Patents by Inventor Yuanfa Liu

Yuanfa Liu 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: 20200196642
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a production method of marbled beef, and belongs to the field of food processing. The processing steps of the method are: freezing, thawing of beef, preparation of a gel emulsion, injection, wrap shaping, quick freezing, cutting and packaging, and hot dipping. The preparation method of the process of the disclosure can realize high-efficiency and standardized industrial production. By injecting beef with the formulated gel emulsion, the fat content and high-quality protein content of the beef can be increased, thereby improving the sensory properties and flavor of the beef, and producing high-quality beef. The gel emulsion for preparing marbled beef of the disclosure is liquid and is low in viscosity when the temperature is higher than 40° C., and therefore the gel emulsion is convenient for injection into beef, and can be uniformly dispersed in beef to form a delicate marble pattern. When the temperature is lower than 20° C., the gel emulsion forms a solid in beef tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Yuanfa LIU, Zhanyang GUO, Jinwei LI, Chen CAO, Jiang JIANG
  • Patent number: 10640728
    Abstract: The invention discloses a method for preparing rapeseed oil by a semi-solid aqueous enzymatic process, belonging to the field of functional foods and health care products. The present invention first prepares a semi-solid rapeseed paste with 3.5-4.5% moisture content, which is hydrolyzed by a mixture of pectinase, cellulase and alkaline protease to extract rapeseed oil. The resulting rapeseed oil contains high levels of active ingredients including totaxin, sterol, phenols and beta-carotene. The rapeseed oil of the invention can be added into animal feeds, which helps to reduce animal blood lipid levels and body weight. It can significantly reduce the contents of total triglyceride, total cholesterol and LDC-C in the blood, and, at the same time, increases the level of HDL-C in the blood. In addition, the rapeseed oil prepared by the present invention can relieve hepatic steatosis in hyperlipemia rats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Jiangnan University
    Inventors: Yuanfa Liu, Peirang Cao, Jinwei Li, Liang Zhang
  • Patent number: 10492508
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for oil extraction from dehydrated Euphausia superbas, which is related to the field of food biotechnology. The method combines a low temperature and low oxygen heat pump dehydration system with a microwave-assisted frozen-blasting dehydration system for Euphausia superba dehydration, resulting in formation of a large number of micro porous structures in dehydrated Euphausia superbas that is good for subsequent oil extraction. The dehydration and extraction process can be separated in the present invention. The low temperature and low oxygen heat pump dehydration system may be installed in shrimp boats to dehydrate Euphausia superbas before transportation so as to increase the effective payloads of shrimp boats. The extraction process of subcritical fluid assisted with ultrasonic operation is carried out under low temperature and low oxygen conditions, therefore the oxidation of active ingredients is avoided to a large extent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Jiangnan University
    Inventors: Yuanfa Liu, Dewei Sun, Jinwei Li, Peirang Cao
  • Publication number: 20180258369
    Abstract: The invention discloses a method for preparing rapeseed oil by a semi-solid aqueous enzymatic process, belonging to the field of functional foods and health care products. The present invention first prepares a semi-solid rapeseed paste with 3.5-4.5% moisture content, which is hydrolyzed by a mixture of pectinase, cellulase and alkaline protease to extract rapeseed oil. The resulting rapeseed oil contains high levels of active ingredients including totaxin, sterol, phenols and beta-carotene. The rapeseed oil of the invention can be added into animal feeds, which helps to reduce animal blood lipid levels and body weight. It can significantly reduce the contents of total triglyceride, total cholesterol and LDC-C in the blood, and, at the same time, increases the level of HDL-C in the blood. In addition, the rapeseed oil prepared by the present invention can relieve hepatic steatosis in hyperlipemia rats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: Jiangnan University
    Inventors: Yuanfa Liu, Peirang Cao, Jinwei Li, Liang Zhang
  • Patent number: 9920278
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for producing high-quality lard or beef tallow with low cholesterol content. The method of the invention uses enzyme hydrolysis, centrifugation separation and homogenization-assisted embedding technique to obtain high-quality lard or beef tallow with low cholesterol levels. The method uses aqueous enzymatic extraction (AEE) techniques to separate lard or beef tallow from the raw material of pork or beef fat, and uses the homogenization-assisted embedding technique to remove cholesterol from the lard and beef tallow products. The method of the invention produces high quality lard with good oxidative stability at a high yield and can meet the Chinese national standard for first grade lard. The lard of the invention needs no further degumming process, eliminating the tedious refinery steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Jiangnan University
    Inventors: Yuanfa Liu, Qingling Wang, Jiang Jiang, Jinwei Li
  • Publication number: 20170251688
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for oil extraction from dehydrated Euphausia superbas, which is related to the field of food biotechnology. The method combines a low temperature and low oxygen heat pump dehydration system with a microwave-assisted frozen-blasting dehydration system for Euphausia superba dehydration, resulting in formation of a large number of micro porous structures in dehydrated Euphausia superbas that is good for subsequent oil extraction. The dehydration and extraction process can be separated in the present invention. The low temperature and low oxygen heat pump dehydration system may be installed in shrimp boats to dehydrate Euphausia superbas before transportation so as to increase the effective payloads of shrimp boats. The extraction process of subcritical fluid assisted with ultrasonic operation is carried out under low temperature and low oxygen conditions, therefore the oxidation of active ingredients is avoided to a large extent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: Jiangnan University
    Inventors: Yuanfa Liu, Delin Sun, Jinwei Li, Peirang Cao
  • Publication number: 20150173389
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for producing high-quality lard or beef tallow with low cholesterol content. The method of the invention uses enzyme hydrolysis, centrifugation separation and homogenization-assisted embedding technique to obtain high-quality lard or beef tallow with low cholesterol levels. The method uses aqueous enzymatic extraction (AEE) techniques to separate lard or beef tallow from the raw material of pork or beef fat, and uses the homogenization-assisted embedding technique to remove cholesterol from the lard and beef tallow products. The method of the invention produces high quality lard with good oxidative stability at a high yield and can meet the Chinese national standard for first grade lard. The lard of the invention needs no further degumming process, eliminating the tedious refinery steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: Jiangnan University
    Inventors: Yuanfa Liu, Qingling Wang, Jiang Jiang, Jinwei Li
  • Patent number: 8658401
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparing L-?-Glycerylphosphorylcholine with high yields and purity. The method uses phospholipase A1-based enzymatic hydrolysis, ion-exchange resin purification and silica gel column chromatography to prepare L-?-glycerylphosphorylcholin with purity up to 99.8% and a final yield up to 78.4%. The method disclosed is simple, cost-effective, environmentally friendly, and adaptable to industrial applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Jiannan University
    Inventors: Yuanfa Liu, Kangyi Zhang, Xingguo Wang, Xiangyun Qian, Li Zhou, Zhihua Song
  • Publication number: 20120244583
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparing L-?-Glycerylphosphorylcholine with high yields and purity. The method uses phospholipase A1-based enzymatic hydrolysis, ion-exchange resin purification and silica gel column chromatography to prepare L-?-glycerylphosphorylcholin with purity up to 99.8% and a final yield up to 78.4%. The method disclosed is simple, cost-effective, environmentally friendly, and adaptable to industrial applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Yuanfa Liu, Kangyi Zhang, Xingguo Wang, Xiangyun Qian, Li Zhou, Zhihua Song