Patents by Inventor Kazuhiro Yoshinaga

Kazuhiro Yoshinaga 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).

  • MODIFIED MILK POWDER CONTAINING 1,5-ANHYDRO-D-GLUCITOL
    Publication number: 20170223976
    Abstract: A modified milk powder containing 1,5-anhydro-D-glucitol which is an effective component in vivo in an amount of 7.7 to 3,850 ?g/g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: NIHON STARCH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro YOSHINAGA
  • Efficient production method of ascopyrone P
    Patent number: 7517981
    Abstract: A method for producing ascopyrone P from 1,5-D-anhydrofructose efficiently is provided. The method produces ascopyrone P by heating a solution of 1,5-D-anhydrofructose at a pH of 10 or less and a temperature of 100° C. or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Nihon Starch Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Yoshinaga, Chinami Kawano
  • Efficient production method of ascopyrone p
    Publication number: 20070077618
    Abstract: A method for producing ascopyrone P from 1,5-D-anhydrofructose efficiently is provided. The method produces ascopyrone P by heating a solution of 1,5-D-anhydrofructose at a pH of 10 or less and a temperature of 100° C. or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2004
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Yoshinaga, Chinami Kawano
  • Process for producing foods having good keeping qualities and food keeping agents
    Patent number: 6824801
    Abstract: The present invention provides a food preservative which contains an antibacterial substance having a high safety and which enhances the preservability of a food without exerting an adverse influence to the taste and flavor of the food; and a method for preserving a food.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Nihon Starch Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mizuo Yajima, Kazuhiko Nozaki, Kenkou Muroya, Kazuhiro Yoshinaga, Mami Fujisue
  • Bacterial growth regulators or inhibitors with the use of 1,5-d-anhydrofructose
    Publication number: 20030161862
    Abstract: There is provided an agent for suppressing or inhibiting growth of bacteria based on a novel combination. An agent for suppressing or inhibiting growth of bacteria which contains 1,5-D-anhydrofructose and a chelating agent and/or an antioxidant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2002
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventors: Susumu Hizukuri, Yasuhito Takeda, Junichi Abe, Kenkou Muroya, Kazuhiro Yoshinaga, Mami Fujisue, Hideto Ishiba
  • Process for producing foods having good keeping qualities and food keeping agents
    Publication number: 20030152676
    Abstract: The present invention provides a food preservative which contains an antibacterial substance having a high safety and which enhances the preservability of a food without exerting an adverse influence to the taste and flavor of the food; and a method for preserving a food.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Inventors: Mizuo Yajima, Kazuhiko Nozaki, Kenkou Muroya, Kazuhiro Yoshinaga, Mami Fujisue
  • Novel saccharide, process for preparation of the same and use thereof
    Publication number: 20030144488
    Abstract: There is provided a novel carbohydrate: having neither a carbon-carbon double bond nor a carbonyl group and represented by a molecular formula C6H10O5; showing a retention time of 11.0±0.2 minutes when maltose and fructose as reference materials show retention times of 8.8 minutes and 12.5 minutes, respectively, the retention times being measured by high performance liquid chromatography using a column having, as a filler, a strongly acidic ion exchange resin which is a styrene-divinylbenzene copolymer with a degree of crosslinkage of 8% and has a sulfonic group bonded to sodium as an ion exchange group, at a column temperature of 40° C. and a flow rate of water as an eluent of 1 ml/min, and; showing intramolecular carbon chemical shift values obtained by carbon nuclear magnetic resonance of 70.54±1 ppm, 95.37±1 ppm, 75.09±1 ppm, 68.86±1 ppm, 77.99±1 ppm and 64.15±1 ppm. This novel carbohydrate is useful as an antioxidant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventors: Susumu Hizukuri, Junichi Abe, Kenkou Muroya, Kazuhiro Yoshinaga, Mami Fujisue, Hideto Ishiba