Patents by Inventor Junko Higuchi

Junko Higuchi 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).

  • Encapsulated unsaturated fatty acid substance and method for producing the same
    Patent number: 6531150
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an encapsulated unsaturated fatty acid substance in a form of a three-layered capsule, comprising an unsaturated fatty acid or a derivative thereof (11) as a content and a coating layer (10) mainly containing gelatin, encapsulating the content (11), wherein a water-soluble gel layer (12) containing an acid or an acid salt thereof is present between the coating layer (10) and the content (11). The encapsulated unsaturated fatty acid substance of the present invention is characterized by that it has neither insolubility nor deterioration with time, and that it is enteric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: Morishita Jintan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideki Sunohara, Ryosei Kamaguchi, Toshio Kozaki, Masatomo Yoshikado, Junko Higuchi