Patents by Inventor Shoichi Ohno

Shoichi Ohno 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).

  • Process for the production of monascus-pigment
    Patent number: 4442209
    Abstract: A process for the production of Monascus-pigment comprises cultivating, in a nutrient medium containing maltitol, a microorganism of genus Monascus capable of producing said pigment, and harvesting the resultant pigment from the culture.The process advantageously leads to an extremely higher Monascus-pigment production in comparison with that obtained by conventional process, and, therefore, provides a sufficient amount of the pigment to food industry, where demand for naturally-occurring coloring agent with a high degree of safety is increasing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1984
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Hayashibara Seibutsu Kagaku Kenkyujo
    Inventors: Toshio Miyake, Shoichi Ohno, Shuzo Sakai