Patents by Inventor Kaoru Moriyama

Kaoru Moriyama 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).

  • Method for measuring equol-producing ability
    Patent number: 10752961
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for determining whether a test subject has equol-producing ability or not. The method involves measuring equol-producing ability of a test subject, wherein an equol converting enzyme gene derived from enteric bacteria of the test subject is detected using three types of primer sets described herein as the primer sets a) to c).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA
    Inventors: Hirokazu Tsuji, Kaoru Moriyama, Koji Nomoto
  • METHOD FOR MEASURING EQUOL-PRODUCING ABILITY
    Publication number: 20180312906
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for determining whether a test subject has equol-producing ability or not. The method involves measuring equol-producing ability of a test subject, wherein an equol converting enzyme gene derived from enteric bacteria of the test subject is detected using three types of primer sets described herein as the primer sets a) to c).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA
    Inventors: Hirokazu TSUJI, Kaoru MORIYAMA, Koji NOMOTO
  • Equol-producing bacterium and use thereof
    Patent number: 8420073
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a microorganism having an ability of converting daidzein to equol in 24 hours of 50% or higher; a food/beverage or pharmaceutical composition containing the microorganism; an equol production method employing the microorganism; and a nucleic acid fragment which can specifically detect the microorganism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yakult Honsha
    Inventors: Hirokazu Tsuji, Koji Nomoto, Kaoru Moriyama, Hideyuki Akaza
  • EQUOL-PRODUCING BACTERIUM AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20110318309
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a microorganism having an ability of converting daidzein to equol in 24 hours of 50% or higher; a food/beverage or pharmaceutical composition containing the microorganism; an equol production method employing the microorganism; and a nucleic acid fragment which can specifically detect the microorganism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA
    Inventors: Hirokazu Tsuji, Koji Nomoto, Kaoru Moriyama, Hideyuki Akaza