ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,653,204, issued on June 16, was assigned to CJ CHEILJEDANG Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Method for preparation of instant food having improved taste, nutritional value, and texture" was invented by Ye Jin Oh (Seoul, South Korea), Il Sang Jang (Seoul, South Korea), Eun Hye Kim (Seoul, South Korea), Hyeong Seon Park (Seoul, South Korea), Hyo Young Jeong (Seoul, South Korea), Hye Mi Choi (Seoul, South Korea), Sung Yoon Jeong (Seoul, South Korea) and In Won Yoon (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present application relates to a method for the preparation of an instant food and an instant food prepared according to same, ...