Patents by Inventor Kenichi Ishiwata

Kenichi Ishiwata 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 enriching ý-aminobutyric acid and cereal obtained by the method
    Publication number: 20060263499
    Abstract: Water is slowly added to dry grain having a water content previously adjusted to 10% to 15% at a water addition rate of 0.5% to 2.0%/h, in order to provide a water content of 20% to 30%, and thereafter, the grain is placed into a tank, followed by tempering for 2 to 15 hours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventors: Toshiko Satake, Takeshi Fukumori, Shigeharu Kanemoto, Hou Liu, Yasuhiro Sasaki, Motonobu Kawano, Hiroto Shinmura, Hiromichi Aoto, Kota Nakagawa, Kenichi Ishiwata
  • Germinated brown rice
    Patent number: 6630193
    Abstract: The invention relates to germinated brown rice which can be easily and deliciously boiled even by a household rice cooker without impairing its original nutritive value, and has excellent mouth feel and shelf stability. The germinated brown rice can be provided by subjecting germinated brown rice to a heat-moisture treatment and drying the treated germinated brown rice to a water content of 10 to 18% by mass and a degree of gelatinization of 5 to 50%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Fancl Corporation
    Inventors: Hiromichi Aoto, Tomomi Sugino, Hiroto Shinmura, Aya Mizukuchi, Mitsuo Kise, Sachiyuki Teramoto, Sachiko Someya, Keiko Tsuchiya, Kenichi Ishiwata
  • Germinated brown rice
    Publication number: 20020031596
    Abstract: The invention relates to germinated brown rice which can be easily and deliciously boiled even by a household rice cooker without impairing its original nutritive value, and has excellent mouth feel and shelf stability. The germinated brown rice can be provided by subjecting germinated brown rice to a heat-moisture treatment and drying the treated germinated brown rice to a water content of 10 to 18% by mass and a degree of gelatinization of 5 to 50%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Inventors: Hiromichi Aoto, Tomomi Sugino, Hiroto Shinmura, Aya Mizukuchi, Mitsuo Kise, Sachiyuki Teramoto, Sachiko Someya, Keiko Tsuchiya, Kenichi Ishiwata
  • Cloned tyrosine phenol-lyase gene, recombinant plasmid containing the same and escherichia coli transformed with the same
    Patent number: 5260198
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cloned tyrosine phenol-lyase gene which encodes an amino acid sequence represented by the formula [I], which can be expressed in the absence of tyrosine in culturing medium. A recombinant vector containing the tyrosine phenol-lyase gene as well as E. coli transformants capable of producing tyrosine phenol-lyase are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1993
    Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Satoru Iwamori, Toshihiro Oikawa, Setsuo Yoshino, Kenichi Ishiwata
  • Method of producing L-serine
    Patent number: 4782021
    Abstract: This invention is a method of producing L-serine by causing glycine to react with formaldehyde by using the culture solution or the microbe cells of a microorganism belonging to the genus Escherichia, having the ability of producing serine hydroxymethyltransferase and not having the practical ability of producing L-serine from glycine alone or enzymatic matter obtained through the treatment of the above culture solution or microbe cells.In this invention, the yield of L-serine can be increased either by carrying out the reaction while maintaining aldehyde concentration at 20 mM or below or by using microbe cells of the aforementioned microorganism after they are caused to contact glycine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1988
    Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenichi Ishiwata, Nobuyoshi Makiguichi, Hideki Kawashima, Tadashi Suzuki, Masami Imadegawa