Patents by Inventor Eri Itaya

Eri Itaya 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 producing green tea polyphenol
    Publication number: 20050158437
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process for producing a green tea flavor by extracting it from green tea leaves with water cooler than 10° C., and also to a beverage with the flavor obtained by the process and added therein. This invention also relates to a process for producing a dried green tea polyphenol by subjecting green tea leaves to a first extraction with water cooler than 10° C. and then to a second extraction with warm water of 50° C. or higher, and drying an extract of the second extraction, and also with a process for producing a beverage by adding a green tea polyphenol obtained by the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2003
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Eri Itaya, Hirokazu Takahashi, Susumu Ohishi, Atsushi Konishi, Yoshikazu Ogura, Kouichi Naitoh