US Patent Issued to MEIJI on Feb. 10 for "Multi-layer fermented milk product in container, production method thereof, and sauce for fermented milk product" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,543,754, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to MEIJI Co. LTD. (Tokyo).

"Multi-layer fermented milk product in container, production method thereof, and sauce for fermented milk product" was invented by Yoshitaka Kawai (Tokyo), Ippei Ogawa (Tokyo), Tomomi Abe (Tokyo) and Nobuyuki Shimizu (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a method for producing a rich fermented milk having the original hardness and dense texture of the fermented milk. Disclosed is a method for producing a multi-layer fermented milk of a post-fermentation type, including the steps of: filling a container with a raw material milk to which a starter has been add...