Patents by Inventor Naohiro Ota

Naohiro Ota 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).

  • Vanillin Production Method
    Publication number: 20220056487
    Abstract: Provided is a method for collecting an objective substance such as vanillin from a fermentation broth. Upon collecting an objective substance from a fermentation broth containing the objective substance by solvent extraction using an organic solvent, emulsification during the solvent extraction can be prevented by treating the fermentation broth with a protease and then subjecting it to the solvent extraction, or by carrying out the solvent extraction with an agitation power adjusted to a predetermined range, and thereby the objective substance can be collected from the fermentation broth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Naohiro Ota, Takahiro Okasora, Kenichi Mori, Tomohiro Inagaki