Patents by Inventor Masako Miyake

Masako Miyake 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).

  • Method for stabilizing taste-modifier
    Patent number: 5256439
    Abstract: A method for stabilizing a taste-modifier comprising fresh Curculigo latifolia fruits, dried fruits thereof or a curuculin-containing material obtained therefrom which comprises heating said taste-modifier to 50.degree. to 90.degree. C.; or subjecting said taste-modifier to ultrahigh-temperature short-time pasteurization at 110.degree. to 150.degree. C. for two seconds to two minutes; is disclosed. Either of these methods enables the stable preservation of said taste-modifier, which is in the form of a crude product or an aqueous solution, for prolonged period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1993
    Assignees: Yoshie Kurihara, Asahi Denka Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshie Kurihara, Hiroshige Kohno, Masaaki Kato, Kenji Ikeda, Masako Miyake
  • Protein curuculin and application of the same
    Patent number: 5242693
    Abstract: A protein curuculin obtained by extracting from fresh Curculigo latifolia fruits or dried fruits thereof with an aqueous solution of a salt of a concentration of at least 0.01M; a taste-modifier for a sour material comprising fresh Curculigo latifolia fruits, dried fruits thereof or a curuculin-containing material obtained therefrom; a chewing gum composition comprising fresh Curculigo latifolia fruits, dried fruits thereof or a curuculin-containing material obtained therefrom; and a mouth-wash composition comprising fresh Curculigo latifolia fruits, dried fruits thereof or curuculin-containing material obtained therefrom are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1993
    Assignees: Yoshie Kurihara, Asahi Denka Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshie Kurihara, Hiroshige Kohno, Masaaki Kato, Kenji Ikeda, Masako Miyake
  • Method for stabilizing taste-modifier
    Patent number: 5178900
    Abstract: A method for stabilizing a taste-modifier comprising fresh Curculigo latifolia fruits, dried fruits thereof or a curuculin-containing material obtained therefrom which comprises heating said taste-modifier to 50.degree. to 90.degree. C.; or subjecting said taste-modifier to ultrahigh-temperature short-time pasteurization at 110.degree. to 150.degree. C. for two seconds to two minutes; is disclosed. Curuculin is a coined name for protein extracted from C. latifolia. Either of these methods enables the stable preservation of said taste-modifier, which is in the form of a crude product or an aqueous solution, for prolonged period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1993
    Assignees: Yoshie Kurihara, Asahi Denka Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshie Kurihara, Hiroshige Kohno, Masaaki Kato, Kenji Ikeda, Masako Miyake
  • Method for processing taste-modifier
    Patent number: 5178899
    Abstract: A method for processing a taste-modifier which comprises formulating a taste-modifier comprising fresh Curculigo latifolia fruits, dried fruits thereof or a curuculin-containing material obtained therefrom into granules or a film, thus stabilizing said taste-modifier and effectively utilizing the taste-modification effect of the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1993
    Assignees: Yoshie Kurihara, Asahi Denka Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshie Kurihara, Hiroshige Kohno, Masaaki Kato, Kenji Ikeda, Masako Miyake
  • Reinforcer for taste-modifier
    Patent number: 5176937
    Abstract: A reinforcer for a taste-modifier comprising fresh Curuculigo latifolia fruits, dried fruits thereof or a curuculin-containing material obtained therefrom, which comprises a material capable of lowering the concentration of divalent metal ions in the mouth and reinforces the taste-modification effect of said taste-modifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1993
    Assignees: Yoshie Kurihara, Asahi Denka Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshie Kurihara, Hiroshige Kohno, Masaaki Kato, Kenji Ikeda, Masako Miyake