Patents by Inventor Kiyoko Imaizumi

Kiyoko Imaizumi 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).

  • Isoflavone-containing composition
    Patent number: 7939060
    Abstract: This invention provides a composition comprising a daidzein-containing substrate and a strain of micro-organism capable of metabolizing daidzein to equol as essential ingredients. This composition is effective in the prevention and alleviation of unidentified clinical syndrome inclusive of menopausal syndrome in middle-aged to elderly women for which no effective means of prevention or alleviation has heretofore been available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeto Uchiyama, Tomomi Ueno, Megumi Kumemura, Kiyoko Imaizumi, Kyosuke Masaki, Seiichi Shimizu
  • ISOFLAVONE-CONTAINING COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20080131412
    Abstract: This invention provides a composition comprising a daidzein-containing substrate and a strain of micro-organism capable of metabolizing daidzein to equol as essential ingredients. This composition is effective in the prevention and alleviation of unidentified clinical syndrome inclusive of menopausal syndrome in middle-aged to elderly women for which no effective means of prevention or alleviation has heretofore been available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Shigeto Uchiyama, Tomomi Ueno, Megumi Kumemura, Kiyoko Imaizumi, Kyosuke Masaki, Seiichi Shimizu
  • Microbial method of making equol-containing composition and product made
    Patent number: 7345089
    Abstract: This invention provides a composition comprising a daidzein-containing substrate and a strain of micro-organism capable of metabolizing daidzein to equol as essential ingredients. This composition is effective in the prevention and alleviation of unidentified clinical syndrome inclusive of menopausal syndrome in middle-aged to elderly women for which no effective means of prevention or alleviation has heretofore been available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeto Uchiyama, Tomomi Ueno, Megumi Kumemura, Kiyoko Imaizumi, Kyosuke Masaki, Seiichi Shimizu
  • Isoflavone-containing composition
    Publication number: 20040141954
    Abstract: This invention provides a composition comprising a daidzein-containing substrate and a strain of micro-organism capable of metabolizing daidzein to equol as essential ingredients. This composition is effective in the prevention and alleviation of unidentified clinical syndrome inclusive of menopausal syndrome in middle-aged to elderly women for which no effective means of prevention or alleviation has heretofore been avai lable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2004
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeto Uchiyama, Tomomi Ueno, Megumi Kumemura, Kiyoko Imaizumi, Kyosuke Masaki, Seiichi Shimizu
  • Streptococcus and isoflavone-containing composition
    Patent number: 6716424
    Abstract: This invention provides a composition comprising a daidzein-containing substrate and a strain of micro-organism capable of metabolizing daidzein to equol as essential ingredients. This composition is effective in the prevention and alleviation of unidentified clinical syndrome inclusive of menopausal syndrome in middle-aged to elderly woman for which no effective means of prevention or alleviation has heretofore been available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeto Uchiyama, Tomomi Ueno, Megumi Kumemura, Kiyoko Imaizumi, Kyosuke Masaki, Seiichi Shimizu