ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,331, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to MIZKAN HOLDINGS Co. LTD. (Aichi, Japan).

"Solid paste composition for cooking and method for producing same" was invented by Makoto Suzuki (Aichi, Japan), Kiyoshi Endo (Aichi, Japan), Yusuke Tange (Aichi, Japan), Naruhiro Hibi (Aichi, Japan), Takuya Nakayama (Aichi, Japan), Yasushi Ogasawara (Aichi, Japan), Yukiko Kawamura (Aichi, Japan) and Junichiro Ihara (Aichi, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A solid paste composition for cooking, which has elasticity, suppresses a rubber-like texture, and has a good chewy texture. The solid paste composition satisfies containing 2.0 mass % or more o...