Patents by Inventor Itaru Kon

Itaru Kon 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: 10136669
    Abstract: A nutritional composition is provided which has an effective prophylactic and/or improving effect for various symptoms of muscle mass decrease, decreased basal metabolism, low body temperature, suppression of obesity, suppression of visceral fat accumulation, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia and the like in elderly people. The nutritional composition can include n-3 fatty acid and one or more of free lysine, dipeptides containing lysine, and lysine salts, wherein the content of free lysine, dipeptides containing lysine, and/or lysine salts is 0.1 g-10.0 g per 100 kcal of the composition, and the content of the total amount of n-3 fatty acid is 0.17 g-5.00 g per 100 kcal of the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Mine, Naoki Hayashi, Itaru Kon, Kazunori Saima
  • Publication number: 20160374381
    Abstract: A nutritional composition is provided which has an effective prophylactic and/or improving effect for various symptoms of muscle mass decrease, decreased basal metabolism, low body temperature, suppression of obesity, suppression of visceral fat accumulation, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia and the like in elderly people. The nutritional composition can include n-3 fatty acid and one or more of free lysine, dipeptides containing lysine, and lysine salts, wherein the content of free lysine, dipeptides containing lysine, and/or lysine salts is 0.1 g-10.0 g per 100 kcal of the composition, and the content of the total amount of n-3 fatty acid is 0.17 g-5.00 g per 100 kcal of the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Mine, Naoki Hayashi, Itaru Kon, Kazunori Saima
  • Patent number: 8747939
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nutrient composition which contains at least a carbohydrate, a lipid, a protein, and a mineral, and is liquid or semisolid, characterized in that the volume-based median size (d50) of particles in the nutrient composition is 5 to 100 ?m and water-insoluble particles having a protein insolubilized by a divalent cation are contained as a major component of the nutrient composition, or a nutrient composition which contains at least a carbohydrate, a lipid, a protein, and a mineral, and is liquid or semisolid, characterized in that water-insoluble particles having a protein insolubilized by a divalent cation are contained as a major component of the nutrient composition and the mass of the protein with respect to the total moles of divalent ions forming the water-insoluble particles is 1.5 to 3 g/mmol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Itaru Kon, Naoki Hayashi, Tatsuro Tanaka, Hisayuki Uneyama, Shinji Somekawa
  • Patent number: 8652563
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nutrient composition which contains at least a carbohydrate, a lipid, a protein, and a mineral, and is liquid or semisolid, characterized in that the volume-based median size (d50) of particles in the nutrient composition is 5 to 100 ?m and water-insoluble particles having a protein insolubilized by a divalent cation are contained as a major component of the nutrient composition, or a nutrient composition which contains at least a carbohydrate, a lipid, a protein, and a mineral, and is liquid or semisolid, characterized in that water-insoluble particles having a protein insolubilized by a divalent cation are contained as a major component of the nutrient composition and the mass of the protein with respect to the total moles of divalent ions forming the water-insoluble particles is 1.5 to 3 g/mmol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Itaru Kon, Naoki Hayashi, Tatsuro Tanaka, Hisayuki Uneyama, Shinji Somekawa
  • Publication number: 20140044828
    Abstract: A nutritional composition is provided which has an effective prophylactic and/or improving effect for various symptoms of muscle mass decrease, decreased basal metabolism, low body temperature, suppression of obesity, suppression of visceral fat accumulation, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia and the like in elderly people. The nutritional composition can include n-3 fatty acid and one or more of free lysine, dipeptides containing lysine, and lysine salts, wherein the content of free lysine, dipeptides containing lysine, and/or lysine salts is 0.1 g-10.0 g per 100 kcal of the composition, and the content of the total amount of n-3 fatty acid is 0.17 g-5.00 g per 100 kcal of the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Mine, Naoki Hayashi, Itaru Kon, Kazunori Saima
  • Publication number: 20130243933
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nutrient composition which contains at least a carbohydrate, a lipid, a protein, and a mineral, and is liquid or semisolid, characterized in that the volume-based median size (d50) of particles in the nutrient composition is 5 to 100 ?m and water-insoluble particles having a protein insolubilized by a divalent cation are contained as a major component of the nutrient composition, or a nutrient composition which contains at least a carbohydrate, a lipid, a protein, and a mineral, and is liquid or semisolid, characterized in that water-insoluble particles having a protein insolubilized by a divalent cation are contained as a major component of the nutrient composition and the mass of the protein with respect to the total moles of divalent ions forming the water-insoluble particles is 1.5 to 3 g/mmol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Itaru Kon, Naoki Hayashi, Tatsuro Tanaka, Hisayuki Uneyama, Shinji Somekawa
  • Patent number: 7790209
    Abstract: The invention provides a total enteral nutritious composition containing proteins, sugars, fats, minerals and vitamins, which improves serum albumin and ameliorates bedsores. The total enteral nutritious composition has a zinc/copper weight ratio of 10-25, and a zinc content of 1.5 mg or greater, a copper content of 0.075-0.15 mg, a sodium content of at least 185 mg, a vitamin B1 content of at least 0.30 mg, a vitamin B2 content of at least 0.25 mg and a protein content of at least 4.0 g, per 100 kcal of the composition. Preferably it has a protein content of at least 5.0 g, a vitamin B6 content of at least 0.30 mg, a biotin content of at least 1.0 ?g, a vitamin B12 content of at least 0.20 ?g, a folic acid content of at least 20 ?g, a ?-carotene content of at least 100 ?g and a vitamin C content of at least 10 mg. Medium-chain fatty acid oils preferably constitute 35% by weight of the fats of the fat source, per 100 kcal of the composition. The preferred composition viscosity is 6-18 mPa·s (25° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Ohmori, Naoki Hayashi, Kiyoshi Fujita, Hideki Tanaka, Kazunori Saima, Itaru Kon, Miki Tomoe
  • Publication number: 20080160137
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nutrient composition which contains at least a carbohydrate, a lipid, a protein, and a mineral, and is liquid or semisolid, characterized in that the volume-based median size (d50) of particles in the nutrient composition is 5 to 100 ?m and water-insoluble particles having a protein insolubilized by a divalent cation are contained as a major component of the nutrient composition, or a nutrient composition which contains at least a carbohydrate, a lipid, a protein, and a mineral, and is liquid or semisolid, characterized in that water-insoluble particles having a protein insolubilized by a divalent cation are contained as a major component of the nutrient composition and the mass of the protein with respect to the total moles of divalent ions forming the water-insoluble particles is 1.5 to 3 g/mmol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO. INC.
    Inventors: Itaru KON, Naoki HAYASHI, Tatsuro TANAKA, Hisayuki UNEYAMA, Shinji SOMEKAWA
  • Publication number: 20070212448
    Abstract: The invention provides a total enteral nutritious composition containing proteins, sugars, fats, minerals and vitamins, which improves serum albumin and ameliorates bedsores. The total enteral nutritious composition has a zinc/copper weight ratio of 10-25, and a zinc content of 1.5 mg or greater, a copper content of 0.075-0.15 mg, a sodium content of at least 185 mg, a vitamin B1 content of at least 0.30 mg, a vitamin B2 content of at least 0.25 mg and a protein content of at least 4.0 g, per 100 kcal of the composition. Preferably it has a protein content of at least 5.0 g, a vitamin B6 content of at least 0.30 mg, a biotin content of at least 1.0 ?g, a vitamin B12 content of at least 0.20 ?g, a folic acid content of at least 20 ?g, a ?-carotene content of at least 100 ?g and a vitamin C content of at least 10 mg. Medium-chain fatty acid oils preferably constitute 35% by weight of the fats of the fat source, per 100 kcal of the composition. The preferred composition viscosity is 6-18 mPa·s (25° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Applicant: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Ohmori, Naoki Hayashi, Kiyoshi Fujita, Hideki Tanaka, Kazunori Saima, Itaru Kon, Miki Tomoe