Patents by Inventor Masahito Matsukawa

Masahito Matsukawa 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).

  • DELICIOUS SHRIMPS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20090053386
    Abstract: It is intended to provide a treatment method of producing fresh shrimp, either natural or farmed ones, having enriched taste which can be easily introduced into the course of processing while maintaining the freshness, and to provide processed shrimp products having enriched umami (delicious taste) over a broad scope including fresh products, frozen products, and cooked products. Shrimp having enriched umami (delicious taste), in which the ratio of 5?-inosinic acid (IMP) in nucleic acid-relating substances is 40% or more; and a method of producing shrimp having enriched umami (delicious taste), in which the ratio of 5?-inosinic acid (IMP) in nucleic acid-relating substances is 40% or more, characterized by comprising maintaining the shrimp at a temperature of 10° C. to 50° C. for 0.1 to 24 hours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2006
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: MARUHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahito Matsukawa, Noriki Koyama, Masahiko Shimada, Masayuki Kanamori, Jiro Yokota
  • Lectin species obtained from Japanese horseshoe crabs and from southern horseshoe crabs
    Patent number: 5523395
    Abstract: Disclosed are two lectin species isolated from the hemolymph of Japanese horseshoe crabs and Southern horseshoe crabs which bind to N-acetylneuraminic acid and N-glycolylneuraminic acid, but not to N-acetylglucosamine, glucoronic acid, or N-acetylgalactosamine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1996
    Assignee: Maruha Corporation
    Inventors: Seiichi Ohkuma, Khomei Yanagi, Kuniharu Wada, Isami Tsuboi, Shoji Kimura, Masahito Matsukawa, Nobuyuki Sato