Patents by Inventor Toshifumi Imada

Toshifumi Imada 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).

  • COMPOSITION HAVING RICH-TASTE IMPARTING FUNCTION
    Publication number: 20180352841
    Abstract: A technique for effectively imparting initial taste type “kokumi” to a food or drink is provided. By using a ?-glutamyl peptide, such as ?-Glu-Val-Gly, in combination with L-tartaric acid or adipic acid, initial taste type “kokumi” is imparted to a food or drink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Yukiko YAMAMOTO, Toshifumi Imada
  • COMPOSITION CONTAINING MAGNESIUM GLUTAMATE WHICH CAN ENHANCE THE SALTINESS OF FOODS AND DRINKS
    Publication number: 20110151089
    Abstract: A composition which enhances the saltiness and the salty flavor of food or drink, and a method for enhancing the saltiness and the salty flavor of food or drink are described. The composition contains magnesium glutamate, and can be used to improve a decrease in the taking ratio of a food or a drink, which contains sodium chloride in a reduced amount, because of the lack of the salty taste thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2011
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Toshifumi Imada, Mayumi Ishida, Rumiko Kawano, Heii Arai, Rirei Sou, Eiichiro Kimura
  • METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING EXCESSIVE APPETITE
    Publication number: 20110136909
    Abstract: Agents for the inhibition, suppression, or prevention of overeating include glutamic acid and/or at least one of its salts, as is or in a carrier or base, and have superior safety at a low price and further have a favorable flavor and are suited for long-term use. Such agents will amplify or sustain a sense of fullness and, further, are effective against appetite stimulation that arises regardless of a sense of fullness with respect to foods that are, for example, sweet or delicious, especially for a person who has a drive for thinness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventors: Toshifumi Imada, Shuzhen Hao, Tatsuro Tanaka, Miki Tomoe, Eiichiro Kimura, Hisayuki Uneyama, Kunio Torii