Patents by Inventor Kota Nakagawa

Kota Nakagawa 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).

  • Germinated brown rice
    Patent number: 7935369
    Abstract: It is intended to provide germinating brown rice having an improved taste and cooking characteristics. Namely, germinating brown rice containing at least a direct reducing sugar component in an elevated amount compared with the starting brown rice and, if necessary, further containing ?-starch prepared by the gelatinization of a part of starch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Fancl Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroto Shinmura, Kota Nakagawa, Chie Sasaki, Hiromichi Aoto, Misaki Onishi
  • Germinated brown rice
    Publication number: 20070190222
    Abstract: It is intended to provide germinating brown rice having an improved taste and cooking characteristics. Namely, germinating brown rice containing at least a direct reducing sugar component in an elevated amount compared with the starting brown rice and, if necessary, further containing ?-starch prepared by the gelatinization of a part of starch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2005
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Applicant: FANCL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroto Shinmura, Kota Nakagawa, Chie Sasaki, Hiromichi Aoto, Misaki Onishi
  • 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