Patents by Inventor Junichi Minami

Junichi Minami 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: 12059442
    Abstract: Provided are means, methods, and compositions effective for obesity treatment using probiotics such as bifidobacteria or lactobacilli. Also, a method of selecting probiotic bacteria having a body fat reducing effect, and a method of selecting responders to probiotic bacteria having an anti-obesity action are provided. Provided is a composition for reducing body fat, or the like, which contains Bifidobacterium and/or lactobacilli as an active ingredient, and is used for a pre-obesity group or an obesity disease including intestinal flora in which the ratio of the phylum Firmicutes to the phylum Bacteroidetes has a high value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi Minami, Akira Sen
  • Patent number: 11825856
    Abstract: Provided is a composition for preventing or ameliorating a functional gastrointestinal disorder whose active ingredient is Bifidobacterium breve MCC1274 (FERM BP-11175). A composition for preventing or ameliorating a functional gastrointestinal disorder in the present technology can prevent or improve constipation or frequent bowel movements, regulate the number of bowel movements, improve stool quality, prevent or improve constipation, prevent or ameliorate bloating, or prevent or improve abdominal discomfort. Disclosed is a composition for preventing or ameliorating a functional gastrointestinal disorder accompanied by anxiety disorder. A composition for preventing or ameliorating a functional gastrointestinal disorder in the present technology can be used in a pharmaceutical composition or in a food or beverage composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mai Murata, Junichi Minami, Hazuki Maehata
  • Patent number: 11324784
    Abstract: Provided is a novel sleep-promoting composition. Provided is a sleep-promoting composition comprising bacteria belonging to Bifidobacterium breve as an active ingredient. The sleep-promoting composition related to the present technology may prolong a sleep time by prolonging non-REM sleep and REM sleep, reducing a spontaneous behavior amount during sleep, or reducing an awakening time during sleep. The sleep-promoting composition related to the present technology may also reduce difficulty in daytime awakening. The sleep-promoting composition related to the present technology may be used for a medical composition or a food and beverage composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mai Murata, Junichi Minami, Akio Yamada, Tetsuya Kuhara
  • Publication number: 20210196767
    Abstract: Provided are means, methods, and compositions effective for obesity treatment using probiotics such as bifidobacteria or lactobacilli. Also, a method of selecting probiotic bacteria having a body fat reducing effect, and a method of selecting responders to probiotic bacteria having an anti-obesity action are provided. Provided is a composition for reducing body fat, or the like, which contains Bifidobacterium and/or lactobacilli as an active ingredient, and is used for a pre-obesity group or an obesity disease including intestinal flora in which the ratio of the phylum Firmicutes to the phylum Bacteroidetes has a high value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi Minami, Akira Sen
  • Patent number: 11045508
    Abstract: Provided is a composition for preventing or improving impaired renal function, containing Bifidobacterium breve as an active ingredient. The composition for preventing or improving impaired renal function is capable of reducing blood creatinine levels. The composition for preventing or improving impaired renal function can also be used in a pharmaceutical composition or a food or beverage product composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mai Murata, Junichi Minami
  • Publication number: 20210077548
    Abstract: Provided is a novel sleep-promoting composition. Provided is a sleep-promoting composition comprising bacteria belonging to Bifidobacterium breve as an active ingredient. The sleep-promoting composition related to the present technology may prolong a sleep time by prolonging non-REM sleep and REM sleep, reducing a spontaneous behavior amount during sleep, or reducing an awakening time during sleep. The sleep-promoting composition related to the present technology may also reduce difficulty in daytime awakening. The sleep-promoting composition related to the present technology may be used for a medical composition or a food and beverage composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mai Murata, Junichi Minami, Akio Yamada, Tetsuya Kuhara
  • Publication number: 20200338140
    Abstract: Provided is a composition for preventing or improving impaired renal function, containing Bifidobacterium breve as an active ingredient. The composition for preventing or improving impaired renal function is capable of reducing blood creatinine levels. The composition for preventing or improving impaired renal function can also be used in a pharmaceutical composition or a food or beverage product composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mai Murata, Junichi Minami
  • Publication number: 20200338141
    Abstract: It is an aspect to provide a novel composition for lowering blood uric acid levels and a novel composition for preventing or ameliorating hyperuricemia. A composition for lowering blood uric acid levels comprising Bifidobacterium breve as an active ingredient is provided. A composition for preventing or ameliorating hyperuricemia comprising Bifidobacterium breve as an active ingredient is provided. A composition for lowering blood uric acid levels and a composition for preventing or ameliorating hyperuricemia can be used in a pharmaceutical composition or a food or beverage composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mai Murata, Junichi Minami
  • Publication number: 20200261516
    Abstract: A main object of the present technology is to provide a composition for muscle mass increase capable of effectively increasing muscle mass with fewer side effects and high safety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuya Toda, Junichi Minami, Yutaka Matsunaga
  • Publication number: 20190298783
    Abstract: A composition for relieving stress comprising a Bifidobacterium breve MCC 1274 (FERMBP-11175) as an active ingredient is provided. The composition for relieving stress according to the present technology can improve or prevent stress-induced anger, confusion, tension, or fatigue, or can improve vigor., stress can be assessed by POMS or POMS 2. The composition for relieving stress according to the present technology can be used for pharmaceutical compositions and food and drink compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mai Murata, Junichi Minami, Hazuki Maehata
  • Publication number: 20190297909
    Abstract: Provided is a composition for preventing or ameliorating a functional gastrointestinal disorder whose active ingredient is Bifidobacterium breve MCC1274 (FERM BP-11175). A composition for preventing or ameliorating a functional gastrointestinal disorder in the present technology can prevent or improve constipation or frequent bowel movements, regulate the number of bowel movements, improve stool quality, prevent or improve constipation, prevent or ameliorate bloating, or prevent or improve abdominal discomfort. Disclosed is a composition for preventing or ameliorating a functional gastrointestinal disorder accompanied by anxiety disorder. A composition for preventing or ameliorating a functional gastrointestinal disorder in the present technology can be used in a pharmaceutical composition or in a food or beverage composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mai Murata, Junichi Minami, Hazuki Maehata
  • Patent number: 7866706
    Abstract: A threaded joint for a steel pipe comprises a pin and a box with a contact surface having a threaded part and a unthreaded metal contact part, wherein a solid lubricating film containing one or more kinds of lubricating powders selected from graphite, mica, calcium carbonate and kaolin, a copper powder, and a binder is formed on at least one contact surface of the pin and the box. An object of the present invention is to provide a threaded joint for a steel pipe which allows for repeated fastening and loosening of a threaded joint without adversely influencing on a human body and environment, and is excellent in galling resistance, rust preventing property and gas tightness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunio Goto, Ryuichi Imai, Yasuhiro Ogawa, Junichi Minami
  • Publication number: 20080277925
    Abstract: A threaded joint for a steel pipe comprises a pin and a box with a contact surface having a threaded part and a unthreaded metal contact part, wherein a solid lubricating film containing one or more kinds of lubricating powders selected from graphite, mica, calcium carbonate and kaolin, a copper powder, and a binder is formed on at least one contact surface of the pin and the box. An object of the present invention is to provide a threaded joint for a steel pipe which allows for repeated fastening and loosening of a threaded joint without adversely influencing on a human body and environment, and is excellent in galling resistance, rust preventing property and gas tightness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kunio Goto, Ryuichi Imai, Yasuhiro Ogawa, Junichi Minami
  • Patent number: 4427710
    Abstract: Beans are soaked and ground to form a mush (go), and the mush is heated and powderized. A thickening agent having a gelatinizing property is mixed with the powder. The tofu is prepared by mixing the powder with water and an additional amount of gelatinizing material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1981
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1984
    Assignee: Nissin Shokuhin Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaki Terada, Akihiro Yoshimura, Kohichiro Hohsai, Junichi Minami
  • Patent number: 4244974
    Abstract: An alimentary paste having improved texture and production and reconstitution properties. The paste is a wheat flour paste which is in the form of a multi-layer paste, or laminate, of a pair of outer layers having sandwiched therebetween, preferably, a single inner layer. The pastes of the respective layers are prepared such that the ratio of the amount of starch to the amount of protein of each of the outer layers is substantially greater than that of the inner layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1981
    Assignee: Nissin Shokuhin Kaisha, Limited
    Inventors: Junichi Minami, Minoru Shigeto, Sadaaki Ishibashi
  • Patent number: 4233327
    Abstract: Process for producing instant-cooking rice which includes soaking rice in water, gelatinizing the soaked rice, reducing its water content 25-35% by weight, pressing the rice, reducing the water content of the pressed rice to 8-25% by weight, aging the rice and then puffing and drying the rice by hot air or high frequency dielectric heating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1978
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1980
    Assignee: Momofuku Ando
    Inventors: Momofuku Ando, Junichi Minami, Mitsumune Takata, Fumio Ohnishi, Shunichi Kawamoto
  • Patent number: 4166868
    Abstract: Manufacture of ready-to-eat rice comprises soaking rice in water, gelatinizing the wet rice, pressing the gelatinized rice between rollers to alter the grain structure (to permit easier puffing during frying), adjusting its water content to 8-25% by weight and frying the rice at a temperature of 130.degree.-200.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 4, 1979
    Assignee: Momofuku Ando
    Inventors: Momofuku Ando, Junichi Minami, Mitsumune Takatsu, Fumio Ohnishi, Makoto Sawada