Patents Assigned to Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
  • CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ORGANIC COMPOUND
    Publication number: 20200308529
    Abstract: A control device performs control of a culture condition in production of an organic compound by a fermentation method. The control device executes processing a plurality of times to acquire culture data, to calculate, using the acquired culture data, a plurality of candidates for a culture condition set in advance, and a linear model set in advance that outputs a production amount of an organic compound at a future time, the production amount at the future time for each of the candidates, to determine an optimum candidate out of the candidates using the calculated production amount at the future time for each of the candidates and a target production amount of the organic compound at the future time set in advance, and to change the culture condition to the determined candidate. The linear model and the target production amount are set for each time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Yoshiki SHIMODAIRA, Hiroki KOBAYASHI, Takahiro TERAWAKI, Yasuhiro KUSUNOSE
  • OIL COMPOSITION AND COSMETIC CONTAINING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200306157
    Abstract: Oil compositions containing two or more mixtures selected from the group consisting of a lauroyl glutamic acid diester mixture having a melting point higher than 33° C., a lauroyl glutamic acid diester mixture having a melting point of 20 to 32° C., and a lauroyl glutamic acid diester mixture having a melting point of ?20° C. or lower can simultaneously achieve the texture properties (melting smooth feel, uniform spread over the lip surface, and transparent gloss), stability (such as improvement in breaking strength and improvement in temporal stability of the breaking strength), and the elasticity necessary for improving makeup duration of a lipstick.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Shuvendu BISWAS, Shiori OONO
  • Method for producing L-amino acid
    Patent number: 10787691
    Abstract: A method for producing an L-amino acid such as L-glutamic acid is provided. An L-amino acid is produced by culturing in a medium a bacterium having an L-amino acid-producing ability, which has been modified so that the activity of a c1795 protein is reduced or the activity of a protein of which the expression is repressed by a c1795 protein is increased, and collecting the L-amino acid from the medium or cells of the bacterium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Hiromi Noguchi, Yo Nishiyama, Yoshihiro Ito
  • Glycoamino acid and use thereof
    Patent number: 10787476
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide glycoamino acid as an amino acid precursor with improved properties (particularly water-solubility, stability in water, bitter taste etc.). The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the DESCRIPTION, or a salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Wataru Kurosawa, Risa Ubagai
  • Composition for cosmetics and cosmetics comprising same
    Patent number: 10786437
    Abstract: Compositions for cosmetics containing (A) one or more kinds of N-mono long-chain acyl basic amino acids, and (B) one or more kinds of N-mono middle-chain acyl basic amino acids, and compositions for cosmetics further containing (C) an inorganic powder, provide cosmetics that give, on application, a comfortable silky feeling and, to the skin after application, a natural translucency, good luminous finish and a uniform feeling of the skin surface, and have adhesiveness to the skin and high covering power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: AJINOMOTO CO., INC
    Inventors: Takahiro Suzuki, Kazuhiko Tobita
  • MIXING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20200297022
    Abstract: Providing a mixing apparatus capable of efficiently input noodles coated with an additive to a receiving tray, and having no need to perform weighing again after the noodles are input to the receiving tray. The mixing apparatus 8 includes: a hopper 30 that houses the falling noodles and that allows noodles to fall while rotating; and a supply device 60 that supplies a sauce to the noodles in the hopper 30, and at least two hopper 30 are provided in a falling direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicants: MAYEKAWA MFG. CO., LTD., AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Shigeto KOGA, Hiroshi FUJITA, Yoshihiro UCHIDA, Kazuhiro TOYOTA, Takahiro KAWASOE
  • Aqueous solution containing n-long-chain acyl acidic amino acid and/or salt thereof, and method for producing same
    Patent number: 10780167
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing an aqueous solution containing an N—C8-22 acyl acidic amino acid and/or a salt thereof and having pH 8.4-9.5, including the first step for reacting an acidic amino acid and/or a salt thereof with a C8-22 fatty acid chloride in a water solvent at pH 10-13 to form an N—C8-22 acyl acidic amino acid salt, and the second step for adjusting the pH of the aqueous solution after the first step to 8.4-9.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Gaku Hattori, Hiroji Ishii, Masahiro Ino
  • RESIN COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20200283620
    Abstract: Resin compositions including (A) an epoxy resin, (B) a curing agent, and (C) an inorganic filler, in which a chloride ion content included in the resin composition measured in accordance with a sample combustion ion chromatography method (BS EN 14582 2007) is 50 ppm or less are capable of forming a cured product having excellent adhesion with a conductive layer even after the HAST test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki SAKAUCHI, Minoru SASAKI, Mariko MIYOSHI
  • Method for producing L-amino acid
    Patent number: 10767200
    Abstract: A method for producing a basic acid such as L-lysine is provided. A basic amino acid or a fermentation product containing the same is produced by a method including the following steps (A) and (B): (A) a step of culturing a microorganism able to produce a basic amino acid in a culture medium so that bicarbonate ions and/or carbonate ions serve as counter ions for the basic amino acid, to obtain a fermentation broth containing the basic amino acid; (B) a step of subjecting the fermentation broth to a heat treatment under a pressure sufficient for preventing generation of carbon dioxide gas from the fermentation broth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Kisho Suzuki, Masayuki Mori, Takehiro Hiura, Nobuaki Matsuoka, Takehiko Chikamori
  • Nutrition composition
    Patent number: 10765663
    Abstract: The present invention provides a food intake regulating agent which improves anorexia and overeating and is safe for ingestion for a long term. The present invention relates to a food intake regulating agent containing 3 kinds of amino acids: threonine, methionine and tryptophan, as active ingredients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Mika Hamada, Kenji Nagao, Asuka Seki
  • Fibroin-like protein production method
    Patent number: 10752660
    Abstract: A method for producing a fibroin-like protein is described. A fibroin-like protein is produced by culturing Escherichia coli having a gene encoding the fibroin-like protein in a medium, inducing expression of the gene encoding the fibroin-like protein, and collecting the fibroin-like protein, wherein the cell proliferation after inducing the expression is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignees: AJINOMOTO CO., INC., SPIBER INC.
    Inventor: Kentaro Nakase
  • Protein Production Method and Disaccharide Production Method
    Publication number: 20200263219
    Abstract: A method for producing an objective protein and a method for producing a disaccharide are provided. An objective protein is produced by culturing Talaromyces cellulolyticus in a culture medium containing an expression inducer such as gentiobiose. A disaccharide is produced from a saccharide raw material by enzymatic conversion using a disaccharide synthesizing enzyme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Daiki Yahagi, Erika Yoshida, Hiroaki Fukada, Mitsunori Tokura, Uno Tagami, Masayuki Sugiki
  • Method for producing l-amino acid by increasing fructose uptake
    Patent number: 10745725
    Abstract: A method for producing an L-amino acid such as L-glutamic acid is provided. An L-amino acid is produced by culturing a bacterium having an ability to produce an L-amino acid, which has been modified so that the activity of a non-PTS fructose-uptake carrier and the activity of fructokinase are both increased, in a medium containing fructose, and collecting the L-amino acid from the medium or cells of the bacterium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Kosuke Yokota, Kazuyuki Hayashi
  • Method for Manufacturing Protein
    Publication number: 20200255869
    Abstract: A method for producing a protein is provided. An objective protein is produced by culturing Talaromyces cellulolyticus having an objective protein-producing ability, which has been modified so that the activity of a YscB protein is reduced, in a culture medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Fukada, Hiroka Koguchi, Mitsunori Tokura
  • DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20200253849
    Abstract: The present invention provides a detergent composition containing N-acyl acidic amino acids that, even at low pH, exhibits excellent solubility, has good storage stability, and creates a quality foam with satisfactory lathering performance. Specifically, the present invention provides a detergent composition and the like comprising: (A) an N-unsaturated acyl acidic amino acid wherein the unsaturated acyl is a linear acyl with 8 to 20 carbon atoms; (B) an N-saturated acyl acidic amino acid wherein the saturated acyl is a linear acyl with 8 to 14 carbon atoms; and (C) optionally, an N-saturated acyl acidic amino acid wherein the saturated acyl is a linear acyl with 16 to 20 carbon atoms; wherein the weight ratio of the component (A) to the component (B) (A/B) is 0.01 to 0.80, and the weight ratio of the component (C) to the component (B) (C/B) is 0.00 to 0.32.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Shun KOBAYASHI
  • MEAT-MODIFYING COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20200253254
    Abstract: Compositions that contain gluconate and a saccharide-modifying enzyme at a proportion of 100 to 100,000,000 U of the saccharide-modifying enzyme per 1 g of gluconic acid can be used to provide a juicy and tender prepared meat product with suppressed syneresis by heating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Ryusuke KOBA, Soichiro KORI
  • COMPOSITION FOR MODIFYING MEAT
    Publication number: 20200253252
    Abstract: Compositions that contain gluconate and protease at a proportion of 100 to 100,000,000 U of protease per 1 g of gluconic acid can be used to provide a prepared meat product with a juicy and tender meat center even after heating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Ryusuke KOBA, Soichiro Kori
  • Cream-like composition
    Patent number: 10736826
    Abstract: Creamy cleansing compositions and creamy compositions which contain (A) at least one component selected from the group consisting of N-acyl acidic amino acid and a salt thereof, and N-acyl neutral amino acid and a salt thereof, (B) at least one polyhydric alcohol, (C) at least one N-mono middle-chain acyl basic amino acid or a salt thereof, and (D) water have good creamy appearance with high grade pearly gloss, are superior in form stability, and superior in the sense of use such as cream elongation, water miscibility, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Takahiro Suzuki, Kazuhiko Tobita
  • Method for Producing L-Amino Acid
    Publication number: 20200239920
    Abstract: A method for producing an L-amino acid such as L-glutamic acid is provided. An L-amino acid is produced by culturing in a medium a bacterium having an L-amino acid-producing ability, which has been modified so that the activity of a c1795 protein is reduced or the activity of a protein of which the expression is repressed by a c1795 protein is increased, and collecting the L-amino acid from the medium or cells of the bacterium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Hiromi Noguchi, Yo Nishiyama, Yoshihiro Ito
  • Food for Improving Intestinal Environment
    Publication number: 20200237790
    Abstract: The present invention provides a food that is effective for improving the intestinal environment by promoting proliferation of intestinal lactic acid bacteria and the like. The present invention provides a food that is effective for improving the intestinal environment, wherein the food includes (1) ?-polyglutamic acid or a composition containing ?-polyglutamic acid, and (2) oligosaccharide or a composition containing oligosaccharide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Keishi Kameyama, Momoka Tsuneyoshi