Patents by Inventor Sumio Akita

Sumio Akita 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).

  • Composition for preventing hypertension
    Publication number: 20050256195
    Abstract: This invention relates to a composition that can inhibit the elevation of blood pressure, does not generate any side effects, and can be safely used. Particularly, this invention relates to food or a pharmaceutical composition for preventing hypertension that can inhibit the elevation of blood pressure via the long-term oral ingestion thereof and comprises at least one member selected from among acetic acid, acetate ion, and acetate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2002
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Inventors: Kenji Tayama, Shino Kondou, Sumio Akita, Yoshinori Tsukamoto
  • Coulometric analysis method and a device therefor
    Patent number: 5726565
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rapid coulometric analysis for the quantitative determination of a sample substance wherein the coulometric analysis has high reproducibility without any application of voltage, etc., from an outside source, as well as a galvanic cell and a device for use in said coulometric analysis. According to the present invention, a wide variety of components can be analyzed by selection of electroactive substance introduced into the galvanic cell. The present invention enables a simple and easy analysis for food components such as glutamic acid, ascorbic acid, etc., water quality such as COD, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Assignee: Nakano Vinegar Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunichi Uchiyama, Takeshi Sato, Hirofumi Akano, Yoshiya Kawamura, Masahiro Fukaya, Hiroaki Ebisuya, Ko Furukawa, Kazuyo Kajino, Sumio Akita