by Inventor Yi-Shan Cheng

Yi-Shan Cheng 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).

  • Pectin-modified resistant starch, a composition containing the same and method for preparing resistant starch
    Patent number: 7727975
    Abstract: This invention relates to a pectin-modified resistant starch prepared by cross-linking starch with pectin by pectinesterase reaction. Such resistant starch is low amylase digestible and thus is useful in food products, including nutritional supplements, to reduce calorie content and increase fiber content. This invention also relates to a composition containing the resistant starch and a process for the preparation of the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Food Industry Research and Development Institute
    Inventors: Wei-Hsien Chang, Jiing-Yang Wu, Chin-Hung Chang, Yi-Shan Cheng
  • Pectin-modified resistant starch, a composition containing the same and method for preparing resistant starch
    Publication number: 20090118231
    Abstract: This invention relates to a pectin-modified resistant starch prepared by cross-linking starch with pectin by pectinesterase reaction. Such resistant starch is low amylase digestible and thus is useful in food products, including nutritional supplements, to reduce calorie content and increase fiber content. This invention also relates to a composition containing the resistant starch and a process for the preparation of the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2007
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Wei-Hsien Chang, Jiing-Yang Wu, Chin-Hung Chang, Yi-Shan Cheng