Patents by Inventor Takeo Yokawa

Takeo Yokawa 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).

  • GALACTOMANNAN DECOMPOSITION PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20230105769
    Abstract: A galactomannan degradation product wherein a molecular weight distribution thereof satisfies the following requirements: a molecular weight of 12,000 or more is from 1 to 32%; a molecular weight of from 300 to 3,000 is from 25 to 60%; and a maximum of peak intensity in the molecular weight patterns of high-performance liquid chromatography exists within the range of a molecular weight of from 4,000 to 14,000. The galactomannan degradation product of the present invention can be used in various foodstuff, cosmetics, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: TAIYO KAGAKU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Etsuko TOMINAGA, Kazuo SHIMIZU, Yoshiki MATSUMIYA, Naoki SHIMAMURA, Takeo YOKAWA, Hiroki YONEMURA, Yoko NAKAHARA
  • Enteropathy ameliorating composition
    Patent number: 8148351
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for preventing, ameliorating or treating a bowel disease, comprising galactomannan and/or arabinogalactan; a liquid food for preventing, ameliorating or treating a bowel disease, characterized in that the liquid food comprises a protein and galactomannan and/or arabinogalactan; and a composition for preventing, ameliorating or treating an irritable bowel syndrome, comprising degraded galactomannan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Taiyo Kagaku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeo Yokawa, Noriyuki Ishihara
  • Enteropathy ameliorating composition
    Publication number: 20070104760
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for preventing, ameliorating or treating a bowel disease, comprising galactomannan and/or arabinogalactan; a liquid food for preventing, ameliorating or treating a bowel disease, characterized in that the liquid food comprises a protein and galactomannan and/or arabinogalactan; and a composition for preventing, ameliorating or treating an irritable bowel syndrome, comprising degraded galactomannan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2004
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventors: Takeo Yokawa, Noriyuki Ishihara
  • Composition and foods for lowering glycemic index
    Publication number: 20070092631
    Abstract: A composition for lowering a glycemic index (GI value) of a food or feed, comprising a Cyamopsis tetragonolobus bean protein and a degraded galactomannan; a low-glycemic index food comprising polygalactosyl mannose and gliadin and glutenin in a specified ratio; a low-glycemic index food comprising polygalactose and/or a polygalactose derivative and gliadin and glutenin in a specified ratio; a low-glycemic index food comprising polygalactosyl mannose and amylose and amylopectin in a specified ratio; a low-glycemic index food comprising specific polygalactose and/or a polygalactose derivative and amylose and amylopectin in a specified ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2004
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Takeo Yokawa, Noriyuki Ishihara, Nobuhiko Aoyama, Lekh Raj Juneja