Patents by Inventor Aki Kusumoto

Aki Kusumoto has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Lipase activity inhibitors containing high-molecular weight polyphenol fractions, tea extracts, and processes for producing the same
    Patent number: 8680301
    Abstract: There are provided foods and beverages that will suppress the absorption of dietary lipids, thereby suppressing the rise of triglyceride in blood. High-molecular weight polyphenol fractions recovered from oolong tea are added to foods or beverages as an active ingredient for inhibiting lipase activity. The foods and beverages of the present invention are safe and their inherent flavor has not been impaired; hence, they may be taken in routinely so that the lipase inhibitory action of the high-molecular weight polyphenol fractions will suppress the rise of triglyceride in blood and prevent obesity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Suntory Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Hitoshi Matsubara, Yoshiyuki Ishikura, Hiroaki Sasaki, Keiichi Abe, Sumio Asami, Masaaki Nakai, Aki Kusumoto
  • Lipase activity inhibitors containing high-molecular weight polyphenol fractions, tea extracts, and processes for producing the same
    Publication number: 20070178175
    Abstract: There are provided foods and beverages that will suppress the absorption of dietary lipids, thereby suppressing the rise of triglyceride in blood. High-molecular weight polyphenol fractions recovered from oolong tea are added to foods or beverages as an active ingredient for inhibiting lipase activity. The foods and beverages of the present invention are safe and their inherent flavor has not been impaired; hence, they may be taken in routinely so that the lipase inhibitory action of the high-molecular weight polyphenol fractions will suppress the rise of triglyceride in blood and prevent obesity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventors: Hitoshi Matsubara, Yoshiyuki Ishikura, Hiroaki Sasaki, Keiichi Abe, Sumio Asami, Masaaki Nakai, Aki Kusumoto
  • Process for producing glycolytic metabolism regulators
    Patent number: 6620424
    Abstract: A food or beverage containing an effective amount of a fructose-6-phosphate-2-kinase inhibitor which is safe and effective in vivo, such as itaconic acid, and a pharmaceutical composition containing the inhibitor as an active ingredient are disclosed. This food, beverage or pharmaceutical composition safely exerts an antiobesity, antidiabetic, and an antilipemic effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: Suntory Limited
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Kiso, Aki Kusumoto, Eisuke Furuya