Patents by Inventor Miyuki KUDO

Miyuki KUDO 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).

  • Patent number: 11644458
    Abstract: A method is shown for preparing a specimen for extensively analyzing a resident skin bacterium and/or a substance present in the stratum corneum, such as a protein or a lipid, or observing the shape of the stratum corneum. A method for preparing a specimen for analyzing a resident skin bacterium and/or a substance present m the stratum corneum or observing the shape of the stratum, includes applying a solution containing a polyvinyl alcohol polymer to the skin so as to form a thin-film and peeling and collecting the formed thin-film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA
    Inventors: Daisuke Niwa, Akemi Imaoka, Naoki Izawa, Yasuyuki Takahashi, Miyuki Kudo
  • Patent number: 11248205
    Abstract: Provided is a culture product having a mild rose aroma and suitable for imparting the rose aroma to a cosmetic product, a food or a drink, a pharmaceutical product, and the like. A culture product, which is obtained by fermenting a lactic acid bacterium culture product in a medium containing a milk component with Kluyveromyces marxianus, and comprises isoamyl alcohol in an amount of 0.3 to 5 parts by mass with respect to 1 part by mass of phenylethyl acetate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA
    Inventors: Naoki Izawa, Miyuki Kudo, Toshiro Sone
  • Publication number: 20200292525
    Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing a specimen for extensively analyzing a resident skin bacterium and/or a substance present in the stratum corneum, such as a protein or a lipid, or observing the shape of the stratum corneum. A method for preparing a specimen for analyzing a resident skin bacterium and/or a substance present in the stratum corneum or observing the shape of the stratum, comprising applying a solution containing a polyvinyl alcohol polymer to the skin so as to form a thin-film and peeling and collecting the formed thin-film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA
    Inventors: Daisuke NIWA, Akemi IMAOKA, Naoki IZAWA, Yasuyuki TAKAHASHI, Miyuki KUDO
  • Publication number: 20200165563
    Abstract: Provided is a culture product having a mild rose aroma and suitable for imparting the rose aroma to a cosmetic product, a food or a drink, a pharmaceutical product, and the like. A culture product, which is obtained by fermenting a lactic acid bacterium culture product in a medium containing a milk component with Kluyveromyces marxianus, and comprises isoamyl alcohol in an amount of 0.3 to 5 parts by mass with respect to 1 part by mass of phenylethyl acetate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA
    Inventors: Naoki IZAWA, Miyuki KUDO, Toshiro SONE
  • Patent number: 10485255
    Abstract: A culture product comprising a large quantity of ethyl benzoate and has a more complex and fresher fruity aroma than a chemically synthesized product. The culture product is obtained by culturing a microorganism belonging to the genus Wickerhamomyces in a milk component-containing culture medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA
    Inventors: Naoki Izawa, Miyuki Kudo, Toshiro Sone
  • Publication number: 20180000139
    Abstract: A culture product comprising a large quantity of ethyl benzoate and has a more complex and fresher fruity aroma than a chemically synthesized product. The culture product is obtained by culturing a microorganism belonging to the genus Wickerhamomyces in a milk component-containing culture medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA
    Inventors: Naoki IZAWA, Miyuki KUDO, Toshiro SONE