Patents by Inventor Akiko Sekiya

Akiko Sekiya 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).

  • Process for treating spirulina
    Patent number: 7326558
    Abstract: The treatment of spirulina by a process which includes placing spirulina that has not been previously heat-sterilized, lactic acid bacteria and sugar in water, then culturing the lactic acid bacteria provides treated spirulina in which the distinctive taste and odor of spirulina are minimized, in which active ingredients such as phycocyanin remain intact, and which contains a reduced level of bacteria other than lactic acid bacteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Masaki Sakakibara, Yoshitsugu Fukuda, Akiko Sekiya, Hideji Nishihashi, Tomohiro Hirahashi
  • Process for treating spirulina
    Publication number: 20060210545
    Abstract: The treatment of spirulina by a process which includes placing spirulina that has not been previously heat-sterilized, lactic acid bacteria and sugar in water, then culturing the lactic acid bacteria provides treated spirulina in which the distinctive taste and odor of spirulina are minimized, in which active ingredients such as phycocyanin remain intact, and which contains a reduced level of bacteria other than lactic acid bacteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2005
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicant: DAINIPPON INK AND CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Masaki Sakakibara, Yoshitsugu Fukuda, Akiko Sekiya, Hideji Nishihashi, Tomohiro Hirahashi