Patents by Inventor Ryouichi Minoshima

Ryouichi Minoshima 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).

  • Thermally stable enzyme composition and method of preparing the same
    Patent number: 6399059
    Abstract: A thermally stable enzyme composition contains an enzyme, and a heat stabilizer including a phospholipid and an oil-soluble vitamin. The enzyme composition can be prepared in the form of a powder by drying an enzyme solution containing a phospholipid and an oil-soluble vitamin to obtain an enzyme powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: The Nisshin Oil Mills, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryouichi Minoshima, Yoriko Endou
  • Method of producing xanthan gum
    Patent number: 4717663
    Abstract: Xanthan gum can be produced by culturing a Xanthan gum producing microorganism of genus Xanthomonas under aerobic conditions in an aqueous culture medium. The medium contains an assimilable carbon source and at least one additive selected from the group consisting of pantothenic acid, thiamine, and derivatives thereof including salts and esters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1988
    Assignee: The Nisshin Oil Mills, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryouichi Minoshima, Osamu Yamada