Patents by Inventor Misao Sugishita

Misao Sugishita 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).

  • Multiply transformed koji mold and a method of manufacturing a flavor enhancer using the same
    Patent number: 6706492
    Abstract: The present invention provides a koji mold having increased protease activity and peptidase activity relative to a parent strain, a method of breeding the koji mold, and a method of manufacturing a flavor enhancer using the koji mold. More specifically, the present invention provides (1) a koji mold having increased protease activity and peptidase activity relative to a parent strain obtained by transformation using a protease gene and a peptidase gene, (2) a method of breeding the above koji mold which comprises transforming a parent strain of koji mold using a protease gene and a peptidase gene, and then selecting a transformant having higher protease activity and peptidase activity relative to a parent strain, and (3) a method of manufacturing a flavor enhancer which comprises allowing a culture product of the above koji mold to act on a protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: Kikkoman Corporation
    Inventors: Genryou Umitsuki, Hiroe Sato, Misao Sugishita, Yaichi Fukushima, Yasuji Koyama
  • Multiply transformed koji mold and a method of manufacturing a flavor enhancer using the same
    Publication number: 20010049118
    Abstract: The present invention provides a koji mold having increased protease activity and peptidase activity relative to a parent strain, a method of breeding the koji mold, and a method of manufacturing a flavor enhancer using the koji mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Publication date: December 6, 2001
    Applicant: Kikkoman Corporation
    Inventors: Genryou Umitsuki, Hiroe Sato, Misao Sugishita, Yaichi Fukushima, Yasuji Koyama
  • Process for producing seasoning
    Patent number: 5869115
    Abstract: A process for producing a seasoning having high nitrogen concentration by hydrolyzing a proteinaceous material with enzyme, characterized in that common salt is added to the decomposed Moromi or the Moromi temperature is lowered, then the Moromi is allowed to stand and press filtered by a conventional method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: Kikkoman Corporation
    Inventors: Yaichi Fukushima, Makoto Okayasu, Misao Sugishita