Patents by Inventor Yasukazu Nakakita
Yasukazu Nakakita 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).
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Patent number: 10695383Abstract: The invention provides an agent for improving circadian rhythm comprising cells of lactic acid bacterium or treated product thereof as an active ingredient.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2013Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignees: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Sapporo Holdings LimitedInventors: Katsutaka Ooishi, Koyomi Miyazaki, Nanako Itoh, Saori Yamamoto, Yasukazu Nakakita, Hirotaka Kaneda
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Patent number: 10306908Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a bacterial strain belonging to Lactobacillus brevis subspecies brevis, which has more potent antiallergic activity than the known lactic acid bacteria strains and produces ?-aminobutyric acid (GABA). It is another object of the present invention to provide beverages and foods containing cells of the aforementioned bacterial strain belonging to Lactobacillus brevis subspecies brevis, as well as antiallergic agents containing them as an active ingredient. The present invention provides a bacterial strain belonging to Lactobacillus brevis subspecies brevis, which: is capable of growing in effervescent alcoholic beverages, produces ?-aminobutyric acid (GABA), and has antiallergic activity.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2015Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: Sapporo Holdings LimitedInventors: Syuichi Segawa, Yasukazu Nakakita, Yoshihiro Takata, Hisako Yasui
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Patent number: 10299490Abstract: The invention provides a method for producing a soy milk fermentation product, comprising an enzyme treatment step of hydrolyzing soy milk with a peptide bond hydrolase to obtain a fermentation substrate, and a fermentation step of fermenting the fermentation substrate with lactic acid bacteria belonging to Lactobacillus brevis to obtain a fermentation product.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2013Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: Sapporo Holdings LimitedInventors: Norihiko Tsuchimoto, Yasukazu Nakakita, Hiroyuki Harashima
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Publication number: 20150208709Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a bacterial strain belonging to Lactobacillus brevis subspecies brevis, which has more potent antiallergic activity than the known lactic acid bacteria strains and produces ?-aminobutyric acid (GABA). It is another object of the present invention to provide beverages and foods containing cells of the aforementioned bacterial strain belonging to Lactobacillus brevis subspecies brevis, as well as antiallergic agents containing them as an active ingredient. The present invention provides a bacterial strain belonging to Lactobacillus brevis subspecies brevis, which: is capable of growing in effervescent alcoholic beverages, produces ?-aminobutyric acid (GABA), and has antiallergic activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2015Publication date: July 30, 2015Applicant: SAPPORO BREWERIES LIMITEDInventors: Syuichi SEGAWA, Yasukazu Nakakita, Yoshihiro Takata, Hisako Yasui
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Publication number: 20150164098Abstract: The invention provides a method for producing a soy milk fermentation product, comprising an enzyme treatment step of hydrolyzing soy milk with a peptide bond hydrolase to obtain a fermentation substrate, and a fermentation step of fermenting the fermentation substrate with lactic acid bacteria belonging to Lactobacillus brevis to obtain a fermentation product.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2013Publication date: June 18, 2015Applicant: Sapporo Holdings LimitedInventors: Norihiko Tsuchimoto, Yasukazu Nakakita, Hiroyuki Harashima
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Publication number: 20150064151Abstract: The invention provides an agent for improving circadian rhythm comprising cells of lactic acid bacterium or treated product thereof as an active ingredient.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2013Publication date: March 5, 2015Applicants: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Sapporo Holdings LimitedInventors: Katsutaka Ooishi, Koyomi Miyazaki, Nanako Itoh, Saori Yamamoto, Yasukazu Nakakita, Hirotaka Kaneda
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Publication number: 20110002901Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a bacterial strain belonging to Lactobacillus brevis subspecies brevis, which has more potent antiallergic activity than the known lactic acid bacteria strains and produces ?-aminobutyric acid (GABA). It is another object of the present invention to provide beverages and foods containing cells of the aforementioned bacterial strain belonging to Lactobacillus brevis subspecies brevis, as well as antiallergic agents containing them as an active ingredient. The present invention provides a bacterial strain belonging to Lactobacillus brevis subspecies brevis, which: is capable of growing in effervescent alcoholic beverages, produces ?-aminobutyric acid (GABA), and has antiallergic activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2007Publication date: January 6, 2011Applicant: SAPPORO BREWERIES LIMITEDInventors: Syuichi Segawa, Yasukazu Nakakita, Yoshihiro Takata, Hisako Yasui
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Publication number: 20090142750Abstract: There is provided a method of detecting potentially beer-spoiling obligatory anaerobic gram-negative bacteria, and a method of simultaneously detecting and distinguishing different beer-spoilage microorganisms including such bacteria.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2005Publication date: June 4, 2009Applicant: Sapporo Breweries LimitedInventors: Yasukazu Nakakita, Youichi Tsuchiya
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Publication number: 20070292852Abstract: There are provided a method of detecting potentially beer-spoiling lactic acid bacteria, and a method of simultaneously detecting and distinguishing different lactic acid bacteria including such bacteria.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2005Publication date: December 20, 2007Applicant: Sapporo Breweries LimitedInventors: Yasukazu Nakakita, Youichi Tsuchiya
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Publication number: 20070207458Abstract: Primers specific for an Alicyclobacillus spp. are used to amplify specific regions of 16S rDNA gene of the Alicyclobacillus spp., and the presence or absence of the amplified product is confirmed to detect the Alicyclobacillus spp. (especially Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2004Publication date: September 6, 2007Applicants: SAPPORO BREWARIES LIMITED, EIKEN KAGAKU KABUSHKI KAISHAInventors: Yasukazu Nakakita, Masahiro Ogawa, Youichi Tsuchiya
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Patent number: 6648940Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing compost, characterized in that when the compost is produced by inoculating aerobic composting seed bacteria to an organic waste material, the process comprises: supplying oxygen while the waste material is stirred, and supplying water so that the water content of the waste material is 60±5%, and to a process for producing compost, characterized in that when the compost is produced by inoculating aerobic composting seed bacteria to an organic waste material, the process comprises, after begining of the fermentation, adding sugars to the waste material in a divisional manner before a main fermentation is transferred to the amine/ammonium metabolic system. Further, according to the present invention, an apparatus for producing compost is provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2002Date of Patent: November 18, 2003Assignee: Sapporo Breweries LimitedInventors: Shinji Yagihashi, Toshio Kurihara, Shinji Yamashita, Fujio Kobayashi, Yasukazu Nakakita
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Publication number: 20030200780Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing compost, characterized in that when the compost is produced by inoculating aerobic composting seed bacteria to an organic waste material, the process comprises: supplying oxygen while the waste material is stirred, and supplying water so that the water content of the waste material is 60±5%, and to a process for producing compost, characterized in that when the compost is produced by inoculating aerobic composting seed bacteria to an organic waste material, the process comprises, after begining of the fermentation, adding sugars to the waste material in a divisional manner before a main fermentation is transferred to the amine/ammonium metabolic system. Further, according to the present invention, an apparatus for producing compost is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2003Publication date: October 30, 2003Applicant: Sapporo Breweries LimitedInventors: Shinji Yagihashi, Toshio Kurihara, Shinji Yamashita, Fujio Kobayashi, Yasukazu Nakakita
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Patent number: 6607909Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing compost, characterized in that when the compost is produced by inoculating aerobic composting seed bacteria to an organic waste material, the process comprises: supplying oxygen while the waste material is stirred, and supplying water so that the water content of the waste material is 60±5%, and to a process for producing compost, characterized in that when the compost is produced by inoculating aerobic composting seed bacteria to an organic waste material, the process comprises, after begining of the fermentation, adding sugars to the waste material in a divisional manner before a main fermentation is transferred to the amine/ammonium metabolic system. Further, according to the present invention, an apparatus for producing compost is provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2000Date of Patent: August 19, 2003Assignee: Sapporo Breweries LimitedInventors: Shinji Yagihashi, Toshio Kurihara, Shinji Yamashita, Fujio Kobayashi, Yasukazu Nakakita
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Publication number: 20030079511Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing compost, characterized in that when the compost is produced by inoculating aerobic composting seed bacteria to an organic waste material, the process comprises: supplying oxygen while the waste material is stirred, and supplying water so that the water content of the waste material is 60±5%, and to a process for producing compost, characterized in that when the compost is produced by inoculating aerobic composting seed bacteria to an organic waste material, the process comprises, after begining of the fermentation, adding sugars to the waste material in a divisional manner before a main fermentation is transferred to the amine/ammonium metabolic system. Further, according to the present invention, an apparatus for producing compost is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2002Publication date: May 1, 2003Applicant: SAPPORO BREWERIES LIMITEDInventors: Shinji Yagihashi, Toshio Kurihara, Shinji Yamashita, Fujio Kobayashi, Yasukazu Nakakita
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Patent number: 6217628Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing compost, characterized in that when the compost is produced by inoculating aerobic composting seed bacteria to an organic waste material, the process comprises: supplying oxygen while the waste material is stirred, and supplying water so that the water content of the waste material is 60±5%, and to a process for producing compost, characterized in that when the compost is produced by inoculating aerobic composting seed bacteria to an organic waste material, the process comprises, after begining of the fermentation, adding sugars to the waste material in a divisional manner before a main fermentation is transferred to the amine/ammonium metabolic system. Further, according to the present invention, an apparatus for producing compost is provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 1999Date of Patent: April 17, 2001Assignee: Sapporo Breweries LimitedInventors: Shinji Yagihashi, Toshio Kurihara, Shinji Yamashita, Fujio Kobayashi, Yasukazu Nakakita
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Patent number: 5756303Abstract: The present invention provides a culture medium for microbiological tests prepared by treating medium components containing adenosine triphosphate (ATP) with an acidic phosphatase as well as a microbiological test method characterized by using said culture medium for microbiological tests as the 1st aspect of the present invention when the microbiological test is conducted by ATP-luciferase method. When using the culture medium for microbiological tests according to the present invention, in a microbiological test by ATP-luciferase method, the emission derived from the culture medium is suppressed stably at a very low level, and there is no possibility that the emission derived from a substance other than a microorganism affects the measurement. In addition, the microbiological test method according to the present invention is simple, accurate and highly reliable since it employs the culture medium for microbiological tests according to the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 1996Date of Patent: May 26, 1998Assignee: Sapporo Breweries LimitedInventors: Toshihiro Sato, Yasukazu Nakakita
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Patent number: 5484715Abstract: A method is provided for preparing an antitumor dextran by contacting a culture broth containing sucrose with an antitumor dextran obtained from Lactobacillus confusus and collecting the antitumor dextran from the culture broth. The enzyme can be used as a crude enzyme solution or may be further purified by conventional means. The Lactobacillus confusus is preferably one of the following: 40-1 strain (FERM BP-2865) , 40-3 strain (FERM BP-2866) , 77-1 strain (FERM BP-2867), 78-1 strain (FERM BP-2868) or 80-1 strain (FERM BP-2869).Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 1995Date of Patent: January 16, 1996Assignee: Sapporo Breweries LimitedInventors: Hisao Kado, Yasukazu Nakakita
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Patent number: 5424201Abstract: Lactobacillus confusus strains capable of producing a dextran which has biological activities such as an excellent antitumor activity, etc. are disclosed. Also disclosed is a method for producing said dextran using said microorganism or dextran synthetase prepared by said microorganism.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 1994Date of Patent: June 13, 1995Assignee: Sapporo Breweries LimitedInventors: Hisao Kado, Yasukazu Nakakita
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Patent number: 5168100Abstract: Disclosed are novel HP530 compounds, their derivatives or their pharmaceutically permissible salts, a process for preparing them and an antitumor substances containing them as active ingredient. The HP530 compounds and their derivatives expressed by the general formula below can be prepared by cultivating Streptomyces sp. HP530 (FERM BP-2786) or and chemically derivation. ##STR1## where X is a C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 acyl group or a hydrogen atom, Y is a C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 acyl group or a hydrogen atom and Z is a group expressed by the formula (II), (III) or (IV).Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 1991Date of Patent: December 1, 1992Assignee: Sapporo Breweries LimitedInventors: Naoki Abe, Nobuyasu Enoki, Yasukazu Nakakita, Hideaki Uchida, Ryoichi Sato, Suguru Takeo, Nobuhiro Watanabe