Patents by Inventor Rika Homma
Rika Homma 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).
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Patent number: 11758916Abstract: Provided is a fat or oil having a high diacylglycerol content and rich in ?-linolenic acid, in which crystallization at low temperature is suppressed, and which hardly causes white turbidity or deposition. Specifically, provided is a fat or oil composition, which satisfies the following (1) to (4): (1) a content of ?-linolenic acid in constituent fatty acids of a fat or oil is 40 mass % or more; (2) a total content of a saturated fatty acid having 16 carbon atoms and a saturated fatty acid having 18 carbon atoms in the constituent fatty acids of the fat or oil is 6 mass % or less, and a content of the saturated fatty acid having 18 carbon atoms in the constituent fatty acids of the fat or oil is less than 3 mass %; (3) a content mass ratio of the saturated fatty acid having 16 carbon atoms (P) to the saturated fatty acid having 18 carbon atoms (S) , [(P)/(S)], in the constituent fatty acids of the fat or oil is 0.1 or more and less than 3.5; and (4) a content of diacylglycerols is 25 mass % or more.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2017Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Rika Homma, Yui Ishikawa
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Publication number: 20190373909Abstract: Provided is a fat or oil having a high diacylglycerol content and rich in ?-linolenic acid, in which crystallization at low temperature is suppressed, and which hardly causes white turbidity or deposition. Specifically, provided is a fat or oil composition, which satisfies the following (1) to (4): (1) a content of ?-linolenic acid in constituent fatty acids of a fat or oil is 40 mass % or more; (2) a total content of a saturated fatty acid having 16 carbon atoms and a saturated fatty acid having 18 carbon atoms in the constituent fatty acids of the fat or oil is 6 mass % or less, and a content of the saturated fatty acid having 18 carbon atoms in the constituent fatty acids of the fat or oil is less than 3 mass %; (3) a content mass ratio of the saturated fatty acid having 16 carbon atoms (P) to the saturated fatty acid having 18 carbon atoms (S) , [(P)/(S)], in the constituent fatty acids of the fat or oil is 0.1 or more and less than 3.5; and (4) a content of diacylglycerols is 25 mass % or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2017Publication date: December 12, 2019Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Rika HOMMA, Yui ISHIKAWA
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Patent number: 9648894Abstract: Provided is a hard butter, comprising 55 mass % or more of diacylglycerols satisfying the following (1) and (2): (1) 70 to 99 mass % of a disaturated diacylglycerol (SS) in the diacylglycerols; and (2) 55 mass % or less of a total content of saturated fatty acids having 16 and 18 carbon atoms in constituent fatty acids of the diacylglycerols.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2012Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Rika Homma, Yoshihide Asabu
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Patent number: 9591861Abstract: Provided is a fat or oil composition, comprising 50 mass % or more of diacylglycerols whose constituent fatty acids comprise 12 mass % or more of fatty acids having 20 or more carbon atoms and 5 mass % or less of a total content of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, and having an iodine value of a fat or oil of 120 or less.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2012Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: KOA CORPORATIONInventors: Rika Homma, Yoshihide Asabu
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Patent number: 9399041Abstract: Provided is a fat or oil composition, comprising the following components (A) and (B): (A) 0.4 to 6 mass % of a free type triterpene alcohol; and (B) 0.2 to 3 mass of a free type phytosterol containing 20 mass % or more of ?-sitosterol, in which a content mass ratio of the free type triterpene alcohol (A) to the free type phytosterol (B), [(A)/(B)], is 0.9 or more.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2012Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: KAO CORPORATIONInventor: Rika Homma
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Patent number: 9392806Abstract: Provided is a fat or oil composition that may reduce degradation odor to a less extent at the time of cooking even though comprising ?-linolenic acid in a large amount, and is capable of improving the taste and flavor of the cooked food. The fat or oil composition comprises the following components (A) and (B): (A) a fat or oil whose constituent fatty acids comprise from 10 to 50 mass % of ?-linolenic acid; and (B) 0.05 to 1.8 mass % of a free type triterpene alcohol.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2012Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Rika Homma, Yuumi Matsuda
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Publication number: 20160165913Abstract: Provided is a fat or oil composition having high oxidative stability while containing a large amount of ?-linolenic acid, and having suppressed degradation odor and unpleasant odor derived from a rosemary extract at the time of cooking. The fat or oil composition includes the following components (A), (B), and (C1): (A) a fat or oil in which a content of ?-linolenic acid in constituent fatty acids of the fat or oil is from 15 to 60 mass %; (B) a rosemary extract at a content of from 0.005 to 0.25 mass %; and (C1) a thyme extract, a basil extract, or a combination thereof at a content of from 0.00001 to 0.0025 mass %.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2014Publication date: June 16, 2016Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Yuumi MATSUDA, Rika HOMMA
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Publication number: 20160165914Abstract: Provided is a fat or oil composition having high oxidative stability while containing large amounts of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, and having suppressed degradation odor and unpleasant odor derived from a rosemary extract at the time of cooking. The fat or oil composition includes the following components (A), (B), and (C1): (A) a fat or oil in which a total content of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid in constituent fatty acids of the fat or oil is from 0.1 to 20 mass % with respect to total constituent fatty acids of the fat or oil; (B) a rosemary extract at a content of from 0.005 to 0.25 mass %; and (C1) a thyme extract, a basil extract, or a combination thereof at a content of from 0.00001 to 0.0025 mass %.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2014Publication date: June 16, 2016Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Yuumi MATSUDA, Rika HOMMA
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Patent number: 9167829Abstract: Provided is a fat or oil composition, comprising 50 mass % or more of diacylglycerols satisfying the following (1) to (3): (1) from 5 to 50 mass % of a disaturated diacylglycerol (SS) in the diacylglycerols; (2) 35 mass % or less of a monosaturated-monounsaturated diacylglycerol (SU) in the diacylglycerols; and (3) 1.5 or less as a ratio (mass ratio) [(SS)/(UU)] of a content of the disaturated diacylglycerol (SS) in the diacylglycerols relative to a content of a diunsaturated diacylglycerol (UU) in the diacylglycerols.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2012Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Rika Homma, Yoshihide Asabu
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Patent number: 9167828Abstract: Provided is a fat or oil composition, comprising 50 mass % or more of diacylglycerols satisfying the following (1) to (4): (1) 20 to 92 mass % of a disaturated diacylglycerol (SS) in the diacylglycerols; (2) 60 mass % or less of a monosaturated-monounsaturated diacylglycerol (SU) in the diacylglycerols; (3) 8 to 80 mass % of a diunsaturated diacylglycerol (UU) in the diacylglycerols; and (4) 20 mass % or more of a total content of saturated fatty acids having 10, 12, and 14 carbon atoms in saturated fatty acids constituting the diacylglycerols.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2012Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Rika Homma, Yoshihide Asabu
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Patent number: 9095156Abstract: Provided is an oil or fat composition, which has an MCPD-FS content X (ppm) and a hydroxyl value Y (mg-KOH/g) satisfying a relationship of the following expression (1), the content X being measured by a Deutsche Gesellschaft für Fettwissenschaft (DGF) standard method C-III 18(09), and has a content (%) of trans isomers of linoleic acids in constituent fatty acids of an oil or fat, of 2 or more. Y?1.25X+4 where Y?88??(1).Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2011Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Junya Moriwaki, Masao Shimizu, Rika Homma
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Patent number: 8980359Abstract: A fat or oil composition comprising from 0.02 to 0.65 mass % of a free type triterpene alcohol and 0.18 mass % or less of a ?-oryzanol.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2011Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Rika Homma, Kazuichi Tomonobu
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Patent number: 8980360Abstract: Provided is a fat or oil composition, comprising: (A) from 0.02 to 1.8 mass % of a free type triterpene alcohol; and (B) 1.4 mass % or less of a fatty acid ester type triterpene alcohol, in which a mass ratio of the component (A) to the component (B) ((A)/(B)) is larger than 1.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2011Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Rika Homma, Kazuichi Tomonobu
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Patent number: 8884043Abstract: Provided is an oil or fat composition, which has an MCPD-FS content (ppm) of 13 ppm or less, the content being measured by a Deutsche Gesellschaft für Fettwissenschaft (DGF) standard method C-III 18(09), has a diacylglycerol content of 15 mass % or more, and is subjected to deodorization treatment.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2010Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Rika Homma, Masao Shimizu, Junya Moriwaki, Minoru Kase, Tetsuya Abe, Shinpei Fukuhara, Toshiteru Komatsu, Keiji Shibata
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Publication number: 20140234520Abstract: Provided is a fat or oil composition that may reduce degradation odor to a less extent at the time of cooking even though comprising ?-linolenic acid in a large amount, and is capable of improving the taste and flavor of the cooked food. The fat or oil composition comprises the following components (A) and (B): (A) a fat or oil whose constituent fatty acids comprise from 10 to 50 mass % of ?-linolenic acid; and (B) 0.05 to 1.8 mass % of a free type triterpene alcohol.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2012Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: Kao CorporationInventors: Rika Homma, Yuumi Matsuda
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Publication number: 20140235596Abstract: Provided is a fat or oil composition, comprising the following components (A) and (B): (A) 0.4 to 6 mass of a free type triterpene alcohol; and (B) 0.2 to 3 mass of a free type phytosterol containing 20 mass % or more of 3-sitosterol, in which a content mass ratio of the free type triterpene alcohol (A) to the free type phytosterol (B), [(A)/(B)], is 0.9 or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2012Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventor: Rika Homma
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Publication number: 20140234522Abstract: Provided is a fat or oil composition that may suppress degradation odor at the time of cooking even though containing large amounts of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, and is capable of improving the taste and flavor of a cooked food. The fat or oil composition comprises the following components (A) and (B): (A) a fat or oil in which a total content of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid in constituent fatty acids thereof is from 0.4 to 10 mass % with respect to total constituent fatty acids of the fat or oil; and (B) 0.05 to 1.8 mass % of a free type triterpene alcohol.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2012Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Rika Homma, Yuumi Matsuda
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Publication number: 20140220223Abstract: Provided is a fat or oil composition, comprising 50 mass % or more of diacylglycerols whose constituent fatty acids comprise 12 mass % or more of fatty acids having 20 or more carbon atoms and 5 mass % or less of a total content of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, and having an iodine value of a fat or oil of 120 or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2012Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Rika Homma, Yoshihide Asabu
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Publication number: 20140220224Abstract: Provided is a fat or oil composition, comprising 50 mass % or more of diacylglycerols satisfying the following (1) to (4): (1) 3 to 40 mass % of a disaturated diacylglycerol (SS) in the diacylglycerols; (2) 21 to 48 mass % of a monosaturated-monounsaturated diacylglycerol (SU) in the diacylglycerols; (3) 0.5 to 3.8 as a ratio (mass ratio) [(SU)/(SS)] of a content of the monosaturated-monounsaturated diacylglycerol (SU) in the diacylglycerols relative to a content of the disaturated diacylglycerol (SS) in the diacylglycerols; and (4) 9.7 or less as amass ratio [(P)/(S)] of a content of a saturated fatty acid having 16 carbon atoms (P) relative to a content of a saturated fatty acid having 18 carbon atoms (S), in constituent fatty acids of the diacylglycerols.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2012Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Rika Homma, Yoshihide Asabu
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Publication number: 20140205736Abstract: Provided is a fat or oil composition, comprising 50 mass % or more of diacylglycerols satisfying the following (1) to (3): (1) from 5 to 50 mass % of a disaturated diacylglycerol (SS) in the diacylglycerols; (2) 35 mass % or less of a monosaturated-monounsaturated diacylglycerol (SU) in the diacylglycerols; and (3) 1.5 or less as a ratio (mass ratio) [(SS)/(UU)] of a content of the disaturated diacylglycerol (SS) in the diacylglycerols relative to a content of a diunsaturated diacylglycerol (UU) in the diacylglycerols.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2012Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Rika Homma, Yoshihide Asabu