Patents by Inventor Yoichi Tsumuraya

Yoichi Tsumuraya 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).

  • Method of manufacturing grain flour
    Patent number: 9565871
    Abstract: A grain flour includes milled grains of at least one grain selected from the group consisting of barley and oat. In the grain flour, the average grain diameter is in the range of 40-100 ?m. The content of grains having a grain diameter less than 20 ?m is not greater than 20 mass %, the content of grains having a grain diameter in the range of 20-100 ?m is in the range of 20-60 mass %, the content of grains having a grain diameter greater than 100 ?m and not greater than 500 ?m is in the range of 20-60 mass %, and the content of grains having a grain diameter greater than 500 ?m is not greater than 5%. An application food using the grain flour is produced from a starting material which contains at least 5% of the grain flour. A method for producing the grain flour is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION SAITAMA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yoichi Tsumuraya, Kaoru Kawashima, Yoshikazu Shoji
  • GRAIN FLOUR AND APPLIED FOODS
    Publication number: 20130323391
    Abstract: A grain flour includes milled grains of at least one grain selected from the group consisting of barley and oat. In the grain flour, the average grain diameter is in the range of 40-100 ?m. The content of grains having a grain diameter less than 20 ?m is not greater than 20 mass %, the content of grains having a grain diameter in the range of 20-100 ?m is in the range of 20-60 mass %, the content of grains having a grain diameter greater than 100 ?m and not greater than 500 ?m is in the range of 20-60 mass %, and the content of grains having a grain diameter greater than 500 ?m is not greater than 5%. An application food using the grain flour is produced from a starting material which contains at least 5% of the grain flour. A method for producing the grain flour is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION SAITAMA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yoichi Tsumuraya, Kaoru Kawashima, Yoshikazu Shoji