Patents by Inventor Kunimitsu Kaya

Kunimitsu Kaya 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).

  • INSULIN SECRETION-PROMOTING AGENT AND BLOOD SUGAR LEVEL IMPROVER USING SAME, DIABETES IMPROVER, AND FOOD
    Publication number: 20230014301
    Abstract: Provided is an insulin secretion-promoting agent comprising, as an active ingredient, a triglyceride represented by the following formula (I): wherein R1, R2 and R3 each denotes a saturated fatty acid residue, at least one of which is a pentadecanoic acid residue. An insulin secretion-promoting action of the pentadecanoic acid triglyceride at the time of elevated blood glucose level is discovered, and pharmaceuticals and health foods for improving blood glucose level and diabetes are provided using this triglyceride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicants: REFINE HOLDINGS CO., LTD., NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kazuhito TOMIZAWA, Fan-Yan WEI, Makoto TSUBOI, Kunimitsu KAYA
  • COLLAGEN PRODUCTION PROMOTER, WRINKLE IMPROVER, TOPICAL SKIN CARE COMPOSITION, AND BEAUTY FOOD OR BEVERAGE
    Publication number: 20220273601
    Abstract: Provided is a collagen production promoter comprising, as an active ingredient, a triglyceride represented by the following formula (I), wherein R1, R2 and R3 each denotes a saturated fatty acid residue, at least one of which is a pentadecanoic acid residue. The triglyceride comprising the pentadecanoic acid promotes the production of skin fibroblasts and collagen, and can be used as a topical skin care composition and a beauty food or beverage for improving the condition of skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: REFINE HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto TSUBOI, Kunimitsu KAYA, Fujio SHIRAISHI, Seiji SAKAMOTO, Izumi IWATA
  • Strain classified under
    Patent number: 9284577
    Abstract: Provision of a novel strain belonging to Botryococcus braunii, capable of growth under a wide range of culturing conditions, having a high produced hydrocarbon content, and having high purity of the target hydrocarbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: University of Tsukuba
    Inventors: Makoto Watanabe, Kunimitsu Kaya, Takako Tanoi, Masanobu Kawachi, Makoto Shiho
  • Microorganism having high squalene-producing ability, and method for producing squalene by means of same
    Patent number: 9249429
    Abstract: Provided is a strain belonging to the genus Aurantiochytrium, the strain being characterized by there being at least 10 mass % of squalene in all the lipids produced by the strain, and by forming colonies exhibiting an orange-to-red color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignees: University of Tsukuba
    Inventors: Makoto Watanabe, Kunimitsu Kaya, Makato Shiho, Atsushi Nakazawa, Isao Inoue, Daisuke Honda
  • Novel Microorganism Having High Squalene-Producing Ability, and Method For Producing Squalene by Means of Same
    Publication number: 20130288327
    Abstract: Provided is a strain belonging to the genus Aurantiochytrium, the strain being characterized by there being at least 10 mass % of squalene in all the lipids produced by the strain, and by forming colonies exhibiting an orange-to-red color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicants: NEW BUSINESS INCUBATION NETWORK CO., LTD., UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA
    Inventors: Makoto Watanabe, Kunimitsu Kaya, Makato Shiho, Atsushi Nakazawa, Isao Inoue, Daisuke Honda
  • NOVEL STRAIN CLASSIFIED UNDER Botryococcus braunii
    Publication number: 20130252304
    Abstract: Provision of a novel strain belonging to Botryococcus braunii, capable of growth under a wide range of culturing conditions, having a high produced hydrocarbon content, and having high purity of the target hydrocarbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA
    Inventors: Makoto Watanabe, Kunimitsu Kaya, Takako Tanoi, Masanobu Kawachi, Makoto Shiho