Patents by Inventor Kojiro Kawami

Kojiro Kawami 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).

  • Fermented milk drinks and foods and process for producing the same
    Patent number: 7927638
    Abstract: Fermented milk drinks and foods containing fermented milk components obtained by fermentation with lactic acid bacteria together with a growth promoter for lactic acid bacteria selected from among ginger extract, tea extract, green onion extract, or oleic acid and derivatives thereof, and a process for producing the fermented milk drinks and foods involving the step of culturing lactic acid bacteria in a medium containing the growth promoter for lactic acid bacteria. These fermented milk drinks and foods can contain a large number of viable cells of lactic acid bacteria and sustain the activity (acid producing ability) of the bacteria at a high level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yakult Honsha
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Kuma, Ryoichi Akahoshi, Tatsuyuki Kudo, Kojiro Kawami, Miku Shibata, Shinji Hashimoto
  • Fermented milk drinks and foods and process for producing the same
    Patent number: 7115291
    Abstract: Fermented milk drinks and foods containing fermented milk components obtained by fermentation with lactic acid bacteria together with a growth promoter for lactic acid bacteria selected from among ginger extract, tea extract, green onion extract, or oleic acid and derivatives thereof, and a process for producing the fermented milk drinks and foods involving the step of culturing lactic acid bacteria in a medium containing the growth promoter for lactic acid bacteria. These fermented milk drinks and foods can contain a large number of viable cells of lactic acid bacteria and sustain the activity (acid producing ability) of the bacteria at a high level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yakult Honsha
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Kuma, Ryoichi Akahoshi, Tatsuyuki Kudo, Kojiro Kawami, Miku Shibata, Shinji Hashimoto
  • Fermented milk drinks and foods and process for producing the same
    Publication number: 20050255193
    Abstract: Fermented milk drinks and foods containing fermented milk components obtained by fermentation with lactic acid bacteria together with a growth promoter for lactic acid bacteria selected from among ginger extract, tea extract, green onion extract, or oleic acid and derivatives thereof, and a process for producing the fermented milk drinks and foods involving the step of culturing lactic acid bacteria in a medium containing the growth promoter for lactic acid bacteria. These fermented milk drinks and foods can contain a large number of viable cells of lactic acid bacteria and sustain the activity (acid producing ability) of the bacteria at a high level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2005
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Kuma, Ryoichi Akahoshi, Tatsuyuki Kudo, Kojiro Kawami, Miku Shibata, Shinji Hashimoto