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).

  • Patent number: 11758916
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rika Homma, Yui Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20190373909
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rika HOMMA, Yui ISHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 9648894
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rika Homma, Yoshihide Asabu
  • Patent number: 9591861
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: KOA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rika Homma, Yoshihide Asabu
  • Patent number: 9399041
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Rika Homma
  • Patent number: 9392806
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rika Homma, Yuumi Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20160165913
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuumi MATSUDA, Rika HOMMA
  • Publication number: 20160165914
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuumi MATSUDA, Rika HOMMA
  • Patent number: 9167829
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rika Homma, Yoshihide Asabu
  • Patent number: 9167828
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rika Homma, Yoshihide Asabu
  • Patent number: 9095156
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junya Moriwaki, Masao Shimizu, Rika Homma
  • Patent number: 8980359
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Rika Homma, Kazuichi Tomonobu
  • Patent number: 8980360
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Rika Homma, Kazuichi Tomonobu
  • Patent number: 8884043
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Rika Homma, Masao Shimizu, Junya Moriwaki, Minoru Kase, Tetsuya Abe, Shinpei Fukuhara, Toshiteru Komatsu, Keiji Shibata
  • Publication number: 20140234520
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Rika Homma, Yuumi Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20140235596
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Rika Homma
  • Publication number: 20140234522
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rika Homma, Yuumi Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20140220223
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rika Homma, Yoshihide Asabu
  • Publication number: 20140220224
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rika Homma, Yoshihide Asabu
  • Publication number: 20140205736
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rika Homma, Yoshihide Asabu