Patents by Inventor Junji Terao

Junji Terao 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).

  • Agent containing tocotrienol for drug
    Publication number: 20020061924
    Abstract: The present invention provides an agent for ischemic disease, for improving deformability of erythrocyte membranc and for improving peripheral circulation, cohich comprises a tocotrienol compound as an active component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Inventors: Junji Terao, Heiji Ikushima
  • N-acylcarnosines and their use as antioxidants
    Patent number: 5503776
    Abstract: An N-acylamino acid compound represented by the general formula (1):R--CO--(NH--X--CO).sub.n --OR.sup.1 (1)wherein (NH--X--CO) is an amino acid residue, X in (NX--X--CO) is variable with the kind of amino acid to be used, R--CO is a saturated or an unsaturated fatty acid residue having 6 to 24 carbon atoms, R.sup.1 is hydrogen atom, sodium atom, potassium atom, or methyl group and n is an integer in the range of from 1 to 3, indicating that at least one histidine is contained as a component amino acid is disclosed, which is obtained by causing an N-hydroxysuccinimide ester to react with an amino acid or a peptide.The compound excels in antioxidizing power, emulsifying power, antibacterial power, chelating power, infrared absorbing power, and humidity-retaining power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1996
    Assignees: National Food Research Institute Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, CCI Corporation
    Inventors: Hironobu Murase, Tsutomu Kunieda, Akihiko Nagao, Junji Terao