Patents by Inventor Yukihiro Nobuta

Yukihiro Nobuta 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).

  • Publication number: 20070172549
    Abstract: The present invention provides fermented food or drink obtained by fermenting a medium which includes vegetative raw material, by using Lactobacillus brevis, and the number of living cells of the Lactobacillus brevis in obtained fermented product is 1×108 cfu/ml or greater. The number of living cells does not significantly change after being preserved at 10° C. for three weeks, and excellent taste and flavor of the fermented food or drink do not deteriorate. The method for producing the fermented food or drink product includes the steps of: adding a strain of Lactobacillus brevis to a medium having an adjusted pH of 4.6 to 7.0, which includes: a vegetative raw material in an amount of 50% or more converted to a juice thereof; and 0.2 to 2.0% by mass of malic acid or 2.0 to 20.0% by mass of fructose, to ferment the medium so that the pH thereof becomes 4.3 or greater and less than 7.0; and adjusting a pH of a fermented product to 3.3 to 4.1 by using an acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Applicant: KAGOME CO., LTD
    Inventors: Takamitsu Okamoto, Yukihiro Nobuta, Nobuhiro Yajima