Patents by Inventor Yukie Hosoda

Yukie Hosoda 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).

  • Rice grain-like low-calorie food
    Patent number: 5498435
    Abstract: A rice grain-like low-calorie food which consists of anaqueous dispersion gel whose dispersoids are glucomannan, starch and dietary fiber. It further contains as a dispersoid thickening polysaccharides containing alginates and/or carrageenan, and the content of the starch is about 0.1-3 parts by weight to 1 part by weight of the glucomannan. This low-calorie, rice grain-like food has an appearance and texture resembling that of cooked-rice grains and has excellent freeze resistance, even if the amount of added starch is low with respect to the glucomannan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1996
    Assignee: Sugiyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinya Hosoda, Yukie Hosoda, Eishin Kato