ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,622,454, issued on May 12, was assigned to MIZKAN HOLDINGS Co. LTD. (Aichi, Japan).

"Manufacturing method for starch-containing composition for heat cooking" was invented by Makoto Suzuki (Aichi, Japan), Kiyoshi Endo (Aichi, Japan), Yusuke Tange (Aichi, Japan), Kota Ono (Aichi, Japan) and Mariko Nakamura (Aichi, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A manufacturing method for a starch-containing composition that is not prone to collapsing shape in a liquid during heat cooking, is highly lusterless, and has excellent appearance which utilizes an extruder including a feeder for loading a food material and a die for discharging the food mater...