Patents by Inventor Noboru Shirahata

Noboru Shirahata 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).

  • FOOD COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20210153536
    Abstract: Provided is a food composition, comprising following components (A) and (B); (A) 0.001% by mass or more of chlorogenic acids, and (B) L-tryptophan, in which a mass ratio of component (A) and component (B), [(B)/(A)], is from 0.00005 to 0.03.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki OZATO, Hiroko UCHIDA, Noboru SHIRAHATA
  • Miso
    Patent number: 8399034
    Abstract: The present invention provides miso containing a flavonoid substance having a flavanone, flavone, or flavonol skeleton in an amount of 0.01 to 5% by mass (weight).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Shin Koike, Noboru Shirahata, Koichi Okisaka
  • Liquid seasoning
    Patent number: 8053014
    Abstract: The present invention is a liquid seasoning containing the following (A), (B), and (C): (A) 0.4 to 8% by mass of sodium (B) 0.01 to 4% by mass of flavonoid (C) 1 to 10% by mass of ethanol wherein, the flavonoid (B) satisfies the formula (1) and/or has one or more OH groups on the A-ring or B-ring in a molecule and no OH group at the position adjacent to the OH group (ortho position). Y/(X+Y)=0.05 to 1??formula (1) wherein, X and Y represent the following numbers, respectively: X; the number of OH group bonded to benzene rings in a molecule of the flavonoid, Y; the number of OCH3 group bonded to benzene rings in a molecule of the flavonoid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Shin Koike, Koichi Okisaka, Jun Kohori, Yoko Seo, Noboru Shirahata, Hiroyuki Nakayama, Atsushi Suzuki, Ryuji Ochiai
  • MISO
    Publication number: 20110159151
    Abstract: The present invention provides miso containing a flavonoid substance having a flavanone, flavone, or flavonol skeleton in an amount of 0.01 to 5% by mass (weight).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shin Koike, Noboru Shirahata, Koichi Okisaka
  • LIQUID SEASONING
    Publication number: 20090098268
    Abstract: The present invention is a liquid seasoning containing the following (A), (B), and (C): (A) 0.4 to 8% by mass of sodium (B) 0.01 to 4% by mass of flavonoid (C) 1 to 10% by mass of ethanol wherein, the flavonoid (B) satisfies the formula (1) and/or has one or more OH groups on the A-ring or B-ring in a molecule and no OH group at the position adjacent to the OH group (ortho position). Y/(X+Y)=0.05 to 1??formula (1) wherein, X and Y represent the following numbers, respectively: X; the number of OH group bonded to benzene rings in a molecule of the flavonoid, Y; the number of OCH3 group bonded to benzene rings in a molecule of the flavonoid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shin Koike, Koichi Okisaka, Jun Kohori, Yoko Seo, Noboru Shirahata, Hiroyuki Nakayama, Atsushi Suzuki, Ryuji Ochiai