Patents by Inventor Teijiro Omura

Teijiro Omura 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).

  • Green tea composition and molding matter thereof, and process for producing them
    Publication number: 20040033305
    Abstract: A green tea composition comprising 100 parts by weight of green tea leaf, and 0.01 to 30 parts by weight of trehalose; a process for producing a green tea composition, comprising the steps of heat-treating fresh tea leaf, drying the heat-treated leaf, and crushing the dried leaf, wherein the fresh leaf is brought into contact with trehalose before or after or simultaneously with the heat treatment of the fresh leaf; a molding matter of a green tea composition, obtained by molding a green tea composition comprising 35 to 80% by weight of granulated or powdered green tea (component (A)), 10 to 60% by weight of maltose (component (B)), and 1 to 20% by weight of trehalose (component (C)); and a process for producing a molding matter of a green tea composition, comprising the step of molding the above green tea composition. The green tea composition and the molding matter thereof undergo neither oxidation nor discoloration, so that they can preserve their green colors for a long period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Applicant: JINSEIDO COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Teijiro Omura
  • Green tea composition and molding matter thereof, and process for producing them
    Patent number: 6627244
    Abstract: A green tea composition comprising 100 parts by weight of green tea leaf, and 0.01 to 30 parts by weight of trehalose; a process for producing a green tea composition, comprising the steps of heat-treating fresh tea leaf, drying the heat-treated leaf, and crushing the dried leaf, wherein the fresh leaf is brought into contact with trehalose before or after or simultaneously with the heat treatment of the fresh leaf; a molding matter of a green tea composition, obtained by molding a green tea composition comprising 35 to 80% by weight of granulated or powdered green tea (component (A)), 10 to 60% by weight of maltose (component (B)), and 1 to 20% by weight of trehalose (component (C)); and a process for producing a molding matter of a green tea composition, comprising the step of molding the above green tea composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: Jinseido Company, Limited
    Inventor: Teijiro Omura
  • Green tea composition and molding matter thereof, and process for producing them
    Publication number: 20020028281
    Abstract: A green tea composition comprising 100 parts by weight of green tea leaf, and 0.01 to 30 parts by weight of trehalose; a process for producing a green tea composition, comprising the steps of heat-treating fresh tea leaf, drying the heat-treated leaf, and crushing the dried leaf, wherein the fresh leaf is brought into contact with trehalose before or after or simultaneously with the heat treatment of the fresh leaf; a molding matter of a green tea composition, obtained by molding a green tea composition comprising 35 to 80% by weight of granulated or powdered green tea (component (A)), 10 to 60% by weight of maltose (component (B)), and 1 to 20% by weight of trehalose (component (C)); and a process for producing a molding matter of a green tea composition, comprising the step of molding the above green tea composition. The green tea composition and the molding matter thereof undergo neither oxidation nor discoloration, so that they can preserve their green colors for a long period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Applicant: JINSEIDO COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Teijiro Omura