Patents by Inventor Ken Kato

Ken Kato 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).

  • Publication number: 20150230485
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fermented milk product includes angiogenin and/or angiogenin hydrolysate in an amount of 0.9 mg/100 g to 150 mg/100 g, and cystatin and/or cystatin hydrolysate in the mass ratio to the angiogenin and/or angiogenin hydrolysate of 0.006 to 1.7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: MEGMILK SNOW BRAND CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Aiko Ohmachi, Hiroaki Matsuyama, Yoshikazu Morita, Yuko Ishida, Takayuki Nara, Ken Kato, Atsushi Serizawa, Hiroshi Ueno, Hiroshi Urazono
  • Publication number: 20150224178
    Abstract: The invention relates to a powdered milk product includes angiogenin and/or angiogenin hydrolysate in an amount of 1.4 to 24 mg/15 g, and lactoperoxidase and/or lactoperoxidase hydrolysate in the mass ratio to the angiogenin and/or angiogenin hydrolysate of 0.35 to 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: MEGMILK SNOW BRAND CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Aiko Ohmachi, Hiroaki Matsuyama, Yoshikazu Morita, Yuko Ishida, Takayuki Nara, Ken Kato, Atsushi Serizawa, Hiroshi Ueno, Hiroshi Urazono
  • Publication number: 20150182557
    Abstract: The invention relates to provide a fermented milk product includes angiogenin and/or angiogenin hydrolysate in an amount of 0.9 mg/100 g to 150 mg/100 g, and lactoperoxidase and/or lactoperoxidase hydrolysate in the mass ratio to the angiogenin and/or angiogenin hydrolysate of 0.3 to 23.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: MEGMILK SNOW BRAND CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Aiko Ohmachi, Hiroaki Matsuyama, Yoshikazu Morita, Yuko Ishida, Takayuki Nara, Ken Kato, Atsushi Serizawa, Hiroshi Ueno, Hiroshi Urazono
  • Publication number: 20150132276
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a chondrogenesis promoter that is safe and exhibits a chondrogenesis-promoting effect by daily ingestion. It is also an object of the invention to provide a proteoglycan synthesis promoter that exhibits a proteoglycan synthesis-promoting effect by ingestion. Provided are a chondrogenesis promoter and a proteoglycan synthesis promoter each containing a milk-derived basic protein fraction as an active ingredient. Synthesis of proteoglycan and formation of a cartilage can be promoted by oral ingestion of the milk-derived basic protein fraction. A hydrolysate of the milk-derived basic protein fraction also has a similar chondrogenesis-promoting effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: MEGMILK SNOW BRAND CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Takano, Takayuki Nara, Ken Kato, Yoshikazu Morita
  • Publication number: 20150105150
    Abstract: An input using a pointing device is acquired, and it is determined whether the input using the pointing device is an operation of moving an input position. If it has been determined in the determination of the operation that the input using the pointing device is the operation of moving the input position, an operation direction of the operation of moving the input position is determined. If the determined operation direction corresponds to any one of a plurality of directions determined in advance, a predetermined display target is moved in a direction based on the operation direction, thereby causing the predetermined display target to appear on a display screen. If it has been determined that the operation direction corresponds to any one of the plurality of directions, a common display target is caused to appear, regardless of which one of the plurality of directions the operation direction corresponds to.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Hideaki ARAKI, Ken KATO
  • Publication number: 20150086698
    Abstract: Manufacture a powder with high milk-derived complex lipid content that contains milk-derived phospholipids and milk-derived ganglioside at high concentrations, which contains protein by 15 to 35 percent by dry weight and fat by 45 to 60 percent by dry weight, wherein the content of milk-derived complex lipids is 20 percent by dry weight or more, and which can be utilized as a material for functional food, mother's milk substitute or drug, by means of adjusting the pH value of a butter serum or butter serum powder reconstituted liquid to a range of 4.0 to 5.0, adding calcium chloride to promote coagulation of protein, removing the produced sediments, filtering the supernatant by means of ultrafiltration or microfiltration, and then drying the obtained concentrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Susumu Miura, Kenji Kojima, Taku Nakano, Ken Kato, Akira Tomizawa, Toshimitsu Yoshioka
  • Patent number: 8920822
    Abstract: A skin beautifier contains sphingomyelin, which is a phospholipid, as an effective ingredient. In addition, skin-beautifying food or feed contains sphingomyelin as an effective ingredient. The present invention provides a skin beautifier and skin-beautifying food or feed supplying effects on beauty, such as skin-moisturizing and protecting effects, skin-roughness-preventing and improving effects, and a wrinkle-preventing effect, by oral ingestion thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Megmilk Snow Brand Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken Kato, Noriko Ueda, Susumu Miura, Toshimitsu Yoshioka
  • Patent number: 8919816
    Abstract: A lift-up mechanism is provided with a link member with one end thereof being supported rotatably on a movable bracket for holding a movable columnar member, and the other one end thereof being disposed to be engaged with and removed from a fixing bracket. The link member selectively provides a hold state for engaging the link member with the fixing bracket at a rear part of the vehicle body to hold the movable bracket at an initial position or a lift-up position, and a release state for releasing its engagement. A spring member is disposed between the fixing bracket and the movable bracket, with component forces of its biasing force biasing the movable bracket in a direction to be lifted up from the fixing bracket, and biasing the link member in a direction to be engaged with the fixing bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takeshi Marutani, Morito Oshita, Ken Kato
  • Patent number: 8754432
    Abstract: A light emitting device is configured to achieve a white color by mixing light from respective phosphors. The light emitting device includes: a light emitting element for emitting ultraviolet or short-wavelength visible light having a peak wavelength in a wavelength range of 380 to 420 nm; a first phosphor excited by the ultraviolet or short-wavelength visible light to emit visible light having a peak wavelength in a wavelength range of 560 nm to 600 nm; a second phosphor excited by the ultraviolet or short-wavelength visible light to emit visible light having a complementary relationship with visible light emitted by the first phosphor; and a light transmitting member which is a light transmitting layer for covering the light emitting element, and has the first phosphor and the second phosphor dispersed therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisayoshi Daicho, Tatsuya Matsuura, Ken Kato, Kiminori Enomoto
  • Publication number: 20130252923
    Abstract: A skin-beautifying agent, food, beverage, or feed for skin-beautification which has cosmetic effects such as moisturizing and beautifying the skin as well as preventing skin roughness and wrinkles by oral intake. Also described is a skin-beautifying agent containing a milk-derived phospholipid as an effective ingredient, and to provide food, beverage, or feed for skin- beautification containing the skin-beautifying agent. The milk-derived phospholipid is preferably a composition prepared from milk or milk material containing 40 to 70% by weight of lipid in a total solid content and containing 30% or more by weight of milk-derived phospholipid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: MEGMILK SNOW BRAND CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken KATO, Yuko HARUTA, Tatsuya WATANABE, Hiroshi UENO, Noriko UEDA, Toshimitsu YOSHIOKA
  • Publication number: 20130225497
    Abstract: A skin collagen production-promoting agent includes a milk protein fraction having following properties (a) to (c) as an active ingredient: (a) being derived from milk, (b) containing proteins having a molecular weight determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) of 6000 to 150,000 daltons, and (c) containing 12 to 14 wt % of basic amino acids with respect to the constituent amino acid composition, and having a basic amino acid/acidic amino acid ratio of 0.5 to 0.7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: MEGMILK SNOW BRAND CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken Kato, Aiko Ono, Hiroshi Ueno, Noriko Ueda, Hiroaki Matsuyama
  • Publication number: 20130225501
    Abstract: Skin quality is improved by orally administering a cystatin and/or a degraded product of cystatin in an amount of 10 ?g/day or more per adult, or applying a composition that includes a cystatin and/or a degraded product of cystatin in an amount of 0.001 to 2 wt % based on a total amount of the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: MEGMILK SNOW BRAND CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken Kato, Aiko Ono, Hiroshi Ueno, Noriko Ueda, Hiroaki Matsuyama
  • Patent number: 8517839
    Abstract: An example game apparatus stores a state of a game during execution as execution state information in a memory, and stores a captured image of the game screen by bringing it into correspondence with the execution state information in the memory. Furthermore, during execution of the game, the captured image is displayed on a lower LCD while the game screen is displayed on an upper LCD. In a state that the game screen and the captured image are thus displayed, a selecting operation from a user is accepted. Then, by using the execution state information which is brought into correspondence with the captured image selected in response to a selecting operation, the state of the game is restored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Teruki Murakawa, Masahiro Kawano, Kenta Tanaka, Ken Kato
  • Patent number: 8486916
    Abstract: It is intended to find novel pharmaceutical use of sphingomyelin and to provide preventive or therapeutic agents for various diseases as well as a food and drink product and feed comprising any of these agents. The present invention provides a pharmaceutical agent which contains sphingomyelin as an active ingredient and is any of the following agents: 1) a sialomucin secretion promoter, 2) an agent for preventing drunken sickness (hangover), 3) an antiallergic agent, 4) an antioxidant, 5) an agent for defending against infection, 6) a hair growth agent, 7) a therapeutic agent for demyelinating disease, 8) an anti-pigmentation agent, 9) an anti-inflammatory agent, and 10) an agent for improving learning ability. The present invention also provides a food and drink product or feed, characterized by comprising the agent. It is preferred that the sphingomyelin should be derived from milk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Megmilk Snow Brand Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken Kato, Susumu Miura, Leo Tanaka, Hiroshi Ueno, Noriko Ueda, Yuko Haruta, Toshimitsu Yoshioka
  • Publication number: 20130098194
    Abstract: A lift-up mechanism is provided with a link member with one end thereof being supported rotatably on a movable bracket for holding a movable columnar member, and the other one end thereof being disposed to be engaged with and removed from a fixing bracket. The link member selectively provides a hold state for engaging the link member with the fixing bracket at a rear part of the vehicle body to hold the movable bracket at an initial position or a lift-up position, and a release state for releasing its engagement. A spring member is disposed between the fixing bracket and the movable bracket, with component forces of its biasing force biasing the movable bracket in a direction to be lifted up from the fixing bracket, and biasing the link member in a direction to be engaged with the fixing bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takeshi Marutani, Morito Oshita, Ken Kato
  • Publication number: 20130020601
    Abstract: A light emitting device is configured to achieve a white color by mixing light from respective phosphors. The light emitting device includes: a light emitting element for emitting ultraviolet or short-wavelength visible light having a peak wavelength in a wavelength range of 380 to 420 nm; a first phosphor excited by the ultraviolet or short-wavelength visible light to emit visible light having a peak wavelength in a wavelength range of 560 nm to 600 nm; a second phosphor excited by the ultraviolet or short-wavelength visible light to emit visible light having a complementary relationship with visible light emitted by the first phosphor; and a light transmitting member which is a light transmitting layer for covering the light emitting element, and has the first phosphor and the second phosphor dispersed therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hisayoshi Daicho, Tatsuya Matsuura, Ken Kato, Kiminori Enomoto
  • Publication number: 20120287658
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes: an LED mount on which an LED is placed; an attachment that fixes the LED to the LED mount; a power supply that supplies power to the LED; a first optical member that controls light emitted from the LED; and a second optical member that controls light emitted from the first optical member. The power supply and the first optical member are provided at the attachment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetada TANAKA, Takashi INOUE, Takayuki YAGI, Ken KATO, Tsukasa TOKIDA, Hidemichi SONE
  • Publication number: 20120208783
    Abstract: It is intended to find novel pharmaceutical use of sphingomyelin and to provide preventive or therapeutic agents for various diseases as well as a food and drink product and feed comprising any of these agents. The present invention provides a pharmaceutical agent which contains sphingomyelin as an active ingredient and is any of the following agents: 1) a sialomucin secretion promoter, 2) an agent for preventing drunken sickness (hangover), 3) an antiallergic agent, 4) an antioxidant, 5) an agent for defending against infection, 6) a hair growth agent, 7) a therapeutic agent for demyelinating disease, 8) an anti-pigmentation agent, 9) an anti-inflammatory agent, and 10) an agent for improving learning ability. The present invention also provides a food and drink product or feed, characterized by comprising the agent. It is preferred that the sphingomyelin should be derived from milk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: SNOW BRAND MILK PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken Kato, Susumu Miura, Leo Tanaka, Hiroshi Ueno, Noriko Ueda, Yuko Haruta, Toshimitsu Yoshioka
  • Publication number: 20120092853
    Abstract: In a light emitting module, a semiconductor light emitting element emits short-wavelength visible light. A plurality of the semiconductor light emitting elements are provided side by side on the same flat surface. The light wavelength conversion member contains a first phosphor and a second phosphor, the wavelength of the light emitted after the wavelength thereof has been converted by either of the two being different from the excitation wavelength for the other. The first phosphor emits yellow light by exciting the short-wavelength visible light. The second phosphor emits blue light by exciting the short-wavelength visible light. The first phosphor does not include the wavelength range of the blue light in the excitation wavelength range thereof. The light wavelength conversion member is cured after being potted so as to integrally cover the plurality of the semiconductor light emitting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hisayoshi Daicho, Tatsuya Matsuura, Ken Kato, Yasutaka Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20120077780
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of inhibiting a fat accumulation for a fat cell in a subject, which includes administering a fat accumulation inhibitor for a fat cell which includes a milk-derived phospholipid as an active ingredient to the subject. The present disclosure also relates to a method of inhibiting a visceral fat accumulation in a subject, which includes administering the visceral fat accumulation inhibitor which includes a sphingosine-containing phospholipid as an active ingredient to the subject. The present disclosure also relates to a method of accelerating increase and/or inhibiting decrease of an adiponectin concentration in blood, which includes administering an agent which includes a sphingosine-containing phospholipid as an active ingredient to the blood. The present disclosure also relates to a method of inhibiting a fat accumulation for a fat cell in a subject, which includes administering a milk-derived phospholipid to a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: Reo Tanaka, Tomoyuki Isogai, Yuko Haruta, Susumu Miura, Ken Kato, Toshimitsu Yoshioka, Hiroshi Kawakami, Satoshi Higurashi, Hiroaki Matsuyama