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Inventor

Momofuku Ando

Patents indexed

1

Year range

1976

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Years active

1976

Total patents

1

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1976

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consumer_electronicsmechanical

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1970s
1

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1

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1 patents, in 1976

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US 3997676·1976·Nissin Shokuhin KK

How Cup Noodles Are Designed to Cook Perfectly

A 1976 patent describing the specific shape, density, and placement of dehydrated noodles inside a cup to ensure they cook evenly and quickly when hot water is added.

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