Patents by Inventor Katsumichi Osaki

Katsumichi Osaki 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).

  • Microorganism or enzyme immobilization with a mixture of alginate and silica sol
    Patent number: 4797358
    Abstract: A microorganism or enzyme is mixed with an alginate and a silica sol in the presence of water to obtain a liquid mixture having a pH of 3 to 10 and containing an alginate concentration of 0.5 to 3.5% (w/v) and a silica concentration originating from the silica sol of 0.5 to 35% (w/v). The mixture is contacted with a gelling agent in the form of an aqueous solution to obtain a gel containing the microorganism or enzyme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1989
    Assignees: Kikkoman Corporation, Fuji-Davison Chemical, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Motai, Yaichi Fukushima, Katsumichi Osaki, Katutoshi Okamura, Kazutaka Imai
  • Process for producing liquid seasoning
    Patent number: 4587127
    Abstract: A process for producing a liquid seasoning, which comprises allowing a hydrolyzate of soy sauce raw materials, in liquid state at a pH of 4.0 to 9.0, to contact with immobilized cells of soy sauce lactic acid bacteria for 30 minutes or more to obtain a lactic fermentation mixture, and subjecting the mixture to the fermentation by a soy sauce yeast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1986
    Assignee: Kikkoman Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Akao, Shuichi Nagata, Katsumichi Osaki, Yoshiharu Okamoto