Patents by Inventor Masataka NARUKAWA

Masataka NARUKAWA 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 screening saltiness enhancer using saltiness receptor
    Patent number: 11547102
    Abstract: A method for screening an active ingredient of a saltiness enhancer, the screening method including the following steps: (i) a step for determining whether a test substance is a compound capable of promoting functional expression of the TMC4 gene or TMC4 protein; and (ii) a step for selecting, as an active ingredient of a saltiness enhancer, a test substance that has been determined in step (i) to be a compound capable of promoting functional expression of the TMC4 gene or TMC4 protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignees: NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS CO., LTD., THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Yoichi Kasahara, Tomiko Asakura, Keiko Abe, Yoshiro Ishimaru, Masataka Narukawa
  • METHOD FOR SCREENING SALTINESS ENHANCER USING SALTINESS RECEPTOR
    Publication number: 20210360907
    Abstract: A method for screening an active ingredient of a saltiness enhancer, the screening method including the following steps: (i) a step for determining whether a test substance is a compound capable of promoting functional expression of the TMC4 gene or TMC4 protein; and (ii) a step for selecting, as an active ingredient of a saltiness enhancer, a test substance that has been determined in step (i) to be a compound capable of promoting functional expression of the TMC4 gene or TMC4 protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicants: NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS CO., LTD., THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Yoichi KASAHARA, Tomiko ASAKURA, Keiko ABE, Yoshiro ISHIMARU, Masataka NARUKAWA