Patents by Inventor Kenkou Tsuji

Kenkou Tsuji 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).

  • Patent number: 6899893
    Abstract: This invention is to provide an agent for therapy and prevention of allergic diseases which has no adverse action, shows a high safety even by administration for a long period and is able to be utilized to food and/or beverage, cosmetics, etc. which are used daily. To be specific, it provides antiallergic agent and anti-inflammatory agent characterized in containing at least one polyphenol selected from strictinin and methylated derivatives thereof as an effective ingredient; a method for the addition of an antiallergic agent for oral administration or an anti-inflammatory agent for oral administration which is characterized in containing at least one polyphenol selected from strictinin and methylated derivatives thereof as an effective ingredient to food and/or beverage for prevention, suppression and mitigation of allergic symptoms or inflammatory symptoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignees: National Agriculture Research Organization, Bio-oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution
    Inventors: Kenkou Tsuji, Mari Yamamoto, Keiko Kawamoto, Hirofumi Tachibana
  • Patent number: 6638524
    Abstract: This invention is to provide an agent for therapy and prevention of allergic diseases which has no adverse action, shows a high safety even by administration for a long period and is able to be utilized to food and/or beverage, cosmetics, etc. which are used daily. To be specific, it provides antiallergic agent and anti-inflammatory agent characterized in containing at least one polyphenol selected from strictinin and methylated derivatives thereof as an effective ingredient; a method for the addition of an antiallergic agent for oral administration or an anti-inflammatory agent for oral administration which is characterized in containing at least one polyphenol selected from strictinin and methylated derivatives thereof as an effective ingredient to food and/or beverage for prevention, suppression and mitigation of allergic symptoms or inflammatory symptoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignees: National Agricultural Research Organization, Bio-oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution
    Inventors: Kenkou Tsuji, Mari Yamamoto, Keiko Kawamoto, Hirofumi Tachibana
  • Publication number: 20030165558
    Abstract: This invention is to provide an agent for therapy and prevention of allergic diseases which has no adverse action, shows a high safety even by administration for a long period and is able to be utilized to food and/or beverage, cosmetics, etc. which are used daily. To be specific, it provides antiallergic agent and anti-inflammatory agent characterized in containing at least one polyphenol selected from strictinin and methylated derivatives thereof as an effective ingredient; a method for the addition of an antiallergic agent for oral administration or an anti-inflammatory agent for oral administration which is characterized in containing at least one polyphenol selected from strictinin and methylated derivatives thereof as an effective ingredient to food and/or beverage for prevention, suppression and mitigation of allergic symptoms or inflammatory symptoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Applicant: National Agricultural Research Org.
    Inventors: Kenkou Tsuji, Mari Yamamoto, Keiko Kawamoto, Hirofumi Tachibana
  • Publication number: 20030003121
    Abstract: This invention is to provide an agent for therapy and prevention of allergic diseases which has no adverse action, shows a high safety even by administration for a long period and is able to be utilized to food and/or beverage, cosmetics, etc. which are used daily. To be specific, it provides antiallergic agent and anti-inflammatory agent characterized in containing at least one polyphenol selected from strictinin and methylated derivatives thereof as an effective ingredient; a method for the addition of an antiallergic agent for oral administration or an anti-inflammatory agent for oral administration which is characterized in containing at least one polyphenol selected from strictinin and methylated derivatives thereof as an effective ingredient to food and/or beverage for prevention, suppression and mitigation of allergic symptoms or inflammatory symptoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Applicant: National Agricultural Research Org.
    Inventors: Kenkou Tsuji, Mari Yamamoto, Keiko Kawamoto, Hirofumi Tachibana
  • Patent number: 6491943
    Abstract: This invention is to provide an agent for therapy and prevention of allergic diseases which has no adverse action, shows a high safety even by administration for a long period and is able to be utilized to food and/or beverage, cosmetics, etc. which are used daily. To be specific, it provides antiallergic agent and anti-inflammatory agent characterized in containing at least one polyphenol selected from strictinin and methylated derivatives thereof as an effective ingredient; a method for the addition of an antiallergic agent for oral administration or an anti-inflammatory agent for oral administration which is characterized in containing at least one polyphenol selected from strictinin and methylated derivatives thereof as an effective ingredient to food and/or beverage for prevention, suppression and mitigation of allergic symptoms or inflammatory symptoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: National Agricultural Research Organization
    Inventors: Kenkou Tsuji, Mari Yamamoto, Keiko Kawamoto, Hirofumi Tachibana
  • Publication number: 20020168397
    Abstract: This invention is to provide an agent for therapy and prevention of allergic diseases which has no adverse action, shows a high safety even by administration for a long period and is able to be utilized to food and/or beverage, cosmetics, etc. which are used daily. To be specific, it provides antiallergic agent and anti-inflammatory agent characterized in containing at least one polyphenol selected from strictinin and methylated derivatives thereof as an effective ingredient; a method for the addition of an antiallergic agent for oral administration or an anti-inflammatory agent for oral administration which is characterized in containing at least one polyphenol selected from strictinin and methylated derivatives thereof as an effective ingredient to food and/or beverage for prevention, suppression and mitigation of allergic symptoms or inflammatory symptoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2001
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Inventors: Kenkou Tsuji, Mari Yamamoto, Keiko Kawamoto, Hirofumi Tachibana
  • Patent number: 6013518
    Abstract: Provided are a human immunocompetent fused cell line, characterized in that any one of a mutant cell selected from the group consisting of ICLU-B, ICLU-T and ICLU-E is used as a parent cell line, wherein said mutant cell is obtained by selecting an 8-azaguanine- or 6-thioguanine-resistant clone from a human Burkitt lymphoma cell line Raji, a human T-cell lymphocytic leukemia cell line PEER and a human eosinophilic leukemia cell line EoL-1, and then treating said clone in order to capable of serum-free culture, and a method of obtaining said human immunocompetent fused cell line.The human immunocoipetent fused cell line obtained by the present invention is used to investigate food functions, novel drugs and production thereof with the view to the elucidation of mechanisms of phenomena of an immune system such as allergies, cancers and the like using human cell lines, and the prevention, diagnosis and therapy of these diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignees: Director-General of National Research Institute of Vegetables, Ornamental Plants and Tea, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Bio-oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution
    Inventors: Kenkou Tsuji, Mari Yamamoto, Kazuhiro Osada, Hiroharu Kawahara