Patents by Inventor Daisuke Yasokawa

Daisuke Yasokawa 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).

  • Milk-coagulating enzyme originating in bacterium and process for producing cheese using the same
    Publication number: 20060099317
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a milk-coagulating enzyme of bacterial origin and a process for producing cheese by using this enzyme, namely, an enzyme that is produced by a bacterium belonging to the genus Paenibacillus and exhibits milk-coagulating activity, characterized by having the following enzymological properties: 1) function: having an activity of coagulating milk to form a curd; 2) substrate specificity: acting on ?-casein as a substrate and specifically cleaving Thr94-Met95 in the presence of calcium; 3) optimum pH: 6.0-7.0, and 4) molecular weight: 35,000-37,000 Da when measured by SDS-PAGE; a process for producing the enzyme; a process for producing cheese; and a cheese-like food product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Applicant: MAHOROBA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Yasokawa, Hitoshi Sawada, Ryoji Nakagawa, Makoto Kawakami, Koji Nagashima, Shuhei Miyashita, Hiroko Miyashita