Patents by Inventor Kazutoshi KITAI

Kazutoshi KITAI 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).

  • RAW SUGAR AND ETHANOL PRODUCTION METHOD USING SELECTIVE FERMENTATION
    Publication number: 20160108437
    Abstract: A method for producing raw sugar and ethanol which includes the steps of: heating and clarifying a plant origin sugar juice; concentrating the clear sugar juice so that the Brix value of the clear sugar juice is 15 to 50%; cooling the syrup to a fermentation temperature; fermenting the syrup, thereby selectively converting the saccharide components other than sucrose in the syrup into ethanol; and concentrating the fermented solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicants: SHINKO SUGAR MILL CO., LTD., ASAHI GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi OHARA, Kazutoshi KITAI, Hidenori HIDAKA, Megumi SHIOURA, Yosuke HAMADA