Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Kitsutaka

Hiroshi Kitsutaka 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: 20130029013
    Abstract: [Object] An object of the present invention is to provide a technique that allows commercialization of a carbonated beverage containing soybean powder and/or soymilk stored in a bottle in a condition that provides preservation stability for a long period of time. [Method for Achieving the Object] By storing a carbonated beverage containing soybean powder and/or soymilk in a bottle having a light transmittance of 10% or less for a wavelength of 250 to 650 nm, deterioration of the flavor of the carbonated beverage containing soybean powder and/or soymilk can be suppressed and long-term preservation stability can be maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kitsutaka, Hisa Odagiri, Morihisa Akaishi
  • Publication number: 20120128857
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a carbonated beverage containing soybean powder or soymilk, wherein the carbonated beverage is provided with a refreshing carbonic acid flavor as well as nutrients and good flavor derived from soybeans, and the soybean-derived ingredient is stably maintained without becoming coagulated even when the content of the soybean-derived ingredient is high. By adjusting the pH of the carbonated beverage containing soybean powder and/or soymilk to 5.7 or higher, it is possible to stably maintain the soybean-derived ingredient without coagulation, and to provide the beverage with a refreshing carbonic acid flavor as well as nutrients and good flavor derived from soybeans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kitsutaka, Sachio Horio, Hisa Odagiri, Kaori Honjo, Machiko Nagayasu
  • Patent number: 7740132
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a container for sheet products that makes it easy to take out each individual piece of the sheet products stacked in the container. The container having a tray-like container body (2), an opening/closing lid (3) that is slidably mounted on the container body (2), a pressing member (5) elastically pressing the sheet products (4) stored in the container (1) toward the inner surface of the opening/closing lid (3), a friction drag member (7) that is installed on the inner surface of the opening/closing lid (3) to feed out the sheet products (4) according to the closing operation of the opening/closing lid (3), and a stopper (6) formed in the container body (2) to stop the backward movement of the sheet products (4) by the friction drag member (7) when the opening/closing lid (3) is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Oono, Hiroshi Kitsutaka
  • Publication number: 20090065390
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a container for sheet products that makes it easy to take out each individual piece of the sheet products stacked in the container. The container having a tray-like container body (2), an opening/closing lid (3) that is slidably mounted on the container body (2), a pressing member (5) elastically pressing the sheet products (4) stored in the container (1) toward the inner surface of the opening/closing lid (3), a friction drag member (7) that is installed on the inner surface of the opening/closing lid (3) to feed out the sheet products (4) according to the closing operation of the opening/closing lid (3), and a stopper (6) formed in the container body (2) to stop the backward movement of the sheet products (4) by the friction drag member (7) when the opening/closing lid (3) is opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2005
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventors: Masahiro Oono, Hiroshi Kitsutaka
  • Publication number: 20060002983
    Abstract: The present invention provides a muscle-building preparation for use during rehabilitation after injury or post-injury surgery, the preparation containing a composition comprising 42 to 55% by weight of protein, 12 to 20% by weight of fat, and 23 to 42% by weight of carbohydrate, on a dry weight basis of the total weight of the composition; and a food containing the muscle-building preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keitaro Matsumoto, Tatsuya Doi, Hiroshi Kitsutaka
  • Patent number: D534069
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Ohno, Hiroshi Kitsutaka, Kenichi Noguchi