Patents by Inventor Hirofumi Tachibana

Hirofumi Tachibana 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).

  • Method for treating an allergic or inflammatory disease
    Patent number: 6491943
    Abstract: This invention is to provide an agent for therapy and prevention of allergic diseases which has no adverse action, shows a high safety even by administration for a long period and is able to be utilized to food and/or beverage, cosmetics, etc. which are used daily. To be specific, it provides antiallergic agent and anti-inflammatory agent characterized in containing at least one polyphenol selected from strictinin and methylated derivatives thereof as an effective ingredient; a method for the addition of an antiallergic agent for oral administration or an anti-inflammatory agent for oral administration which is characterized in containing at least one polyphenol selected from strictinin and methylated derivatives thereof as an effective ingredient to food and/or beverage for prevention, suppression and mitigation of allergic symptoms or inflammatory symptoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: National Agricultural Research Organization
    Inventors: Kenkou Tsuji, Mari Yamamoto, Keiko Kawamoto, Hirofumi Tachibana
  • Antiallergic agents
    Publication number: 20020168397
    Abstract: This invention is to provide an agent for therapy and prevention of allergic diseases which has no adverse action, shows a high safety even by administration for a long period and is able to be utilized to food and/or beverage, cosmetics, etc. which are used daily. To be specific, it provides antiallergic agent and anti-inflammatory agent characterized in containing at least one polyphenol selected from strictinin and methylated derivatives thereof as an effective ingredient; a method for the addition of an antiallergic agent for oral administration or an anti-inflammatory agent for oral administration which is characterized in containing at least one polyphenol selected from strictinin and methylated derivatives thereof as an effective ingredient to food and/or beverage for prevention, suppression and mitigation of allergic symptoms or inflammatory symptoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2001
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Inventors: Kenkou Tsuji, Mari Yamamoto, Keiko Kawamoto, Hirofumi Tachibana
  • Semiconductor package and method of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 5889323
    Abstract: A cap that functions as a heat sink is affixed to the obverse surface of a semiconductor chip having ball bumps attached to the wiring pads on its surface, following which the semiconductor chip with the affixed cap is mounted on the bottom surface of a depression in a case and the opening of the depression in the case is simultaneously sealed by the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Hirofumi Tachibana