Patents by Inventor Ikuo Kimura

Ikuo Kimura 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).

  • Publication number: 20240238320
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an oral administration agent for a pregnant woman for used in increasing a blood short-chain fatty acid concentration in a pregnant woman or an unborn baby, imparting resistance to obesity to an unborn baby, or preventing postnatal obesity or a disorder resulting from postnatal obesity of an unborn baby, and, in order to achieve the object, the present invention provides an oral administration agent for a pregnant woman containing an oligosaccharide, for used in increasing a blood short-chain fatty acid concentration in a pregnant woman or an unborn baby, imparting resistance to obesity to an unborn baby, or preventing postnatal obesity or a disorder resulting from postnatal obesity of an unborn baby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: THE FOOD SCIENCE INSTITUTE FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Ikuo KIMURA, Junki MIYAMOTO, Daisuke KOZUTSUMI, Satoshi TAKASUGI
  • Publication number: 20240156767
    Abstract: A GLP-1 secretion promotion agent that includes a GPR84 agonist as an active ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Ikuo Kimura, Ryuji Ohue, Miki Igarashi, Shinji Watanabe, Akiko Yamauchi
  • Publication number: 20210260015
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel composition for use in suppressing fat accumulation, a novel composition for use in suppressing body weight gain, and a composition for use in promoting the production of a ketone body. According to the present invention, there is provided a composition for use in suppressing fat accumulation, suppressing body weight gain and/or promoting the production of a ketone body, comprising, as an active ingredient, a medium chain fatty acid glyceride comprising a saturated fatty acid having 8 carbon atoms as a constituent fatty acid. The ratio of the amount of the saturated fatty acid having 8 carbon atoms to the total amount of medium chain fatty acids of the medium chain fatty acid glyceride can be set to 0.6 or more. The medium chain fatty acid glyceride may further comprise, as a constituent fatty acid, a saturated fatty acid having 10 carbon atoms and/or a saturated fatty acid having 12 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicants: National University Corporation Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, THE FOOD SCIENCE INSTITUTE FOUNDATION, MEIJI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ikuo KIMURA, Daisuke KOZUTSUMI, Kinya ASHIDA, Kentaro NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 10792302
    Abstract: The present invention provides a prophylactic or therapeutic composition for a metabolic disorder, a composition for amplifying the amount of short-chain fatty acid in the intestine, or a composition for decreasing a ratio of bacteria belonging to the Firmicutes to bacteria belonging to the Bacteroidetes in the intestine, each containing an exopolysaccharide produced by Leuconostoc mesenteroides, and further, a food, a pharmaceutical product, a feed and the like containing the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Noster Inc.
    Inventors: Ikuo Kimura, Kenji Yamamoto, Keiko Hisa
  • Publication number: 20190099438
    Abstract: The present invention provides a prophylactic or therapeutic composition for a metabolic disorder, a composition for amplifying the amount of short-chain fatty acid in the intestine, or a composition for decreasing a ratio of bacteria belonging to the Firmicutes to bacteria belonging to the Bacteroidetes in the intestine, each containing an exopolysaccharide produced by Leuconostoc mesenteroides, and further, a food, a pharmaceutical product, a feed and the like containing the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: NITTO PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ikuo KIMURA, Kenji YAMAMOTO, Keiko HISA
  • Patent number: 9835965
    Abstract: To provide a charge control agent and a toner having a superior charging characteristic. A charge control agent containing a bis-phthalimide derivative represented by formula. Thus, it is possible to provide a safe, negative chargeability charge control agent with which the rate of rise of the charge can be increased, and which has a high charging amount and poses no problem in terms of waste regulations. Furthermore, it is possible to provide a negatively chargeable toner (and particularly, a negatively chargeable polymerized toner) for electrostatic image development which uses this charging control agent and has a superior charging characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki Okubo, Ikuo Kimura, Masami Ito, Motonori Tsuji, Takeshi Yamamoto, Masaya Tojo, Masafumi Asakai, Tetsuya Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20160216628
    Abstract: To provide a charge control agent and a toner having a superior charging characteristic. A charge control agent containing a bis-phthalimide derivative represented by formula. Thus, it is possible to provide a safe, negative chargeability charge control agent with which the rate of rise of the charge can be increased, and which has a high charging amount and poses no problem in terms of waste regulations. Furthermore, it is possible to provide a negatively chargeable toner (and particularly, a negatively chargeable polymerized toner) for electrostatic image development which uses this charging control agent and has a superior charging characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Masaki OKUBO, Ikuo KIMURA, Masami ITO, Motonori TSUJI, Takeshi YAMAMOTO, Masaya TOJO, Masafumi ASAKAI, Tetsuya YOSHIDA
  • Patent number: 8900785
    Abstract: A charge control agent comprises a barbituric acid derivative represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 to R8 are alkyl groups, cycloalkyl groups or aryl groups, V, W, X, Y and Z are carbon atoms or nitrogen atoms, at least two of which being carbon atoms, and p, q, r, s and t are the numbers of 0 or 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Hodogaya Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ikuo Kimura, Masami Ito, Masaya Tojou, Kanae Hiraishi, Masafumi Asakai
  • Patent number: 8790855
    Abstract: The present invention provides a charge control agent containing, as an active substance(s), one or two or more thiazolidinedione derivatives represented by the following formula (1), where R1 represents a hydrogen atom, etc.; R2 represents a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, etc.; R3 to R7, which may be identical to or different from each other, represent a hydrogen atom, a chlorine atom, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, etc., and may be joined to each other to form a ring; and V, W, X, Y and Z represent a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom, and 0 to 3 of any of V, W, X, Y and Z are nitrogen atoms which do not have the substituents of R3 to R7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Hodogaya Chemical Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Ikuo Kimura, Motonori Tsuji, Masami Ito, Masaya Tojo, Kanae Hiraishi
  • Publication number: 20140205945
    Abstract: To provide a charge controlling agent for electrophotography, which presents sufficient triboelectric chargeability to a toner, is useful particularly for a color toner and further for a polymerized toner, increases a charge rising rate, has a high electric charge amount, is excellent in charging characteristics, stability over time and environmental stability and yet is safe without posing any problem regarding waste regulations, and a negatively chargeable toner for developing an electrostatic image, which uses such a charge controlling agent and which has a high charging performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ikuo KIMURA, Masami ITO, Masaya TOJO, Masafumi ASAKAI
  • Publication number: 20130266895
    Abstract: The present invention provides a charge control agent containing, as an active substance(s), one or two or more hydantoin derivatives represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1 and R2, which may be identical to or different from each other, represent a hydrogen atom, etc.; R3 represents a hydrogen atom, etc.; R4, to R8, which may be identical to or different from each other, represent a hydrogen atom, a chlorine atom, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, etc.; R3, to R8 may be joined to each other to form a ring; and V, W, X, Y and Z represent a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom, and 0 to 3 of V, W, X, Y and Z are nitrogen atoms which have no substituent of R4 to R8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ikuo Kimura, Motonori Tsuji, Masaya Tojo, Masafumi Asakai
  • Publication number: 20130177843
    Abstract: The present invention provides a charge control agent containing, as an active substance(s), one or two or more thiazolidinedione derivatives represented by the following formula (1), where R1 represents a hydrogen atom, etc.; R2 represents a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, etc.; R3 to R7, which may be identical to or different from each other, represent a hydrogen atom, a chlorine atom, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, etc., and may be joined to each other to form a ring; and V, W, X, Y and Z represent a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom, and 0 to 3 of any of V, W, X, Y and Z are nitrogen atoms which do not have the substituents of R3 to R7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ikuo Kimura, Motonori Tsuji, Masami Ito, Masaya Tojo, Kanae Hiraishi
  • Publication number: 20130177844
    Abstract: The present invention provides a positive-charge control agent containing, as an active substance(s), one or two or more rhodanine compounds represented by the following formula (1). wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, etc.; R2 represents a hydrogen atom, etc.; and R3 to R7, which may be identical to or different from each other, represent a hydrogen atom, a cyano group, a trifluoromethyl group, a nitro group, etc. R2 to R7 may be joined to each other to form a ring. V, W, X, Y and Z represent a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom and 0 to 3 of V, W, X, Y and Z are nitrogen atoms, with the proviso that at least one of R3 to R7 is a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms substituted with three or more fluorine atoms etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masateru Yasumura, Masami Ito, Ikuo Kimura, Masaya Tojo, Kanae Hiraishi, Masaki Okubo
  • Publication number: 20130157190
    Abstract: [Problems] To provide a charge control agent which contains no heavy metal component, therefore, does not adversely affect the environment and, besides, is colorless or is light-colored lending itself well to be applied to colored toners, and is little affected by the environmental conditions, and exhibits the effect of imparting high charging power even when it is used for polymerized toners. [Means for Solution] The charge control agent comprises a barbituric acid derivative represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 to R8 are alkyl groups, cycloalkyl groups or aryl groups, V, W, X, Y and Z are carbon atoms or nitrogen atoms, at least two of which being carbon atoms, and p, q, r, s and t are the numbers of 0 or 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ikuo Kimura, Masami Ito, Masaya Tojou, Kanae Hiraishi, Masafumi Asakai
  • Publication number: 20130149641
    Abstract: To provide a charge controlling agent for electrophotography, which presents sufficient triboelectric chargeability to a toner, is useful particularly for a color toner and further for a polymerized toner, increases a charge rising rate, has a high electric charge amount, is excellent in charging characteristics, stability over time and environmental stability and yet is safe without posing any problem regarding waste regulations, and a negatively chargeable toner for developing an electrostatic image, which uses such a charge controlling agent and which has a high charging performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ikuo Kimura, Masami Ito, Masaya Tojo, Masafumi Asakai
  • Patent number: 7763307
    Abstract: The components which have suwari-inhibiting action of rice bran extracts is reduced or removed, enabling broader utilization of them for fish paste products. A rice bran extract in which components having specific physiologically active functions are singled out, and these components are reduced or removed. The components are suwari-inhibiting components. The rice bran extract is preferably a water extract. The components are reduced or removed by precipitation or dialysis. The precipitation is calcium precipitation. The suwari-inhibiting components are phytin and/or phytic acid. The rice bran extract can be used as a fish paste additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Okita, Masayuki Nasu, Junko Doshida, Ikuo Kimura
  • Publication number: 20100130786
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a method for producing a triarylamine compound in which the reaction can be attained under a practical condition, the purification operation after the reaction is simple, the environmental burden is reduced and the production efficiency is high. [Means for Resolution] A method for producing a triarylamine compound through amination of a diarylamine compound and an aryl halide, wherein a catalyst comprising a salt of an imidazolium derivative represented by the following general formula (1) and a palladium compound is used, as combined with a base and a solvent to coexist therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventor: Ikuo Kimura
  • Publication number: 20070110883
    Abstract: (Problems) To provide a fibrous fish meat-bound food which is excellent in form retention property and has a fibrous texture not completely united with a fish meat paste, and a dried fibrous fish meat-bound food which is excellent in form retention property, has a fibrous texture not completely united with a fish meat paste and is excellent in hot water-rehydration property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2004
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Inventors: Takashi Mori, Ikuo Kimura
  • Publication number: 20050106311
    Abstract: The components which have suwari-inhibiting action of rice bran extracts is reduced or removed, enabling broader utilization of them for fish paste products. A rice bran extract in which components having specific physiologically active functions are singled out, and these components are reduced or removed. The components are suwari-inhibiting components. The rice bran extract is preferably a water extract. The components are reduced or removed by precipitation or dialysis. The precipitation is calcium precipitation. The suwari-inhibiting components are phytin and/or phytic acid. The rice bran extract can be used as a fish paste additive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2002
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Applicant: Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Okita, Masayuki Nasu, Junko Doshida, Ikuo Kimura
  • Publication number: 20050037128
    Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide a fish paste product derived from Pacific whiting (PW) surimi having restricted uses unless protease inhibitors are added. The invention provides protease inhibitor-free fish paste product derived from a fish meat material containing a protease having a high activity to an extent that renders production of fish paste products impossible unless the protease inhibitor is used. The fish meat material used is obtained, for example, from Pacific whiting and/or Merluccius gayi having high protease activity in the muscle due to parasitic sporozoans. The fish paste product is produced by kneading the fish meat material with salt, denaturing the salt-kneaded fish meat with a protein denaturant, and extruding into a protein denaturant solution preferably at a temperature not higher than the protease activating temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2002
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventors: Ikuo Kimura, Takashi Mori