US Patent Issued to SAN-EI GEN F.F.I. on Aug. 25 for "Method for evaluating texture upon swallowing foods or drinks and method for producing formulation for improving swallowing texture" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,716,824, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to SAN-EI GEN F.F.I. INC. (Toyonaka, Japan).

"Method for evaluating texture upon swallowing foods or drinks and method for producing formulation for improving swallowing texture" was invented by Hiroyuki Sato (Toyonaka, Japan), Nanae Kimura (Toyonaka, Japan) and Makoto Nakauma (Toyonaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for evaluating texture upon swallowing foods or drinks includes adjusting viscosity of the food or drink to a constant or substantially constant shear viscosity by diluting the food or drink or adding a thickening component thereto, measuring a filament diameter of the...