Patents by Inventor Naoki Shirasaka

Naoki Shirasaka 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).

  • BREAD QUALITY IMPROVING AGENT AND/OR QUALITY IMPROVING COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20210120827
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to improve the quality of bread by the action of an enzyme. The present invention provides a bread quality improver containing exomaltotetraohydrolase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Naoki SHIRASAKA, Koji UNO, Yuri ARAKI, Hisanori MIZOBUCHI, Nariaki YOSHIDA
  • FLAVOR-IMPROVING ENZYME COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING OCCURRENCE OF UNPLEASANT ODOR, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FOOD WITH REDUCED UNPLEASANT ODOR
    Publication number: 20160376576
    Abstract: A flavor-improving enzyme composition for reducing an unpleasant odor in a food or beverage is disclosed, the composition containing an enzyme exhibiting phospholipase A2 activity with lipase activity/phospholipase A2 activity of not more than 0.005, as an active ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Naoki SHIRASAKA, Yuta ATSUMI
  • ANTI-FUNGAL AGENT FOR PROCESSED CEREAL FOODS
    Publication number: 20140227419
    Abstract: The present invention provides an anti-fungal agent for processed cereal foods, and the anti-fungal agent contains chitinase. The present invention also provides an anti-fungal agent-containing processed cereal food, which contains the anti-fungal agent. The present invention further provides a method for producing an anti-fungal agent-containing processed cereal food. With the present invention, a safe and inexpensive anti-fungal agent for processed cereal foods is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicants: NAGASE CHEMTEX CORPORATION, NAGASE & CO. LTD
    Inventors: Naoki Shirasaka, Hitomi Yamaguchi