Kobe, Japan

Takeo Saotome

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha. Active years: 1989.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Takeo Saotome. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/takeo-saotome

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% Patents Active = 100.0

Average Co-Inventor Count = 7.0

ph-index = 1

Forward Citations = 3(Granted Patents)


Company Filing History:


Years Active: 1989

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Takeo Saotome and His Margarine-Production Patent.

Introduction

Takeo Saotome is an inventor associated with Kobe, Japan, and Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha. His recorded patent concerns a method for producing sugar-added margarine.

Latest Patents

Saotome’s listed patent is “Method for Producing Sugar-Added Margarine.” It describes manufacturing margarine containing 5 to 50 percent sugar by weight, calculated as anhydride. The method uniformly heats an emulsion of oil or fat and sugar in a microwave heating device, using a predetermined tempering temperature controlled to within ±2.0°C. The temperature is set above a specified threshold related to the increased melting point of the oil or fat. The heated emulsion is then cooled at a rate no greater than 5°C per hour. Saotome is credited with 1 patent in the information provided.

Career Highlights

The available information connects Saotome’s inventive work with Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha. His patent focuses on controlled microwave heating and gradual cooling as steps in producing sugar-added margarine.

Collaborations

Kouichiro Marusugi and Tetsuo Moriguchi are identified as Saotome’s coworkers. The provided information does not specify their roles in the patent.

Conclusion

Takeo Saotome’s recorded patent documents a specialized margarine-production process that combines microwave tempering with carefully controlled cooling.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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