Patents by Inventor Teruhisa Masai

Teruhisa Masai 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).

  • Method for the preparation of a substance capable of proliferating bifidobacteria growth and the substance
    Patent number: 5087449
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for purification of a bifidobacteria-proliferating substance which comprises treating the extract of soybean or its treated matters or soybean whey or treated solutions thereof with an ultrafiltration membrane, treating with activated carbon and then subjecting to an electrodialysis treatment. The present invention also relates to the thus obtained bifidobacteria-proliferating substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1992
    Assignee: Calpis Food Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Teruhisa Masai, Takanobu Shibuta, Yasuyuki Yoshida, Yohsuke Suzuki
  • Method for perparing particulate saccharides
    Patent number: 4975535
    Abstract: A method for preparing particulate saccharides comprises drying a solution containing at least two kinds of saccharides followed by melting the at least two kinds of saccharides, and cooling and pulverizing the saccharides to obtain the particulate saccharides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1990
    Assignee: The Calpis Food Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Teruhisa Masai, Takanobu Shibuta
  • Enhancing growth of bifidobacteria using soybean extract
    Patent number: 4902673
    Abstract: A bidifobacteria growth promoter contained in soybeans is extracted from defatted soybeans with an aqueous solution of alcohol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1990
    Assignee: The Calpis Food Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunihiko Hayakawa, Teruhisa Masai, Yasuyuki Yoshida, Takanobu Shibuta, Hiroshi Miyazaki