US Patent Issued to AJINOMOTO on March 17 for "Masking agent" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,575,590, issued on March 17, was assigned to AJINOMOTO Co. INC. (Tokyo).

"Masking agent" was invented by Yuji Nakada (Kawasaki, Japan), Yayoi Kawato (Kawasaki, Japan), Shingo Sugiyama (Kawasaki, Japan), Seiji Kitajima (Kawasaki, Japan) and Chiori Ijichi (Kawasaki, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An agent containing at least one aroma compound selected from the group consisting of E-beta-damascone, S-(2-methyl-3-furyl)ethanethioate, beta-caryophyllene oxide, beta-ionone, 2,5-dihydroxy-1,4-dithiane, methyl anthranilate, S-furfuryl thioformate, 1-isothiocyanate-3-(methylthio)propane, nootkatone, 1,4-dioxacycloheptadecane-5,17-dione, s...