Patents by Inventor Kiyoshi Kataoka

Kiyoshi Kataoka 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: 8840948
    Abstract: Provided is a concentrated coffee composition containing chlorogenic acids at a high concentration and having good taste or flavor. The concentrated coffee composition of the present invention contains the following components (A) and (B): 100 to 300 mg/g of chlorogenic acids (A) in dry solids content; and not more than 0.33 mg/g of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (B) in dry solids content, wherein the dry solids content is 10 to 100 mass %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Yamamoto, Kiyoshi Kataoka, Yasushi Shioya, Yoshikazu Ogura, Hiroshi Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20130216685
    Abstract: Provided is a concentrated coffee composition containing chlorogenic acids at a high concentration and having good taste or flavor. The concentrated coffee composition of the present invention contains the following components (A) and (B): 100 to 300 mg/g of chlorogenic acids (A) in dry solids content; and not more than 0.33 mg/g of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (B) in dry solids content, wherein the dry solids content is 10 to 100 mass %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Yamamoto, Kiyoshi Kataoka, Yasushi Shioya, Yoshikazu Ogura, Hiroshi Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 8337929
    Abstract: The present invention provides a packaged coffee beverage subjected to heat-sterilization, wherein (A) a concentration of chlorogenic acids is not less than 0.1% by mass and less than 0.14% by mass, (B) a mass ratio of chlorogenic acids/tannin (FOLIN-DENIS method) is in the range of 0.6 to 1.0, and (C) a mass ratio of dichlorogenic acids/chlorogenic acids is in the range of 0.07 to 0.16.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Ogura, Sayaka Domon, Kiyoshi Kataoka, Ami Moritani, Shinji Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20100266726
    Abstract: The present invention provides a packaged coffee beverage subjected to heat-sterilization, wherein (A) a concentration of chlorogenic acids is not less than 0.1% by mass and less than 0.14% by mass, (B) a mass ratio of chlorogenic acids/tannin (FOLIN-DENIS method) is in the range of 0.6 to 1.0, and (C) a mass ratio of dichlorogenic acids/chlorogenic acids is in the range of 0.07 to 0.16.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Ogura, Sayaka Domon, Kiyoshi Kataoka, Ami Moritani, Shinji Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20090148554
    Abstract: There are provided packaged beverages for fat-burning acceleration, energy-consumption boosting or exercise-endurance enhancement, each solution containing a green tea extract added therein and having a pH of from 2 to 7, and also containing the following ingredients (A) to (C): (A) from 0.01 to 1.0 wt % of non-polymer catechins, (B) from 0.001 to 0.5 wt % of sodium ions, and (C) from 0.001 to 0.2 wt % of potassium ions. The ingestion of these beverages can accelerate fat-burning, can boost energy consumption, or can enhance exercise endurance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2005
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Kataoka, Shinichiro Takashima, Masaki Iwasaki, Eiichi Hoshino, Eiichiro Shibata
  • Patent number: 6749881
    Abstract: Provided is a packaged emulsified beverage having (A) a diglyceride having, as a fatty acid constituent thereof, 15 to 90 wt. % of an &ohgr;3-unsaturated fatty acid and (B): a lipid selected from phospholipids and lypoproteins. The packaged emulsified beverage according to the present invention maintains good taste even after sterilization and at the same time is excellent in long shelf life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Kataoka, Naoki Hosoya, Eiichi Hoshino, Yoshikazu Ogura
  • Publication number: 20030044504
    Abstract: Provided is a packaged emulsified beverage comprising (A) a diglyceride having, as a fatty acid constituent thereof, 15 to 90 wt. % of an &ohgr;3-unsaturated fatty acid and (B): a lipid selected from phospholipids and lypoproteins. The packaged emulsified beverage according to the present invention maintains good taste even after sterilization and at the same time is excellent in long shelf life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Kataoka, Naoki Hosoya, Eiichi Hoshino, Yoshikazu Ogura
  • Patent number: 5962058
    Abstract: A sweetened foamable oil-in-water emulsion capable of giving a whipped cream with improved heat resistance and melting behavior in mouth, which comprises a triglyceride, a glycerol di(saturated fatty acid) ester of which saturated fatty acid moieties have from 12 to 22 carbon atoms, a protein, an emulsifier, water, and at least one member selected from the group consisting of a sugar and a sugar alcohol, and consists of, based on the total weight of the emulsion, from 3 to 50% by weight of an oily phase and from 50 to 97% by weight of an aqueous phase, in which the oily phase comprises the triglyceride and from 1 to 50% by weight, based on the total weight of the oily phase, of the glycerol di(saturated fatty acid) ester, and the aqueous phase comprises 10% by weight or more, based on the total weight of the aqueous phase, of at least one member selected from the group consisting of a sugar and a sugar alcohol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Ono, Yoshihiro Konishi, Kiyoshi Kataoka