Patents by Inventor Shoko KANASHIMA

Shoko KANASHIMA 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).

  • Alpha-glucan mixture, its preparation and uses
    Patent number: 11408019
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an ?-glucan mixture in a preferable molecular weight range, which can be made into a transparent film with advantageous strength and water solubility when an edible film is made by using the ?-glucan mixture without adding any plasticizer. The above object is solved by providing an ?-glucan mixture, which is obtainable by a process comprising the steps of gelatinizing waxy starch and liquefying the resulting gelatinized waxy starch by allowing an amylase to act on it, having the following characteristics (1) and (2): (1) having the weight average molecular weight (Mw) in a range of 150 kDa to 3,000 kDa; and (2) having the value of dividing weight average molecular weight (Mw) with number average molecular weight (Mn), Mw/Mn, of 35.1 or lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: HAYASHIBARA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seiichiro Kishishita, Shoko Kanashima, Manabu Miyata, Takuo Yamamoto, Katsuhiko Hino, Tomoyuki Nishimoto
  • ALPHA-GLUCAN MIXTURE, ITS PREPARATION AND USES
    Publication number: 20180346949
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an ?-glucan mixture in a preferable molecular weight range, which can be made into a transparent film with advantageous strength and water solubility when an edible film is made by using the ?-glucan mixture without adding any plasticizer. The above object is solved by providing an ?-glucan mixture, which is obtainable by a process comprising the steps of gelatinizing waxy starch and liquefying the resulting gelatinized waxy starch by allowing an amylase to act on it, having the following characteristics (1) and (2): (1) having the weight average molecular weight (Mw) in a range of 150 kDa to 3,000 kDa; and (2) having the value of dividing weight average molecular weight (Mw) with number average molecular weight (Mn), Mw/Mn, of 35.1 or lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Seiichiro KISHISHITA, Shoko KANASHIMA, Manabu MIYATA, Takuo YAMAMOTO, Katsuhiko HINO, Tomoyuki NISHIMOTO