Patents by Inventor Osamu Kanauchi

Osamu Kanauchi 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: 9314496
    Abstract: This invention provides a product safe for treating, improving or preventing an inflammatory bowel disease such as ulcerative colitis, and provides a product comprising an insoluble dietary fiber obtained by enzymatic treatment of seeds of a grain plant(s) or germinated young seeds thereof, as well as a food or drink or medicament comprising the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: KIRIN HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideo Ohmae, Hiroshi Murayama, Naohiro Takimoto, Yuji Sakamoto, Osamu Kanauchi, Mikio Katayama, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Yuta Komano
  • Publication number: 20120141455
    Abstract: This invention provides a product safe for treating, improving or preventing an inflammatory bowel disease such as ulcerative colitis, and provides a product comprising an insoluble dietary fiber obtained by enzymatic treatment of seeds of a grain plant(s) or germinated young seeds thereof, as well as a food or drink or medicament comprising the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: Kirin Holdings Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideo Ohmae, Hiroshi Murayama, Naohiro Takimoto, Yuji Sakamoto, Osamu Kanauchi, Mikio Katayama, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Yuta Komano
  • Publication number: 20110262571
    Abstract: The present invention provides an irritable bowel syndrome-inhibiting substance containing insoluble dietary fiber, which is obtained by enzymatically treating the seeds of a grain plant or young germinated seeds thereof, and a food or drink or a medicament that contains the substance and has effects of inhibiting irritable bowel syndrome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: KIRIN HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Osamu Kanauchi, Yutaka Komiyama
  • Patent number: 6475533
    Abstract: There is provided a substance which was isolated from the germinated seed of a grass family plant and which contains proteins and insoluble dietary fibers. There are also provided a pharmaceutical composition comprising as an active ingredient said substance which was isolated from the germinated seed of a grass family plant and which contains proteins and insoluble dietary fibers, and a food composition comprising said substance which was isolated from the germinated seed of a grass family plant and which contains proteins and insoluble dietary fibers, as well as uses of said substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Kirin Beer Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Osamu Kanauchi, Kazue Agata
  • Publication number: 20020064570
    Abstract: There is provided a substance which was isolated from the germinated seed of a grass family plant and which contains proteins and insoluble dietary fibers. There are also provided a pharmaceutical composition comprising as an active ingredient said substance which was isolated from the germinated seed of a grass family plant and which contains proteins and insoluble dietary fibers, and a food composition comprising said substance which was isolated from the germinated seed of a grass family plant and which contains proteins and insoluble dietary fibers, as well as uses of said substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Inventors: Osamu Kanauchi, Kazue Agata
  • Patent number: 6348221
    Abstract: There is provided a substance which was isolated from the germinated seed of a grass family plant and which contains proteins and insoluble dietary fibers. There are also provided a pharmaceutical composition comprising as an active ingredient said substance which was isolated from the germinated seed of a grass family plant and which contains proteins and insoluble dietary fibers, and a food composition comprising said substance which was isolated from the germinated seed of a grass family plant and which contains proteins and insoluble dietary fibers, as well as uses of said substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Assignee: Kirin Beer Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Osamu Kanauchi, Kazue Agata
  • Patent number: 6284290
    Abstract: There is provided a substance which was isolated from the germinated seed of a grass family plant and which contains proteins and insoluble dietary fibers. There are also provided a pharmaceutical composition comprising as an active ingredient said substance which was isolated from the germinated seed of a grass family plant and which contains proteins and insoluble dietary fibers, and a food composition comprising said substance which was isolated from the germinated seed of a grass family plant and which contains proteins and insoluble dietary fibers, as well as uses of said substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Kirin Beer Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Osamu Kanauchi, Kazue Agata
  • Publication number: 20010016214
    Abstract: There is provided a substance which was isolated from the germinated seed of a grass family plant and which contains proteins and insoluble dietary fibers. There are also provided a pharmaceutical composition comprising as an active ingredient said substance which was isolated from the germinated seed of a grass family plant and which contains proteins and insoluble dietary fibers, and a food composition comprising said substance which was isolated from the germinated seed of a grass family plant and which contains proteins and insoluble dietary fibers, as well as uses of said substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 1999
    Publication date: August 23, 2001
    Inventors: OSAMU KANAUCHI, KAZUE AGATA
  • Patent number: 5654001
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are dietary lipid digestion-absorption inhibitory agents and ingesta, comprising as an active ingredient a mixture of chitosan and ascorbic acid or a salt thereof. Also disclosed is a therapeutic method for obesity, which comprises administering an effective amount of a mixture of chitosan and ascorbic acid or salt thereof to a person who requires treatment for obesity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1997
    Assignee: Kirin Beer Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Osamu Kanauchi, Keiji Deuchi, Youji Imasato
  • Patent number: 5453282
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are dietary lipid digestion-absorption inhibitory agents and ingesta, comprising as an active ingredient a mixture of chitosan and ascorbic acid or a salt thereof. Also disclosed is a therapeutic method for obesity, which comprises administering an effective amount of a mixture of chitosan and ascorbic acid or salt thereof to a person who requires treatment for obesity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1995
    Assignee: Kirin Beer Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Osamu Kanauchi, Keiji Deuchi