Patents Assigned to KEWPIE CORPORATION
  • Publication number: 20240000094
    Abstract: An emulsified composition, which allows fat and oil to be easily and uniformly dispersed in a food or drink product when added to the food or drink product, is provided. The present invention provides an emulsified composition for adding fat and oil to a food or drink product, wherein the emulsified composition contains fat and oil, an ionic surfactant, and a polyhydric alcohol, a content of the fat and oil is 5% by mass or more and 65% by mass or less with respect to a total amount of the emulsified composition, a content of the ionic surfactant is 0.3% by mass or more and 6.0% by mass or less with respect to the total amount of the emulsified composition, the ionic surfactant contains at least lecithin and/or lysolecithin, the emulsified composition has a specific gravity of 1.0 or more at 20° C. and a viscosity of 60,000 mPa·s or less at 20° C., and a difference of L2 value-L1 value calculated by the following definition at 20° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicants: KEWPIE CORPORATION, Kewpie Jyozo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki KOBAYASHI, Mayumi HIDAN, Akifumi MIKAMI
  • Publication number: 20230310443
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an emulsion including aprepitant, an emulsifier, an oil, polyethylene glycol, and water, without substantial addition of ethanol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicants: Kewpie Corporation, FBC (Shanghai) Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yohei Amano, Kazumi Katagiri
  • Publication number: 20230230660
    Abstract: An image generation device includes an imaging unit configured to convert data representing an expression level for each microRNA type into image-rendition data serving as data representing a matrix of two dimensions or more, a classification unit configured to perform classification of the image-rendition data, and a contribution-presentation-image generation unit configured to generate a contribution-presentation image representing a contribution of a specific part of the image-rendition data to the classification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: Kewpie Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoharu NAGAO, Shinichi SHIRAKAWA, Shiori ARII, Yoshinori KONO, Kurataka OTSUKA, Daisuke KURIKI
  • Patent number: 11571385
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a self-emulsifiable composition including a monoacyl phospholipid, a diacyl phospholipid, oils and fats, and a polyhydric alcohol, in which the content ratio between the monoacyl phospholipid and the diacyl phospholipid is in the range of monoacyl phospholipid:diacyl phospholipid=1:9 to 9:1 as a mass ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Kewpie Corporation
    Inventor: Yohei Amano
  • Patent number: 11497235
    Abstract: [Problem] Provided is a food composition containing acetic bacterial cells which has a good aroma, and a method of producing the food composition. [Solution] The food composition containing acetic bacterial cells of the present invention contains acetic acid and n-butyric acid, the peak area ratio between which is 40:1 to 1:20, as measured by solid phase micro extraction gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for odor components in the food composition. Surprisingly, such a food composition has a fermentative aroma like rice bran which can stimulate consumers' appetite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: KEWPIE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yohei Okuyama
  • Publication number: 20220192980
    Abstract: A cationic hyaluronic acid coated spanlastic, comprising a drug-loaded vesicle. The surface of the drug-loaded vesicle is modified by cationic hyaluronic acid, the drug-loaded vesicle comprises a vesicle membrane and a hydrophobic drug wrapped by the vesicle membrane, and the vesicle membrane comprises a nonionic surfactant and an edge activator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicants: FBC (Shanghai) Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd., Kewpie Corporation
    Inventors: Li GAN, Yang LIU, Hua ZHANG, Yanan WANG, Jinlong YANG
  • Publication number: 20220170014
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a microRNA expression promoting agent, containing pterostilbene, wherein the microRNA is at least one selected from the group consisting of miR-34a, miR-16, miR-126, miR-193b, and let-7a.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: Kewpie Corporation
    Inventors: Kurataka Otsuka, Takahiro Ochiya
  • Patent number: 11160849
    Abstract: Provided is a norovirus deactivator, including a lysozyme component that includes at least one kind selected from lysozyme and/or a salt thereof, and a denatured product thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignees: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, KEWPIE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hajime Takahashi, Miki Sato, Takashi Miyashita, Ryo Sasahara
  • Patent number: 11079334
    Abstract: A food inspection apparatus includes: a conveyance unit; a light irradiation unit; an unit capturing an image of an inspection object A; a wavelength emphasis emphasizing a foreign substance specific wavelength characteristic of a foreign substance F from light having a wavelength of 300 nm to 1100 nm by using a first and/or second optical filter or a wavelength-specific light source; and an identification processing device identifying the foreign substance and including: a lightening unit normalizing the captured image with 256 or less of gradations into lightened data; and an identification unit having been provided with deep-learning of an identification processing of the foreign substance specific wavelength from the lightened data and identifying the foreign substance or a good item S in line from the lightened data obtained through capturing the image during conveyance of the inspection object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignees: KEWPIE CORPORATION, BRAINPAD INC.
    Inventors: Kotaro Furihata, Takeshi Ogino, Kenji Suzuki, Hiromu Suzuki, Taketoshi Yamamoto, Mitsuhisa Ota, Yoshimitsu Imazu, Alejandro Javier Gonzalez Tineo, Yuta Yoshida, Yohei Sugawara
  • Patent number: 11051537
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a sesame-containing liquid seasoning which has an enhanced aroma unique to sesame and also has an original aroma which is irresistible and addictive. [Solution] The present invention is a liquid seasoning containing sesame, including a linear alkanethiol and a dimethylpyrazine which is at least one of 2,5-dimethylpyrazine and 2,6-dimethylpyrazine, wherein the ratio of the peak area of the linear alkanethiol to the peak area of the dimethylpyrazine is 0.05 or more and less than 1.0 when the aroma components of the liquid seasoning are measured by solid phase microextraction-gas chromatography mass spectrometry. Such a liquid seasoning shows an enhanced aroma unique to sesame and an original aroma which is irresistible and addictive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: KEWPIE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takuya Yanagisawa
  • Publication number: 20210145743
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a self-emulsifiable composition including a monoacyl phospholipid, a diacyl phospholipid, oils and fats, and a polyhydric alcohol, in which the content ratio between the monoacyl phospholipid and the diacyl phospholipid is in the range of monoacyl phospholipid:diacyl phospholipid=1:9 to 9:1 as a mass ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: Kewpie Corporation
    Inventor: Yohei Amano
  • Publication number: 20200305480
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a sesame-containing liquid seasoning which has an enhanced aroma unique to sesame and also has an original aroma which is irresistible and addictive. [Solution] The present invention is a liquid seasoning containing sesame, including a linear alkanethiol and a dimethylpyrazine which is at least one of 2,5-dimethylpyrazine and 2,6-dimethylpyrazine, wherein the ratio of the peak area of the linear alkanethiol to the peak area of the dimethylpyrazine is 0.05 or more and less than 1.0 when the aroma components of the liquid seasoning are measured by solid phase microextraction-gas chromatography mass spectrometry. Such a liquid seasoning shows an enhanced aroma unique to sesame and an original aroma which is irresistible and addictive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: KEWPIE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takuya YANAGISAWA
  • Publication number: 20200268032
    Abstract: [Problem] Provided is a food composition containing acetic bacterial cells which has a good aroma, and a method of producing the food composition. [Solution] The food composition containing acetic bacterial cells of the present invention contains acetic acid and n-butyric acid, the peak area ratio between which is 40:1 to 1:20, as measured by solid phase micro extraction gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for odor components in the food composition. Surprisingly, such a food composition has a fermentative aroma like rice bran which can stimulate consumers' appetite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2017
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: KEWPIE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yohei OKUYAMA
  • Patent number: 10668091
    Abstract: To provide a multidrug-resistant Gram positive bacteria antibacterial agent containing as an active ingredient a novel component to which multidrug-resistant bacteria are not resistant, and an external agent containing the same. The multidrug resistant Gram-positive bacteria antibacterial agent according to the present invention contains an amphipathic compound having an HLB value of greater than 9.5 and 20 or less and an acyl group as an active ingredient. The external agent according to the present invention contains the multidrug resistant Gram-positive bacteria antibacterial agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: KEWPIE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Marie Kozono, Hideto Yoshida
  • Patent number: 10640730
    Abstract: [Object] The present invention provides an oil composition in which oxidation of oil is inhibited and a method of inhibiting oxidation of oil. [Solving Means] Provided is an oil composition containing oil, an ionic surfactant, and a polyhydric alcohol, in which a value L2?L1 calculated by the following method is positive. Value L1: a value of lightness of the oil composition Value L2: a value of lightness of an emulsified product obtained by adding 100 mass times of fresh water to the oil composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Kewpie Corporation
    Inventors: Yukina Abe, Hideaki Kobayashi, Shoichi Yoda
  • Patent number: 10531682
    Abstract: The present invention relates to frozen liquid egg whites in which are admixed 0.01-0.4 parts of egg yolks for every 100 parts of egg whites, wherein 0.1-2 parts inclusive of ?-cyclodextrin are added for every 100 parts of liquid egg whites, and the turbidity H1 (degrees) calculated by means of the belowmentioned formula (1) is 18 or more: H1=H2?H3 . . . (1). Here, H2 indicates the turbidity (degrees) of the frozen liquid egg whites measured immediately after being defrosted, and H3 indicates the egg-derived turbidity y (degrees) calculated by means of the belowmentioned approximation formula (2): y=?380.75x2+272.42x+17.257 . . . (2). Here, x indicates the admixed amount (parts) of egg yolks for every 100 parts of liquid egg whites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: KEWPIE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki Fujiwara, Noriaki Nishijima, Ryou Sasahara, Hideaki Kobayashi, Asao Ito
  • Patent number: 10492517
    Abstract: Disclosed is an acidic oil-in-water type emulsified condiment comprising one or more chelating agents selected from citric acid, malic acid, phosphoric acid, lactic acid, succinic acid, fumaric acid, gluconic acid, and EDTA, acetic acid, a sugar, a yolk, an edible oil, a thickener, and water, wherein the content of the edible oil is 1 to 40% by mass, and the acidic oil-in-water type emulsified condiment has a water activity of 0.90 to 0.96, a pH of 3.0 to 4.0, a viscosity (20° C.) of 50 to 600 Pa·s, and a b* value of 10 to 20 in an L*a*b* color system when preserved at 40° C. for 4 months.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: KEWPIE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kaori Oguchi, Koji Nishi
  • Patent number: 10485874
    Abstract: Hyaluronic acid modified with sphingosine-1-phosphate, and a medicine comprising the hyaluronic acid as an active ingredient, wherein the medicine can alleviate hepatic disorder caused by hypoxia/reoxygenation by protecting the liver sinusoidal endothelial cells, and the medicine can prevent and/or treat liver failure due to liver transplantation, hepatectomy, or other surgeries associated with liver ischemia/reperfusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignees: Kewpie Corporation, University of Tsukuba
    Inventors: Hideyoshi Harashima, Mamoru Hyodo, Naoyuki Toriyabe, Nobuhiro Ohkohchi, Takafumi Tamura, Naoki Sano
  • Publication number: 20190314462
    Abstract: Provided is a norovirus deactivator, including a lysozyme component that includes at least one kind selected from lysozyme and/or a salt thereof, and a denatured product thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicants: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, KEWPIE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hajime Takahashi, Miki Sato, Takashi Miyashita, Ryo Sasahara
  • Publication number: 20190264008
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a gel composition containing at least one kind of modified water-soluble hyaluronic acid selected from the group consisting of hyaluronic acid having an anionic modifying group and a salt of the hyaluronic acid and an ion of at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of elements belonging to from Period 3 to Period 6 and from Group 2 to Group 12 in Periodic Table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: Kewpie Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Seino, Shoichi Yoda, Natsuko Kawai