Patents by Inventor Toshiaki Sugitani

Toshiaki Sugitani 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).

  • Stevia formulation
    Patent number: 8709514
    Abstract: The invention provides a stevia formulation comprising a stevia sweetener with a rebaudioside A content of 95% or greater, and 0.25 to 5.15 parts by weight of a sugarcane-derived extract (a), 0.06 to 2.50 parts by weight of a sugarcane-derived extract (b) and 0.002 to 12.5 parts by weight of ?-aminobutyric acid with respect to 100 parts by weight of the stevia sweetener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsui Sugar Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yumiko Tezuka, Takayuki Kiyofuji, Yukie Nagai, Toshiaki Sugitani
  • STEVIA FORMULATION
    Publication number: 20130203867
    Abstract: The invention provides a stevia formulation comprising a stevia sweetener with a rebaudioside A content of 95% or greater, and 0.25 to 5.15 parts by weight of a sugarcane-derived extract (a), 0.06 to 2.50 parts by weight of a sugarcane-derived extract (b) and 0.002 to 12.5 parts by weight of ?-aminobutyric acid with respect to 100 parts by weight of the stevia sweetener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: MITSUI SUGAR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yumiko Tezuka, Takayuki Kiyofuji, Yukie Nagai, Toshiaki Sugitani
  • Noncentrifugal sugar composition and a process for the preparation of a sugar product
    Patent number: 5989351
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for the preparation of a noncentrifugal sugar composition. The process comprises the following steps: cane juice is filtered; a pH of the juice is adjusted to 5.0-6.0; sucrose or liquid sucrose or both is added to adjust a purity of the mixture to a range of 87.0 to 95.1% by weight; the mixture is heated and evaporated; and then the mixture is cooled to solidify with a strong shearing force being applied to obtain granules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignees: Mitsui Sugar Co., Ltd., The Kumphawapi Sugar Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeo Mizutani, Tadashi Ebashi, Kozo Yamada, Toshiaki Sugitani, Masaaki Kodomari
  • Process for preparing trehalulose and isomaltulose
    Patent number: 5336617
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing trehalulose and isomaltulose wherein at least the trehalulose-forming enzyme system of a trehalulose-forming microorganism is contacted with a sucrose solution to convert it into trehalulose and isomaltulose in the weight ratio of at least 4:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1994
    Assignees: Mitsui Sugar Co., Ltd., Suedzucker AG Mannheim/Ochsenfurt
    Inventors: Toshiaki Sugitani, Kenichiro Tsuyuki, Yukie Miyata, Tadashi Ebashi, Hideaki Okui, Yoshikazu Nakajima, Kenzo Sawada
  • Process for preparing trehalulose and isomaltulose
    Patent number: 5229276
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing trehalulose and isomaltulose wherein at least the trehalulose-forming enzyme system of a trehalulose-forming microorganism is contacted with a sucrose solution to convert it into trehalulose and isomaltulose in the weight ratio of at least 4:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1993
    Assignees: Mitsui Sugar Co., Ltd., Suedzucker AG Mannheim/Ochsenfurt
    Inventors: Toshiaki Sugitani, Kenichiro Tsuyuki, Yukie Miyata, Tadashi Ebashi, Hideaki Okui, Yoshikazu Nakajima, Kenzo Sawada