Patents by Inventor Kouzou Kawase

Kouzou Kawase 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).

  • Lactoferrin hydrolyzate for use as an antibacterial agent and as a tyrosinase inhibition agent
    Patent number: 5389611
    Abstract: Lactoferrin hydrolyzates, having a decomposition rate between 6%-20% as measured by formol titration, for use as an antibacterial agent, and which have remarkably more potent activity than unhydrolyzed lactoferrin; and lactoferrin hydrolyzates, having a decomposition rate between 4-50% as measured by formol titration, for use as a tyrosinase inhibition agent, are obtainable by conventional methods for hydrolysis with acids or enzymes, and are stable to heating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1995
    Assignee: Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mamoru Tomita, Kouzou Kawase, Yoshitaka Tamura, Mitsunori Takase, Hiroshi Miyakawa, Koji Yamauchi, Hitoshi Saito, Hiroaki Abe, Seiichi Shimamura, Susumu Kobayashi
  • Lactoferrin hydrolyzate for use as an antibacterial agent and as a tyrosinase inhibition agent
    Patent number: 5214028
    Abstract: Lactoferrin hydrolyzates, having a decomposition rate between 6%-20% as measured by formol titration, for use as an antibacterial agent and which have remarkly more potent activity than unhydrolyzed lactoferrin; and lactoferrin hydrolyzates, having a decomposition rate between 4-50% as measured by formol titration, for use as a tyrosinase inhibition agent, are obtainable by conventional methods for hydrolysis with acids or enzymes, and are stable to heating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1993
    Assignee: Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mamoru Tomita, Kouzou Kawase, Yoshitaka Tamura, Mitsunori Takase, Hiroshi Miyakawa, Koji Yamauchi, Hitoshi Saito, Hiroaki Abe, Seiichi Shimamura, Susumu Kobayashi