Patents by Inventor Nobuyasu Matsumura

Nobuyasu Matsumura 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).

  • Seasoning products with high content of sweet amino acids and yeast strain for use in obtaining the same
    Patent number: 8377497
    Abstract: The present invention provides a seasoning serving as an alternative to hydrolyzed animal proteins. The present invention provides a seasoning composition comprising free proline in an amount of 8.0% or more of the free amino acid composition, wherein the seasoning composition is not derived from collagen or gelatin; a seasoning composition comprising free proline in an amount of 6.0% or more of the free amino acid composition and free glycine in an amount of 5.0% or more of the free amino acid composition, wherein the seasoning composition is not derived from collagen or gelatin; a yeast extract comprising free proline in an amount of 8.0% or more of the free amino acid composition; and a seasoning composition comprising a yeast extract, wherein the seasoning composition comprises free proline in an amount of 6.0% or more of the free amino acid composition and free glycine in an amount of 5.0% or more of the free amino acid composition, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Nobuyasu Matsumura, Hisatoshi Shimokawa
  • SEASONING PRODUCTS WITH HIGH CONTENT OF SWEET AMINO ACIDS AND YEAST STRAIN FOR USE IN OBTAINING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20100028494
    Abstract: The present invention provides a seasoning serving as an alternative to hydrolyzed animal proteins. The present invention provides a seasoning composition comprising free proline in an amount of 8.0% or more of the free amino acid composition, wherein the seasoning composition is not derived from collagen or gelatin; a seasoning composition comprising free proline in an amount of 6.0% or more of the free amino acid composition and free glycine in an amount of 5.0% or more of the free amino acid composition, wherein the seasoning composition is not derived from collagen or gelatin; a yeast extract comprising free proline in an amount of 8.0% or more of the free amino acid composition; and a seasoning composition comprising a yeast extract, wherein the seasoning composition comprises free proline in an amount of 6.0% or more of the free amino acid composition and free glycine in an amount of 5.0% or more of the free amino acid composition, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2006
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Nobuyasu Matsumura, Hisatoshi Shimokawa