Patents by Inventor Norihiko Yoshimoto

Norihiko Yoshimoto 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).

  • Beverage that is given fruit savor
    Patent number: 10219530
    Abstract: A beverage is provided that is given a colorless and transparent fruit savor that can be felt as the return aroma of fruit or a natural fruity taste, even when the beverage drunk directly from a container having a small opening like a PET bottle. The beverage satisfies “X?0.01” and “Y?3.1X+0.85” when the valencene concentration is set to X (mg/L), and the linalool concentration is set to Y (mg/L) in a colorless and transparent beverage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Norihiko Yoshimoto, Yohei Yasui, Yoshinori Senga
  • BEVERAGE THAT IS GIVEN FRUIT SAVOR
    Publication number: 20170105434
    Abstract: A beverage is provided that is given a colorless and transparent fruit savor that can be felt as the return aroma of fruit or a natural fruity taste, even when the beverage drunk directly from a container having a small opening like a PET bottle. The beverage satisfies “X?0.01” and “Y?3.1X+0.85” when the valencene concentration is set to X (mg/L), and the linalool concentration is set to Y (mg/L) in a colorless and transparent beverage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Norihiko YOSHIMOTO, Yohei YASUI, Yoshinori SENGA
  • BEVERAGE
    Publication number: 20160015075
    Abstract: Provided are beverages suitable for the way of drinking in small quantities over a prolonged period in order to alleviate the dryness of the mouth. The osmotic pressure of the beverages is adjusted to lie within a specified range and the makeup of saccharides in the beverages is also adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicant: SUNTORY BEVERAGE & FOOD LIMITED
    Inventor: Norihiko YOSHIMOTO
  • METHOD OF TREATING COFFEE CHERRIES, GREEN COFFEE BEANS, ROASTED COFFEE BEANS, AND COFFEE DRINK
    Publication number: 20100143539
    Abstract: A method of treating coffee cherries, comprising a refining step for separating and refining green coffee beans from coffee cherries, wherein the coffee cherries are steam treated, after which the green coffee beans are separated and refined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: Suntory Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Yoshikiyo Minami, Yoshihiro Ido, Norihiko Yoshimoto, Nozomu Toyomura