Patents by Inventor Hirotaka Shimohashi

Hirotaka Shimohashi 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).

  • Patent number: 4797278
    Abstract: A bacterial cell product orally administered to lower serum cholesterol and/or triglyceride level in mammals obtained by cultivating a microorganism belonging to the genus Streptococcus and having a N-acetyl-.beta.-D-glucosaminidase activity in an adequate culture medium therefor, and collecting the cultivated microorganism from the resultant culture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1989
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisya Advance Kaihatsu Kenkyujo
    Inventors: Yasuo Kawai, Kazunaga Yazawa, Nobuo Suegara, Hirotaka Shimohashi
  • Patent number: 4710379
    Abstract: An intestinal microflora-improving agent containing, as an effective component, bacterial cells and/or the water-soluble extracts therefrom, obtained from microorganisms belonging to the genus Streptococcus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1987
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisya Advance Kaihatsu Kenkyujo
    Inventors: Yasuo Kawai, Hirotaka Shimohashi
  • Patent number: 4579733
    Abstract: A bacterial cell product having hypocholesterolemic and/or hypotriglyceridemic activity in mammals obtained by cultivating a microorganism belonging to the genus Streptococcus and having a N-acetyl-.beta.-D-glucosaminidase activity in an adequate culture medium therefor, and collecting the cultivated microorganism from the resultant culture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1986
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisya Advance Kaihatsu Kenkyujo
    Inventors: Yasuo Kawai, Kazunaga Yazawa, Nobuo Suegara, Hirotaka Shimohashi