Patents by Inventor Yoshiro Itaya

Yoshiro Itaya 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 processing fermented soybeans and food products prepared therefrom
    Patent number: 4113892
    Abstract: A method of processing fermented soybeans by freeze-drying the fermented soybeans in a vacuum and separating the dried soybeans into an outer layer portion and an inner layer portion, and a method of preparing instant fermented soybeans or instant rice containing fermented soybeans by contacting the inner layer portion with water with or without precooked rice for reconstitution and adding a powder of the outer layer portion to the reconstituted mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1976
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1978
    Assignee: Otsuka Kagaku Yakuhin Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Junichi Shimizu, Takashi Hara, Tatsuya Iwakura, Yoshiro Itaya