Patents by Inventor Azusa Nakatoh

Azusa Nakatoh 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).

  • Publication number: 20150257421
    Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide a shrimp flavor composition and a shrimp flavor enhancer with which a more desirable shrimp flavor can be obtained, and to provide a food, a drink or a seasoning that contains the composition or the enhancer. The present invention is concerned with a shrimp flavor composition and a shrimp flavor enhancer that contain at least one of 1,5-octadien-3-one and 1,5-octadien-3-ol, and a food, a drink or a seasoning that contains the composition or the enhancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: TAKASAGO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rota Valerie, Ryosuke Sawamura, Azusa Nakatoh, Hisaya Nagahashi
  • Publication number: 20150257423
    Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide a chicken flavor composition and a chicken flavor enhancer with which a more desirable chicken flavor can be obtained, and to provide a food, a drink or a seasoning that contains the composition or the enhancer. The present invention is concerned with a chicken flavor composition and a chicken flavor enhancer that contain at least one of 1,5-octadien-3-ol and 1,5-octadien-3-one, and a food, a drink or a seasoning that contains the composition or the enhancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: TAKASAGO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Azusa Nakatoh, Akihiko Watanabe, Daisuke Sugimoto, Hisaya Nagahashi, Hisae Kasuga
  • Publication number: 20130045318
    Abstract: To provide a salty taste enhancer which exerts a flavor enhancing effect comparable to sodium chloride without imparting any undesirable flavor such as harsh taste or odd smell, a method for producing the same, a kelp extract comprising the salty taste enhancer, and a food or drink having enhanced salty taste and flavor which comprises the salty taste enhancer or the kelp extract. A salty taste enhancer which comprises a volatile component with a molecular weight of less than 200 derived from a kelp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: TAKASAGO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiko Watanabe, Azusa Nakatoh, Takeshi Oikawa