Patents by Inventor Makiko Kawai

Makiko Kawai 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).

  • Process for the production of a cultured milk beverage
    Patent number: 5466472
    Abstract: A cultured milk beverage contains at least 3.times.10.sup.8 cells/ml of at least one type of lactic acid bacterium selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus helveticus and Lactobacillus jugurti and a mixture of a galactooligosaccharide, which is represented by the following formula:Gal-(Gal).sub.n -Glcwherein Gal means a galactose residual group, Glc denotes a glucose residual group, and n stands for an integer of 1-4, and a galactosyldisaccharide represented by the following formula:Gal-Rwherein R means a galactose residual group or a glucose residual group, and Gal has the same meaning as defined above, said galactosyldisaccharide being other than lactose. The cultured milk beverage can be produced providing the lactic acid bacterium and culturing the same to a population of at least 3.times.10.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1995
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yakult Honsha
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Kuma, Tamotsu Setoyama, Hideaki Maruyama, Makiko Kawai
  • Bag
    Patent number: D463119
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Makiko Kawai