Patents by Inventor Akiko Kamoi

Akiko Kamoi 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).

  • SAPONIN WITH SUPPRESSED BITTER TASTE
    Publication number: 20110262614
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a material containing a saponin wherein the bitterness peculiar to saponin is effectively suppressed. According to the present invention, a saponin, a phytosterol and/or a phytosterol ester, and a cyclodextrin are mixed to form a complex, so as to suppress bitterness. The complex of the present invention can be formed in the presence of water by mixing a saponin, a phytosterol and/or a phytosterol ester, and a cyclodextrin. The complex of the present invention can be contained in a composition such as a food or beverage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: HOUSE FOODS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadashi Hamajima, Morihiro Aoyagi, Seiji Yahara, Kazunori Sonobe, Akiko Kamoi
  • Method for Preventing Decomposition/Deterioration of Lipophilic Component in the Presence of Water
    Publication number: 20110256283
    Abstract: Provided is a method for preventing decomposition/deterioration of a lipophilic component due to interaction with water, or due to interaction with light, enzymes, oxygen, or heat in the presence of water. The method for preventing decomposition/deterioration of the lipophilic component in the presence of water is characterized in that a complex comprising a lipophilic component, a phytosterol ester, and a cyclodextrin is formed, and the aforementioned lipophilic component is preserved in the form of said complex in the presence of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2009
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: HOUSE FOODS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuharu Hashimoto, Jinji Shono, Akiko Kamoi, Nobuaki Tsuge, Masaki Nakamura, Tadashi Hamajima, Morihiro Aoyagi, Nobuhide Nakagawa