Patents by Inventor Shingo ARATO

Shingo ARATO 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: 11648229
    Abstract: Provided are: a composition containing 96-99 area % of eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester, the composition having an arachidonic acid alkyl ester content of 0.7 area % or less, and an eicosapentaenoic-acid-alkyl-ester mono-trans isomer content of 2.5 area % or less; and a method for producing a composition containing a high concentration of eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester, the method including performing precision distillation on a composition containing eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester, obtained by alkyl esterification of a raw material oil containing eicosapentaenoic acid, under a vacuum of 0.2 Torr or lower and a temperature of 190° C. or lower in the entire column, and performing a concentration treatment on the precision-distilled composition using chromatography.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignees: NIPPON SUISAN KAISHA, LTD., MOCHIDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobushige Doisaki, Shingo Arato, Takuro Fukae
  • Publication number: 20210030707
    Abstract: Provided are: a composition containing 96-99 area % of eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester, the composition having an arachidonic acid alkyl ester content of 0.7 area % or less, and an eicosapentaenoic-acid-alkyl-ester mono-trans isomer content of 2.5 area % or less; and a method for producing a composition containing a high concentration of eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester, the method including performing precision distillation on a composition containing eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester, obtained by alkyl esterification of a raw material oil containing eicosapentaenoic acid, under a vacuum of 0.2 Torr or lower and a temperature of 190° C. or lower in the entire column, and performing a concentration treatment on the precision-distilled composition using chromatography.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Nobushige Doisaki, Shingo Arato, Takuro Fukae
  • Patent number: 10864185
    Abstract: Provided are: a composition containing 96-99 area % of eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester, the composition having an arachidonic acid alkyl ester content of 0.7 area % or less, and an eicosapentaenoic-acid-alkyl-ester mono-trans isomer content of 2.5 area % or less; and a method for producing a composition containing a high concentration of eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester, the method including performing precision distillation on a composition containing eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester, obtained by alkyl esterification of a raw material oil containing eicosapentaenoic acid, under a vacuum of 0.2 Torr or lower and a temperature of 190° C. or lower in the entire column, and performing a concentration treatment on the precision-distilled composition using chromatography.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignees: NIPPON SUISAN KAISHA, LTD., MOCHIDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobushige Doisaki, Shingo Arato, Takuro Fukae
  • Publication number: 20200222356
    Abstract: Provided are: a composition containing 96-99 area % of eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester, the composition having an arachidonic acid alkyl ester content of 0.7 area % or less, and an eicosapentaenoic-acid-alkyl-ester mono-trans isomer content of 2.5 area % or less; and a method for producing a composition containing a high concentration of eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester, the method including performing precision distillation on a composition containing eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester, obtained by alkyl esterification of a raw material oil containing eicosapentaenoic acid, under a vacuum of 0.2 Torr or lower and a temperature of 190° C. or lower in the entire column, and performing a concentration treatment on the precision-distilled composition using chromatography.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Nobushige DOISAKI, Shingo ARATO, Takuro FUKAE
  • Patent number: 10576053
    Abstract: Provided are: a composition containing 96-99 area % of eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester, the composition having an arachidonic acid alkyl ester content of 0.7 area % or less, and an eicosapentaenoic-acid-alkyl-ester mono-trans isomer content of 2.5 area % or less; and a method for producing a composition containing a high concentration of eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester, the method including performing precision distillation on a composition containing eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester, obtained by alkyl esterification of a raw material oil containing eicosapentaenoic acid, under a vacuum of 0.2 Torr or lower and a temperature of 190° C. or lower in the entire column, and performing a concentration treatment on the precision-distilled composition using chromatography.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignees: NIPPON SUISAN KAISHA, LTD., MOCHIDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobushige Doisaki, Shingo Arato, Takuro Fukae
  • Publication number: 20190015375
    Abstract: Provided are: a composition containing 96-99 area % of eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester, the composition having an arachidonic acid alkyl ester content of 0.7 area % or less, and an eicosapentaenoic-acid-alkyl-ester mono-trans isomer content of 2.5 area % or less; and a method for producing a composition containing a high concentration of eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester, the method including performing precision distillation on a composition containing eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester, obtained by alkyl esterification of a raw material oil containing eicosapentaenoic acid, under a vacuum of 0.2 Torr or lower and a temperature of 190° C. or lower in the entire column, and performing a concentration treatment on the precision-distilled composition using chromatography.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Nobushige Doisaki, Shingo Arato, Takuro Fukae
  • Patent number: 10105340
    Abstract: Provided are: a composition containing 96-99 area % of eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester, the composition having an arachidonic acid alkyl ester content of 0.7 area % or less, and an eicosapentaenoic-acid-alkyl-ester mono-trans isomer content of 2.5 area % or less; and a method for producing a composition containing a high concentration of eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester, the method including performing precision distillation on a composition containing eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester, obtained by alkyl esterification of a raw material oil containing eicosapentaenoic acid, under a vacuum of 0.2 Ton or lower and a temperature of 190° C. or lower in the entire column, and performing a concentration treatment on the precision-distilled composition using chromatography.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignees: NIPPON SUISAN KAISHA, LTD., MOCHIDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobushige Doisaki, Shingo Arato, Takuro Fukae
  • Publication number: 20180147176
    Abstract: Provided are: a composition containing 96-99 area % of eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester, the composition having an arachidonic acid alkyl ester content of 0.7 area % or less, and an eicosapentaenoic-acid-alkyl-ester mono-trans isomer content of 2.5 area % or less; and a method for producing a composition containing a high concentration of eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester, the method including performing precision distillation on a composition containing eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester, obtained by alkyl esterification of a raw material oil containing eicosapentaenoic acid, under a vacuum of 0.2 Ton or lower and a temperature of 190° C. or lower in the entire column, and performing a concentration treatment on the precision-distilled composition using chromatography.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Nobushige DOISAKI, Shingo ARATO, Takuro FUKAE
  • Patent number: 9918953
    Abstract: Provided are: an eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester-ontaining composition which comprises 96-99 area % of an eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester, wherein the content of an arachidonic acid alkyl ester is 0.7 area % or less, and the content of mono-trans forms of the eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester is 2.5 area % or less; a method for producing a high-concentration eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester-containing composition, which comprises performing rectification on an eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester-containing composition with the degree of vacuum being 0.2 Torr or less and at a whole-column temperature 190° C. or less, and performing a concentration treatment on the rectified composition using chromatography, the eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester-containing composition being obtained by alkyl esterifying a feed oil containing eicosapentaenoic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignees: NIPPON SUISAN KAISHA, LTD., MOCHIDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobushige Doisaki, Shingo Arato, Takuro Fukae
  • Publication number: 20170252315
    Abstract: Provided are: an eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester-containing composition which comprises 96-99 area % of an eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester, wherein the content of an arachidonic acid alkyl ester is 0.7 area % or less, and the content of mono-trans forms of the eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester is 2.5 area % or less; a method for producing a high-concentration eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester-containing composition, which comprises performing rectification on an eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester-containing composition with the degree of vacuum being 0.2 Torr or less and at a whole-column temperature 190° C. or less, and performing a concentration treatment on the rectified composition using chromatography, the eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester-containing composition being obtained by alkyl esterifying a feed oil containing eicosapentaenoic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Nobushige DOISAKI, Shingo ARATO, Takuro FUKAE