Patents by Inventor Yumi Kawauchi

Yumi Kawauchi 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).

  • Flavored konnyaku compositon, process for preparing same and food product containing same
    Patent number: 5173321
    Abstract: A flavored konnyaku compositon contains a konnyaku gel structure having a pH value ranging within 6 to 8 substantially uniformly in its entirety and a seasoning material distributed in the gel structure substantially uniformly in its entirety. A process for preparing the flavored konnyaku composition involves solating a starting material containing powdered konnyaku, an acidic agent coated with and encapsulated in a coating agent and a seasoning material, adding an alkaline coagulating agent to the starting material to gelate the starting material to obtain a konnyaku gel structure, and heating and melting the coating agent of the acidic agent encapsulated therein present in the gel structure to thereby release the acidic agent into the gel structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1992
    Assignee: Nippon Oil and Fats Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Hosogoe, Kenichi Hashimoto, Yumi Kawauchi