Patents by Inventor Tomohiko Yamanaka

Tomohiko Yamanaka 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).

  • Kokumi-imparting agent
    Patent number: 9395376
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses a method for screening for a kokumi-imparting substance by using the calcium receptor activity as an index, a composition containing a kokumi-imparting substance obtained by the screening method, a method for producing food or drink imparted with kokumi, and food or drink imparted with kokumi.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Takeaki Ohsu, Sen Takeshita, Yuzuru Eto, Yusuke Amino, Naohiro Miyamura, Tomohiko Yamanaka, Hiroaki Nagasaki
  • Kokumi-imparting agent
    Patent number: 8173605
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses a method for screening for a kokumi-imparting substance by using the calcium receptor activity as an index, a composition containing a kokumi-imparting substance obtained by the screening method, a method for producing food or drink imparted with kokumi, and food or drink imparted with kokumi.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Takeaki Ohsu, Sen Takeshita, Yuzuru Eto, Yusuke Amino, Naohiro Miyamura, Tomohiko Yamanaka, Hiroaki Nagasaki
  • KOKUMI-IMPARTING AGENT
    Publication number: 20110097805
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses a method for screening for a kokumi-imparting substance by using the calcium receptor activity as an index, a composition containing a kokumi-imparting substance obtained by the screening method, a method for producing food or drink imparted with kokumi, and food or drink imparted with kokumi.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventors: Takeaki Ohsu, Sen Takeshita, Yuzuru Eto, Yusuke Amino, Naohiro Miyamura, Tomohiko Yamanaka, Hiroaki Nagasaki
  • KOKUMI-IMPARTING AGENT
    Publication number: 20090239310
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses a method for screening for a kokumi-imparting substance by using the calcium receptor activity as an index, a composition containing a kokumi-imparting substance obtained by the screening method, a method for producing food or drink imparted with kokumi, and food or drink imparted with kokumi.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Takeaki Ohsu, Sen Takeshita, Yuzuru Eto, Yusuke Amino, Naohiro Miyamura, Tomohiko Yamanaka, Hiroaki Nagasaki
  • SEASONING HAVING FUNCTION OF IMPARTING KOKUMI TASTE
    Publication number: 20080254187
    Abstract: The present application provides a taste-improving glycopeptide, a seasoning containing the same, and a food or drink containing the seasoning. The taste-improving glycopeptide of the present invention has a molecular weight of from 1,000 to 30,000 and is composed of a sugar chain and a peptide linked to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Hayashi, Mari Kojima, Tomohiko Yamanaka, Hirokazu Kawaguchi, Hiroshi Tamura, Naohiro Miyamura