Patents Assigned to Snow Brand Milk Products Co., Ltd.
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Publication number: 20120208783Abstract: It is intended to find novel pharmaceutical use of sphingomyelin and to provide preventive or therapeutic agents for various diseases as well as a food and drink product and feed comprising any of these agents. The present invention provides a pharmaceutical agent which contains sphingomyelin as an active ingredient and is any of the following agents: 1) a sialomucin secretion promoter, 2) an agent for preventing drunken sickness (hangover), 3) an antiallergic agent, 4) an antioxidant, 5) an agent for defending against infection, 6) a hair growth agent, 7) a therapeutic agent for demyelinating disease, 8) an anti-pigmentation agent, 9) an anti-inflammatory agent, and 10) an agent for improving learning ability. The present invention also provides a food and drink product or feed, characterized by comprising the agent. It is preferred that the sphingomyelin should be derived from milk.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2012Publication date: August 16, 2012Applicant: SNOW BRAND MILK PRODUCTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ken Kato, Susumu Miura, Leo Tanaka, Hiroshi Ueno, Noriko Ueda, Yuko Haruta, Toshimitsu Yoshioka
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Publication number: 20120034177Abstract: Disclosed are: a skin whitening agent comprising, as an active ingredient, a complex of carbonic acid and/or bicarbonic acid, a metal and an LF, a decomposition product of the complex, or a complex of carbonic acid and/or bicarbonic acid, a metal and a decomposition product of an LF; and a food, beverage, feed or cosmetic comprising the skin whitening agent. The skin whitening agent can be ingested safely on a daily basis, and exhibits an excellent skin whitening effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2011Publication date: February 9, 2012Applicant: SNOW BRAND MILK PRODUCTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Tatsuya WATANABE, Ken KATO, Hiroshi UENO, Yuko HARUTA, Noriko UEDA, Toshimitsu YOSHIOKA
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Publication number: 20110180447Abstract: A packaging material being a laminate formed by an outer layer comprising a laminated film which in turn is constituted by a cellophane sheet and easy-to-cut plastic film, and an inner layer comprising hot-melt material coating, wherein said packaging material allows for easy manufacturing control and storage control and offers good cutting properties in all directions when cut while a block of cheese or other food is packaged inside.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2008Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: SNOW BRAND MILK PRODUCTS CO.,LTD.Inventors: Muneto Wakai, Naoki Morishige, Ichiro Matsuno
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Publication number: 20110171317Abstract: Disclosed is: a visceral fat accumulation inhibitor or a food or drink for inhibiting the accumulation of a visceral fat, which composes a fat globule membrane component as an active ingredient; or a agent or food or drink for promoting the increase in the blood adiponection level and/or inhibiting the decrease in the blood adiponection level, which composes a fat globule membrane component as an active ingredient. A fat globule membrane component can inhibit the accumulation of a visceral fat, and/or can promote the increase in or inhibit the decrease in the blood adiponection level.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2011Publication date: July 14, 2011Applicant: SNOW BRAND MILK PRODUCTS., CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi KAWAKAMI, Satoshi HIGURASHI, Hiroaki MATSUYAMA
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Publication number: 20110165139Abstract: Provided are: an agent for promoting growth hormone-secretion, containing a milk-derived basic protein fraction as an active ingredient, with the promotion of growth hormone-secretion being mediated by the promotion of secretion of ghrelin having an effect for promoting growth hormone-secretion; and a method of promoting the secretion of ghrelin by using a milk-derived basic protein fraction. The agent for promoting growth hormone-secretion may be ingested on a daily basis and is highly safe even with its ingestion for a long period.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2011Publication date: July 7, 2011Applicant: SNOW BRAND MILK PRODUCTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Aiko ONO, Hiroaki MATSUYAMA, Yoshikazu MORITA, Atsushi SERIZAWA, Satoshi HIGURASHI
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Publication number: 20110124606Abstract: Disclosed are: a sense-improving agent which comprises, as an active ingredient, a phospholipid or a sphingosine-containing phospholipid and/or a derivative thereof, particularly a sphingomyelin, and which has an effect of improving the dulling of senses at a periphery when ingested orally or directly applied to the skin; and a sense-improving food, beverage, feed or cosmetic comprising the sense-improving agent. The phospholipid to be used may be a chemically synthesized phospholipid or a naturally occurring phospholipid, preferably a phospholipid derived from an edible material such as soybean and egg yolk, particularly preferably a phospholipid derived from milk.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2008Publication date: May 26, 2011Applicant: SNOW BRAND MILK PRODUCTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Tatsuya Watanabe, Yuko Haruta, Ken Kato, Toshimitsu Yoshioka
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Publication number: 20110065670Abstract: A skin beautifier contains sphingomyelin, which is a phospholipid, as an effective ingredient. In addition, skin-beautifying food or feed contains sphingomyelin as an effective ingredient. The present invention provides a skin beautifier and skin-beautifying food or feed supplying effects on beauty, such as skin-moisturizing and protecting effects, skin-roughness-preventing and improving effects, and a wrinkle-preventing effect, by oral ingestion thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2010Publication date: March 17, 2011Applicant: SNOW BRAND MILK PRODUCTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ken Kato, Noriko Ueda, Susumu Miura, Toshimitsu Yoshioka
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Publication number: 20110039287Abstract: A determination method quantifies a specific protein or peptide contained in a trace amount with high accuracy and in a simple manner without the need of using any expensive reagent. A protein or peptide of interest can be quantified by LC/MS/MS by using, as an internal standard, a protein or peptide including an amino acid sequence having the reshuffling the binding order of amino acid residues in the amino acid sequence for the protein or peptide of interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2007Publication date: February 17, 2011Applicant: Snow Brand Milk Products Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshikazu Morita, Aiko Ono, Atsushi Serizawa, Hiroshi Kawakami
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Publication number: 20110020389Abstract: To provide an agent promoting secretion and/or suppressing decrease of adiponectin, and an eating and drinking product and a feed promoting secretion and/or suppressing decrease of adiponectin. Provided are an agent promoting secretion and/or suppressing decrease of adiponectin, and a eating and drinking product and a feed promoting secretion and/or suppressing decrease of adiponectin, having as an active component a culture supernatant of Streptococcus, Lactobacillus, Propionibacterium, yeast, Leuconostoc, and Lactococcus.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2009Publication date: January 27, 2011Applicants: SNOW BRAND MILK PRODUCTS CO., LTD., BONGRAIN S.A.Inventors: Yukiko Kunieda, Tomohiro Hosoya, Shun Obuchi, Tsuguaki Nishiya, Joelle Reitz, Christine Martin Rouas, Remi Perrin, Philippe Marchal
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Publication number: 20110008875Abstract: The present invention provides a method of preparing frozen or lyophilized microbial cells which can inhibit damages or death of microbial cells and have high viabilities in freezing or lyophilizing process. A method of preparing frozen or lyophilized microbial cells having high viabilities, characterized by using a permeate which is obtained by filtering milk or whey with ultra-filtration (UF) membrane, as a protecting agent at the time of freezing or lyophilizing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2009Publication date: January 13, 2011Applicant: SNOW BRAND MILK PRODUCTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoki Azuma, Masayuki Watanabe, Hiroshi Ueno, Toshimitsu Yoshioka
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Publication number: 20100323064Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel agent for improving the viability of lactic acid bacteria, which has an excellent effect on the improvement of the viability of lactic acid bacteria in the product, has no adverse effect on the flavor of the product and requires less production cost. An agent for improving the viability of lactic acid bacteria characterized by using manganese as an effective ingredient. A manganese-containing material may be used as manganese. Manganese is preferably formulated at 5 ?g/100 g or more in the final product.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2008Publication date: December 23, 2010Applicant: SNOW BRAND MILK PRODUCTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Mari Miura, Yasuyuki Seto, Masayuki Watanabe, Toshimitsu Yoshioka
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Publication number: 20100316621Abstract: Provided is a prophylactic agent for an autoimmune disease, including a fraction of a milk-derived basic protein, lactoperoxidase, and lactoferrin as active ingredients. The agent can be taken on a daily basis, and even if it is taken over a long period of time, its safety is high, and hence, an autoimmune disease such as type I diabetes mellitus or rheumatoid arthritis, which could not be effectively prevented or treated by a conventional method, can be prevented.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2008Publication date: December 16, 2010Applicant: SNOW BRAND MILK PRODUCTS CO., LTD.Inventor: Hiroshi Kawakami
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Publication number: 20100298204Abstract: Disclosed is an osteoblast differentiation promoting and osteoclast differentiation inhibiting agent which comprises a milk protein fraction having the following characteristics (1) to (4): (1) the milk protein fraction is derived from milk; (2) the milk protein fraction is a fraction containing a protein component having a molecular weight of 75,000 to 85,000 Daltons; (3) the milk protein fraction has a basic amino acid content of 13 to 15 wt % in the constitutional amino acid composition, and has a basic amino acid/acidic amino acid of 0.5 to 0.7; and (4) the milk protein fraction has an osteoblast differentiation promoting effect and an osteoclast differentiation inhibiting.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2008Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: SNOW BRAND MILK PRODUCTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Atsushi Serizawa, Yoshikazu Morita, Daisuke Uetsuji, Aiko Ono, Hiroaki Matsuyama, Satoshi Higurashi
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Publication number: 20100298228Abstract: Disclosed is a bone-reinforcing agent which comprises a milk protein fraction having the following properties (1) to (4): (1) the milk protein fraction is derived from milk; (2) the milk protein fraction is a fraction containing a protein component having a molecular weight of 6,000 to 150,000 Daltons; (3) the milk protein fraction has a basic amino acid content of 12 to 14 wt % in the constitutional amino acid composition, and the ratio of the amount of a basic amino acid(s) to the amount of an acidic amino acid(s) is 0.5 to 0.7; and (4) the milk protein fraction has an activity of accelerating the calcification in an osteoblast.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2008Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: SNOW BRAND MILK PRODUCTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Atsushi Serizawa, Yoshikazu Morita, Daisuke Uetsuji, Aiko Ono, Hiroaki Matsuyama, Satoshi Higurashi
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Publication number: 20100279985Abstract: Disclosed is a liver function-protecting agent which comprises a phospholipid as an active ingredient, and which can exhibit an excellent prophylactic and ameliorating effect on the deterioration in the liver function when ingested orally. Also disclosed is a liver function-protecting food, beverage or feed. The phospholipid is preferably one derived from milk or a milk material. Alternatively, the phospholipid may be used in the form of a phospholipid-containing composition prepared from milk or a milk material and containing the phospholipid in an amount of 10 wt % or more relative to the total solid content.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2009Publication date: November 4, 2010Applicant: SNOW BRAND MILK PRODUCTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoyuki Isogai, Yukio Kadooka, Reo Tanaka, Akira Tomizawa
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Publication number: 20100278794Abstract: An agent for promoting the secretion of adiponectin and/or suppressing decrease of adiponectin, a food or beverage for promoting the secretion of adiponectin and/or suppressing decrease of adiponectin, and a feed, each of which comprises a culture supernatant of Lactobacillus gasseri SBT2055 (FERM BP-10953) as an active ingredient.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2008Publication date: November 4, 2010Applicant: SNOW BRAND MILK PRODUCTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yukiko Kunieda, Yasuyuki Seto, Yukio Kadooka
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Publication number: 20100261883Abstract: A milk protein fraction having following properties (1) to (4) is excellent in bone resorption inhibitory effect, and is useful for preventing or treating bone diseases: (1) the milk protein fraction is derived from milk; (2) the milk protein fraction is a fraction containing a protein having a molecular weight of 12,000 to 16,000 Daltons; (3) the milk protein fraction has a basic amino acid content of 18 to 20 wt % in the constitutional amino acid composition, and the ratio of the amount of a basic amino acid(s) to the amount of an acidic amino acid(s) is 0.7 to 0.9; and (4) the milk protein fraction has a bone resorption inhibitory effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2008Publication date: October 14, 2010Applicant: SNOW BRAND MILK PRODUCTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Atsushi Serizawa, Yoshikazu Morita, Daisuke Uetsuji, Aiko Ono, Hiroaki Matsuyama, Satoshi Higurashi
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Publication number: 20100234296Abstract: Disclosed is an osteoclastogenesis inhibitory agent which comprises a milk protein fraction having the following properties (1) to (4) and the agent is excellent in an osteoclastogenesis inhibitory effect and useful for preventing or treating bone diseases: (1) the milk protein fraction is derived from milk; (2) the milk protein fraction is a fraction containing a protein having a molecular weight of 80,000 to 85,000 Daltons; (3) the milk protein fraction has a basic amino acid content of 16 to 18 wt % in the constitutional amino acid composition, and the ratio of the amount of a basic amino acid(s) to the amount of an acidic amino acid(s) is 0.65 to 0.85; and (4) the milk protein fraction has an osteoclastogenesis inhibitory effect .Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2008Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicant: SNOW BRAND MILK PRODUCTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Atsushi Serizawa, Yoshikazu Morita, Daisuke Uetsuji, Aiko Ono, Hiroaki Matsuyama, Satoshi Higurashi
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Publication number: 20100215767Abstract: Disclosed are: a skin whitening agent including, as an active ingredient, a complex of carbonic acid and/or bicarbonic acid, a metal and an LF, a decomposition product of the complex, or a complex of carbonic acid and/or bicarbonic acid, a metal and a decomposition product of an LF; and a food, beverage, feed or cosmetic including the skin whitening agent. The skin whitening agent can be ingested safely on a daily basis, and exhibits an excellent skin whitening effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2008Publication date: August 26, 2010Applicant: SNOW BRAND MILK PRODUCTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Tatsuya Watanabe, Ken Kato, Hiroshi Ueno, Yuko Haruta, Noriko Ueda, Toshimitsu Yoshioka
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Publication number: 20100197638Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a skin-beautifying agent, food, beverage, or feed for skin-beautification which has cosmetic effects such as moisturizing and beautifying the skin as well as preventing skin roughness and wrinkles by oral intake. The present invention further aims to provide a skin-beautifying agent containing a milk-derived phospholipid as an effective ingredient, and to provide food, beverage, or feed for skin-beautification containing the skin-beautifying agent. The milk-derived phospholipid is preferably a composition prepared from milk or milk material containing 40 to 70% by weight of lipid in a total solid content and containing 30% or more by weight of milk-derived phospholipid.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2008Publication date: August 5, 2010Applicant: SNOW BRAND MILK PRODUCTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ken Kato, Yuko Haruta, Tatsuya Watanabe, Hiroshi Ueno, Noriko Ueda, Toshimitsu Yoshioka