Patents by Inventor Tomoko Toi

Tomoko Toi 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).

  • Patent number: 7514472
    Abstract: Described is a fat or oil composition which comprises at least 35 wt % of a diacylglycerol, the constituent fatty acids of said diacylglycerol satisfying the following equation: (an amount of a cis-form unsaturated fatty acid)/(an amount of a saturated fatty acid+an amount of a trans-form unsaturated fatty acid)?6, the usual intake of which as an edible oil makes it possible to reduce arteriosclerotic factors in blood, leading to the prevention of arteriosclerosis, and furthermore, various degenerative diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Masui, Yoshihisa Katsuragi, Tomoko Toi, Takuji Yasukawa
  • Publication number: 20030096867
    Abstract: Described is a fat or oil composition which comprises at least 35 wt % of a diacylglycerol, the constituent fatty acids of said diacylglycerol satisfying the following equation: (an amount of a cis-form unsaturated fatty acid)/(an amount of a saturated fatty acid+an amount of a trans-form unsaturated fatty acid)≧6, the usual intake of which as an edible oil makes it possible to reduce arteriosclerotic factors in blood, leading to the prevention of arteriosclerosis, and furthermore, various degenerative diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2002
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Masui, Yoshihisa Katsuragi, Tomoko Toi, Takuji Yasukama
  • Patent number: 6495536
    Abstract: Described is a fat or oil composition which comprises at least 35 wt. % of a diacylglycerol, the constituent fatty acids of said diacylglycerol satisfying the following equation: (an amount of a cis-form unsaturated fatty acid)/(an amount of a saturated fatty acid+an amount of a trans-form unsaturated fatty acid)≧6. Usual intake of the above-described composition as an edible oil makes it possible to reduce arteriosclerotic factors in blood, leading to the prevention of arteriosclerosis, furthermore, various degenerative diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Masui, Yoshihisa Katsuragi, Tomoko Toi, Takuji Yasukawa