Patents by Inventor Keiichi Kiho

Keiichi Kiho 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).

  • Novel pectin esterase, process for its production, and process for producing demethoxylated pectin by the use of said pectin esterase
    Patent number: 4200694
    Abstract: A novel pectin esterase which randomly hydrolyzes the methyl ester bond of pectin can be obtained by cultivating, on a medium, a mold strain belonging to Genus Aspergillus, Genus Penicillium, Genus Fusarium or Genus Sclerotinia and having an ability to produce said novel pectin esterase. A demethoxylated pectin having a uniform methoxyl group content can be obtained by adding said novel pectin esterase to pectin. The demethoxylated pectin thus obtained can be utilized as gelling agent, emulsifier or thickener for food processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1980
    Assignee: Kikkoman Shoyu Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigetaka Ishii, Keiichi Kiho, Shinichi Sugiyama, Hiroshi Sugimoto