ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,501,920, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS Co. LTD. (Osaka, Japan).

"Method for producing instant Japanese noodles" was invented by Yusuke Yamada (Osaka, Japan), Kohei Sanada (Osaka, Japan), Justin Ndagijimana (Osaka, Japan) and Shogo Ishida (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing instant Japanese noodles having a reduced amount of salt kneaded into the noodles, wherein the instant Japanese noodles are enhanced in salty taste. When the amount of salt kneaded into instant Japanese noodles is reduced, the instant Japanese noodles can be enha...