Patents by Inventor Koji Yoshinaka

Koji Yoshinaka 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).

  • SWEETENER COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING TASTE OF STEVIA EXTRACT
    Publication number: 20200297016
    Abstract: Provided is a sweetener composition having an excellent sweetness quality. The sweetener composition of the present invention comprises rebaudioside A and mogroside V at a mass ratio of 95:5 to 99:1, and can improve the sweetness quality of stevia extract to make it close to the sweetness quality of sugar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Koji YOSHINAKA, Akane KONDO
  • Method of improving sweetness qualities of stevia extract
    Patent number: 9044038
    Abstract: The present invention provides a technique for improving the sweetness of stevia extract. A composition having an excellent sweetness quality can be obtained by combining rebaudioside A, which is a main sweetness component of stevia extract, with mogroside V, which is a main sweetness component of siraitia grosvenorii extract, at a weight ratio of 95:5 to 60:40. By using the mixture described above as a sweetener, favorable sweetness can be imparted to various products, such as foods, medicines or quasi drugs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: SAN-EI GEN F.F.I., INC.
    Inventors: Koji Yoshinaka, Masanori Mie, Maki Yamamoto, Hiroshige Ueno, Tetsuya Tokumura, Takeshi Aya
  • METHOD OF IMPROVING SWEETNESS QUALITIES OF STEVIA EXTRACT
    Publication number: 20100267847
    Abstract: The present invention provides a technique for improving the sweetness of stevia extract. A composition having an excellent sweetness quality can be obtained by combining rebaudioside A, which is a main sweetness component of stevia extract, with mogroside V, which is a main sweetness component of siraitia grosvenorii extract, at a weight ratio of 95:5 to 60:40. By using the mixture described above as a sweetener, favorable sweetness can be imparted to various products, such as foods, medicines or quasi drugs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: SAN-EI GEN F.F.I., INC.
    Inventors: Koji Yoshinaka, Masanori Mie, Maki Yamamoto, Hiroshige Ueno, Tetsuya Tokumura, Takeshi Aya