Patents by Inventor Hiura Nozomi

Hiura Nozomi 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).

  • Alginate oligosaccharide and method for producing the same
    Patent number: 5516666
    Abstract: This invention provides alginate oligosaccharides comprising calcium alginate oligosaccharide, which is obtained by treating potassium alginate and/or sodium alginate with a polysaccharide-decomposing enzyme (alginate lyase) produced by a microorganism and substituting potassium ion or sodium ion in the potassium alginate oligosaccharide or sodium alginate oligosaccharide thus obtained with calcium ion, and potassium-enriched potassium alginate oligosaccharide, which is obtained by substituting sodium ion in said oligosaccharide with potassium ion, and a method for producing the same. The present invention further provides a food which contains the above-mentioned alginate oligosaccharide and exhibits an antihypertensive action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1996
    Assignee: Maruha Corporation
    Inventors: Hiura Nozomi, Tomoaki Ooguri, Hiromi Nagayama, Tomohiro Takeda, Takamasa Tsuchida, Ryoichi Sato