Patents Assigned to Suntory Holdings Limited
  • EFFERVESCENT BEVERAGE HAVING IMPROVED TASTE QUALITIES OF SUGAR AND SWEETENER
    Publication number: 20220015396
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an effervescent beverage in which the quality of taste resulting from sugars and sweeteners is improved, and a method for producing the effervescent beverage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoji ASAMI, Tadahiro OHKURI, Akiko FUJIE, Koji NAGAO, Yoshiaki YOKOO
  • TEA BEVERAGE IN WHICH QUALITY OF TASTE RESULTING FROM SUGARS AND SWEETENERS IS IMPROVED
    Publication number: 20220015384
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tea beverage that contains (a) an amount of a natural sugar corresponding to a sweetness intensity X1, (b) an amount of a high-sweetness sweetener corresponding to a sweetness intensity X2, (c) less than 50 mg of sodium per 100 ml of said tea beverage, and (d) 0.1-32 mg of potassium per 100 ml and/or 0.1-32 mg of calcium per 100 ml of said tea beverage. The high-sweetness sweetener includes at least one high-sweetness sweetener b1 selected from the group consisting of rebaudioside M, rebaudioside D, rebaudioside N, rebaudioside O, rebaudioside E, a Siraitia grosvenorii extract, mogroside V, and thaumatin. The tea beverage satisfies 0.1<(X1+X2)?20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoji ASAMI, Tadahiro OHKURI, Akiko FUJIE, Koji NAGAO, Yoshiaki YOKOO
  • Composition containing cyclic dipeptide and sweetening agent
    Patent number: 11219663
    Abstract: Provided a composition excellent in biological safety and capable of enhancing GLP-1 secretion-accelerating effect due to a sweetening agent. The content ratio of the cyclic dipeptide or a salt thereof and a sweetening agent in a composition is controlled to fall within a specified range. Owing to this, GLP-1 secretion-accelerating effect due to the sweetening agent is enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Toshihide Suzuki, Natsumi Hiraki
  • Cock for carbonated water
    Patent number: 11214477
    Abstract: A cock (10) that receives and discharges the carbonated water from a nozzle (70) includes: a first flow path (4S); and a second flow path (46). A flow path transverse Closs-section has an annular shape. The second flow path has an outer diameter larger than that of the first flow path and having a flow path cross-sectional area smaller than that of the first flow path; and a shaft (50) which forms the inner circumferential surface of the second flow path. the shaft having a ring-shaped groove (52) formed over the outer circumference of the shaft in a part of the second flow path that is connected to the first flow path, wherein a longitudinal center axis line (C1) of the first flow path is nonparallel to and does not intersect with a longitudinal center axis line (C2) of the second flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventor: Naoki Nishimura
  • Coffee beans with high fatty acid methyl ester content and method of making same
    Patent number: 11206848
    Abstract: Coffee beans having an increased flavor component, a method for increasing a flavor component in coffee beans, and a method for evaluating coffee beans are provided. A fatty acid methyl ester content of coffee beans is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Keiko Iwasa, Koichi Nakahara, Harumichi Seta
  • Capsule containing functional substance and method for manufacturing said capsule
    Patent number: 11207258
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a capsule comprising a functional substance and having good shape stability and a good feeling of use. A method for producing a capsule, comprising steps of mixing gelatin and a functional substance; adding a carbodiimide crosslinking agent to crosslink the gelatin with the carbodiimide crosslinking agent; solidifying the crosslinked gelatin; and grinding the solidified gelatin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoshinori Beppu, Yoshihide Matsuo
  • CHITOSAN-CONTAINING BEVERAGE
    Publication number: 20210392925
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a beverage which, although containing chitosan, is prevented from clouding. The present invention provides a beverage containing specific amounts of chitosan and vitamin C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Shimada, Atsushi Yoshida, Tomoya Osada, Hiroshi Tamura, Tetsuya Furuike, Daiki Komoto
  • Resin made container
    Patent number: 11198531
    Abstract: A resin made container includes a spout portion to/from which a cap can be attached/detached, a shoulder portion continuous with the spout portion, a body portion continuous with shoulder portion and a bottom portion continuous with body portion and disposed at a lowermost portion of the bottle. Bottom portion includes a bottom face which comes into contact with a disposing surface and a sloped portion extending with a slope from the bottom face to the body portion. At least a portion of a vertical cross sectional shape of the sloped portion is a linear portion or a curved portion which protrudes to the inner side of the container. An angle formed between the linear portion of sloped portion and disposing surface or an angle formed between a straight line interconnecting an upper end and a lower end of the curved portion and disposing surface ranges from 15 to 70 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Ayumu Kitagaki, Shinya Ito
  • ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
    Publication number: 20210371779
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to control a stimulation of a tingling aftertaste caused by limonene and alcohol in an alcoholic beverage containing limonene. The present invention provides an alcoholic beverage containing 10 to 60 ppm of limonene and 5 to 25 ppm of eriocitrin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Takehiro MATSUMOTO, Jun USHIKU, Daisuke TAKAGI, Takahiro OHIRA, Hiroyuki URABE
  • BEVERAGE
    Publication number: 20210368828
    Abstract: A beer-taste beverage, containing a carbon dioxide-extracting product of a plant raw material containing coriander seeds. The present invention provides a beer-taste beverage which is capable of favorably providing a flavor of coriander seeds and a method for producing the same, which can provide a new taste as luxury products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Suntory Holdings Limited
    Inventor: Shoen Tan
  • Preform coating device and preform coating method
    Patent number: 11185884
    Abstract: The present invention provides a preform coating device (5) provided with: a rotating and holding part (9) that holds a preform (1) in a horizontal direction, and rotates the preform (1) about an axis (A) of the preform (1); and a dispenser (6) that has a slot (62) and discharges a coating liquid in a plane form from the slot (62) to the preform (1), wherein the discharge direction of the coating liquid is the direction of the normal to an outer peripheral surface of the preform (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Ichiro Tomari, Ryo Yamane, Hideyuki Suzuki, Masanori Nishiyama
  • COMPOSITION FOR IMPROVING INTESTINAL BARRIER FUNCTION
    Publication number: 20210361698
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a composition for improving intestinal barrier function capable of improving intestinal barrier function. The present invention relates to a composition for improving intestinal barrier function, containing a flavan-3-ol polymer having a weight-average molecular weight of 4500 to 50000 as an active ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Ayuta Funaki, Naoki Kasajima, Hideyuki Arie
  • ORAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING REDUCED COENZYME Q10, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, METHOD FOR PREVENTING DISCOLORATION AND DISCOLORATION PREVENTING AGENT
    Publication number: 20210353557
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide, for example, an oral composition containing reduced CoQ10 that exhibits reduced discoloration caused over time, that has high safety, and that is applicable to foods and drinks, a method for producing the same, and a method for reducing discoloration of a composition containing reduced CoQ10. The present invention relates to, for example, an oral composition containing reduced coenzyme Q10 and at least one sesamin compound, and having a mixing ratio by weight of the sesamin compound to the reduced coenzyme Q10 (sesamin compound/reduced coenzyme Q10) of 0.01 to 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Yosuke Sato, Hikaru Arai, Yoshihiro Sakaguchi
  • LIQUID COFFEE EXTRACT
    Publication number: 20210337822
    Abstract: A coffee extract with increased coffee-specific aroma and reduced off-flavors is provided. The ratio of (A) the peak area ratio of 2,3-butanedione to (B) the sum of the peak area ratio of guaiacol and the peak area ratio of 4-ethylguaiacol [(A)/(B)] in the coffee extract is adjusted to a specific range. Alternatively, the ratio of (a) the concentration (ppb) of 2,3-butanedione to (b) the total concentration (ppb) of guaiacol and 4-ethylguaiacol [(a)/(b)] in the coffee extract is adjusted to a specific range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Toshihiro Nishiumi, Nao Kamezawa, Atsushi Mukai, Takashi Mukai
  • COFFEE BEVERAGE HAVING IMPROVED QUALITY OF TASTE EXHIBITED BY SUGAR AND SWEETENER
    Publication number: 20210337823
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a coffee beverage having improved quality of taste exhibited by a sugar and a sweetener and a method for producing the coffee beverage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoji ASAMI, Tadahiro OHKURI, Akiko FUJIE, Koji NAGAO, Yoshiaki YOKOO
  • FRUIT JUICE BEVERAGE HAVING IMPROVED QUALITY OF TASTE EXHIBITED BY SUGAR AND SWEETENER
    Publication number: 20210329948
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a fruit juice beverage that contains: (a) a natural sugar in an amount corresponding to sweetness intensity X1; (b) a high-sweetness-degree sweetener in an amount corresponding to sweetness intensity X2; (c) less than 70 mg/100 ml of sodium; and (d) less than 70 mg/100 ml of potassium and/or less than 70 mg/100 ml of calcium. The high-sweetness-degree sweetener includes at least one high-sweetness-degree sweetener b1 selected from the group consisting of rebaudioside M, rebaudioside D, rebaudioside N, rebaudioside O, rebaudioside E, Momordica grosvenori extract, mogroside V, and thaumatin, and the fruit juice beverage satisfies 0.1<(X1+X2)?20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoji ASAMI, Tadahiro OHKURI, Akiko FUJIE, Koji NAGAO, Yoshiaki YOKOO
  • COMPOSITION FOR IMPROVING INTESTINAL ENVIRONMENT AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING INTESTINAL FLORA
    Publication number: 20210322369
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a novel composition for improving gut flora and a method of improving gut flora, capable of increasing the abundance ratio of probiotics in the gut flora. The present invention relates to, for example, a composition for improving gut flora containing isoxanthohumol and/or xanthohumol as an active ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Shinya Fukizawa, Mai Yamashita, Kenichi Wakabayashi
  • AGENT FOR SUPPRESSING HEAT-RESISTANT ACIDOPHILIC BACTERIA, METHOD FOR PREVENTING CONTAMINATION WITH HEAT-RESISTANT ACIDOPHILIC BACTERIA, AND BEVERAGE
    Publication number: 20210298332
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a Thermo-Acidophilic Bacilli inhibitor, a method of preventing contamination by Thermo-Acidophilic Bacilli, and a beverage, which utilize as an active ingredient a substance having the effect of inhibiting the growth of Thermo-Acidophilic Bacilli. The present invention relates to a Thermo-Acidophilic Bacilli inhibitor containing xanthohumol as an active ingredient, a method of preventing contamination by Thermo-Acidophilic Bacilli using the same, and a beverage containing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Shinya Fukizawa, Yuji Nonaka, Kenichi Wakabayashi, Mai Yamashita
  • Stevia-containing beverage
    Patent number: 11122824
    Abstract: Beverages having an improvement in continuity of aftertaste caused by Rebaudioside D (RebD) and Rebaudioside M (RebM) and methods of production thereof. A content (A) of catechin compound(s) in beverages is adjusted to within a certain range, a total content (B) of RebM and/or RebD in beverages is adjusted to within a certain range, and B/A is adjusted to within a certain range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Makoto Nakajima, Yasuyuki Kobayashi
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D937683
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventor: Katsuyuki Fujimoto