Patents by Inventor Takafumi Yakabe

Takafumi Yakabe 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).

  • NEW LACTIC ACID BACTERIA STRAIN,FERMENTED FOOD OR DRINK, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE FERMENTED FOOD OR DRINK
    Publication number: 20110229603
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a Lactobacillus pentosus strain FERM BP-10958, a method for producing fermented food or drink with a fermentation process using the lactic acid bacteria, and fermented food or drink produced by fermentations using the lactic acid bacteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: Shigenori Suzuki, Masahiko Takeda, Takuro Inoue, Rika Kawasaki, Chinatsu Arakawa, Ikuo Kato, Takafumi Yakabe
  • Method of manufacturing polyamine composition
    Patent number: 6951746
    Abstract: After yeast somatic components are digested with nuclease or hydrolyzed with alkali, polyamine is recovered to obtain a polyamine composition in volume efficiently at a high recovery rate from yeast somatic components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: Snow Brand Milk Products Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Tanimoto, Takafumi Yakabe, Taku Nakano, Masaharu Shimatani
  • L-carnitine agent
    Patent number: 6472011
    Abstract: An L-carnitine agent has an indispensable function in the body and utility as a material for pharmaceutical agents or food and drink. By subjecting milk or modified milk products of mammals from which casein is removed, to the treatment of desalting and partial removal of lactose followed by drying, L-carnitine content, lactose content, and ash content are adjusted to 0.1˜100 mmol/100 g, 20˜95 g/100 g, and 5 g/100 g or less, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Snow Brand Milk Products Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takafumi Yakabe, Kiyoko Ozaki, Masaharu Shimatani, Tadashi Idota
  • Method of manufacturing polyamine composition
    Publication number: 20020110880
    Abstract: After yeast somatic components are digested with nuclease or hydrolyzed with alkali, polyamine is recovered to obtain a polyamine composition in volume efficiently at a high recovery rate from yeast somatic components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2000
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Tanimoto, Takafumi Yakabe, Taku Nakano, Masaharu Shimatani
  • Sialic acid powder and process for the preparation thereof
    Patent number: 5679645
    Abstract: An amorphous sialic acid powder is disclosed. It is prepared by rapidly freezing an aqueous solution of sialic acids and freeze-drying the frozen product. It has a melting point of 131.degree.-136.degree. C. (decomposed) and exhibits no peaks inherent to crystals in differential scanning thermal analysis (at 165.degree.-200.degree. C.) and X-ray diffractiometric pattern (in the range of 5.degree..ltoreq.2.theta..ltoreq.40.degree.). The amorphous sialic acid powder is highly reactive and can be used as a raw material for drugs and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1997
    Assignee: Snow Brand Milk Products Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Ikeuchi, Takafumi Yakabe