Patents by Inventor Hiroe Utsumi

Hiroe Utsumi 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).

  • Fermented food and method for producing same
    Patent number: 9215881
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a technique whereby the flavor of products such as fermented milk that use the Bifidobacterium bacteria can be improved while maintaining the effect of the Rubus suavissimus S. Lee for improving the viability of the Bifidobacterium bacteria. Provided is a fermented food that includes: a Rubus suavissimus S. Lee essence obtained as a concentrate through electrodialyzing a Rubus suavissimus S. Lee extract added with an inorganic salt; and bacteria of the genus Bifidobacterium. Also provided is a method for producing such fermented foods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yakult Honsha
    Inventors: Ryotaro Hoshi, Hiroe Utsumi, Akihisa Matsui, Takao Suzuki
  • FERMENTED FOOD AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME
    Publication number: 20130209412
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a technique whereby the flavor of products such as fermented milk that use the Bifidobacterium bacteria can be improved while maintaining the effect of the Rubus suavissimus S. Lee for improving the viability of the Bifidobacterium bacteria. Provided is a fermented food that includes: a Rubus suavissimus S. Lee essence obtained as a concentrate through electrodialyzing a Rubus suavissimus S. Lee extract added with an inorganic salt; and bacteria of the genus Bifidobacterium. Also provided is a method for producing such fermented foods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Yakult Honsha
    Inventors: Ryotaro Hoshi, Hiroe Utsumi, Akihisa Matsui, Takao Suzuki