Patents by Inventor Yukiteru Sugiyama
Yukiteru Sugiyama 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: 11903394Abstract: Provided is a beverage composition, including: non-polymer catechins; and caffeine, the beverage composition satisfying the following requirements (A), (B), and (C): (A) a mass ratio of caffeine/non-polymer catechins is 0.180 or less; (B) particles contained in the beverage composition have an average particle size of 3 ?m or less; and (C) a turbidity is 30 NTU or more.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji Yamawaki, Yukiteru Sugiyama
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Patent number: 11812759Abstract: Provided is a production method for a composition containing non-polymer catechins, including the following step (A): (A) a step of bringing tea leaves into contact with an aqueous solution having a Brix of from 0.2% to 1.0% at from 80° C. to 100° C.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2017Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji Yamawaki, Yukiteru Sugiyama
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Patent number: 11771670Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a purified chlorogenic acid-containing composition, including a contact step of bringing a chlorogenic acid-containing composition having solids concentration of from 1.5 mass % to 4.7 mass % and a “caffeine/chlorogenic acid” mass ratio of 5 or less into contact with a porous adsorbent.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2017Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke Hotta, Yukiteru Sugiyama
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Publication number: 20220408752Abstract: Provided is a beverage composition, including: non-polymer catechins; and caffeine, the beverage composition satisfying the following requirements (A), (B), and (C): (A) a mass ratio of caffeine/non-polymer catechins is 0.130 or less; (B) particles contained in the beverage composition have an average particle size of 3 ?m or less; and (C) a turbidity is 30 NTU or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji YAMAWAKI, Yukiteru SUGIYAMA
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Patent number: 11464240Abstract: Provided is a beverage composition, including: non-polymer catechins; and caffeine, the beverage composition satisfying the following requirements (A), (B), and (C): (A) a mass ratio of caffeine/non-polymer catechins is 0.180 or less; (B) particles contained in the beverage composition have an average particle size of 3 ?m or less; and (C) a turbidity is 30 NTU or more.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2017Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji Yamawaki, Yukiteru Sugiyama
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Publication number: 20210106021Abstract: Provided is a production method for a composition containing non-polymer catechins, including the following step (A): (A) a step of bringing tea leaves into contact with an aqueous solution having a Brix of from 0.2% to 1.0% at from 80° C. to 100° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2017Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji YAMAWAKI YAMAWAKI, Yukiteru SUGIYAMA
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Patent number: 10893685Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a chlorogenic acid-containing composition, including a step of subjecting coffee beans to column extraction using an aqueous solvent, in which the coffee beans include at least one selected from the group consisting of green coffee beans, decaffeinated green coffee beans, roasted coffee beans having an L value of 40 or more, and decaffeinated roasted coffee beans having an L value of 25 or more, and include at least one selected from the group consisting of unground coffee beans and ground coffee beans having an average particle size of 2.0 mm or more.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2017Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke Hotta, Yukiteru Sugiyama
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Patent number: 10772340Abstract: Provided is a purified chlorogenic acid-containing composition, having: a content of a chlorogenic acid in solids of from 10 mass % to 70 mass %; a “glucose/chlorogenic acid” mass ratio of from 0.1 to 0.9; a “caffeine/chlorogenic acid” mass ratio of 0.05 or less; and a pH of from 1 to 5.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2017Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke Hotta, Yukiteru Sugiyama
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Publication number: 20190343143Abstract: Provided is a beverage composition, including: non-polymer catechins; and caffeine, the beverage composition satisfying the following requirements (A), (B), and (C): (A) a mass ratio of caffeine/non-polymer catechins is 0.180 or less; (B) particles contained in the beverage composition have an average particle size of 3 ?m or less; and (C) a turbidity is 30 NTU or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2017Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji YAMAWAKI, Yukiteru SUGIYAMA
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Publication number: 20190281856Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a chlorogenic acid-containing composition, including a step of subjecting coffee beans to column extraction using an aqueous solvent, in which the coffee beans include at least one selected from the group consisting of green coffee beans, decaffeinated green coffee beans, roasted coffee beans having an L value of 40 or more, and decaffeinated roasted coffee beans having an L value of 25 or more, and include at least one selected from the group consisting of unground coffee beans and ground coffee beans having an average particle size of 2.0 mm or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2017Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke HOTTA, Yukiteru SUGIYAMA
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Publication number: 20190281855Abstract: Provided is a purified chlorogenic acid-containing composition, having: a content of a chlorogenic acid in solids of from 10 mass % to 70 mass %; a “glucose/chlorogenic acid” mass ratio of from 0.1 to 0.9; a “caffeine/chlorogenic acid” mass ratio of 0.05 or less; and a pH of from 1 to 5.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2017Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke HOTTA, Yukiteru SUGIYAMA
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Publication number: 20190274985Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a purified chlorogenic acid-containing composition, including a contact step of bringing a chlorogenic acid-containing composition having solids concentration of from 1.5 mass % to 4.7 mass % and a “caffeine/chlorogenic acid” mass ratio of 5 or less into contact with a porous adsorbent.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2017Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke HOTTA, Yukiteru SUGIYAMA
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Patent number: 9950985Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a purified chlorogenic acid-containing composition, including: a first step of dispersing or dissolving a raw material chlorogenic acid-containing composition in an aqueous solution of organic solvent; a second step of removing a precipitate from a dispersion or a solution obtained in the first step; and a third step of bringing a solution obtained in the second step into contact with activated carbon including activated carbon (A) having a pore volume of from 0.3 mL/g to 1.0 mL/g and activated carbon (B) having a pore volume larger than that of the activated carbon (A), in which a difference [(B)?(A)] in pore volume between the activated carbon (A) and the activated carbon (B) is from 0.1 mL/g to 1.5 mL/g.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2015Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Yukiteru Sugiyama, Kenji Yamawaki
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Patent number: 9808023Abstract: Provided is a process for producing a tea extract having a high recovery rate of non-polymer catechins, a low caffeine content and an improved taste and color tone. As one embodiment of this invention provides, there is provided a process for producing a purified tea extract by adsorbing a tea extract on a synthetic adsorbent, bringing an aqueous solution of an organic solvent or a basic aqueous solution into contact with the synthetic adsorbent to elute non-polymer catechins, and then bringing the eluate into contact with activated carbon in an aqueous solution of an organic solvent.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2007Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Eizo Maruyama, Yukiteru Sugiyama, Kenichi Shikata, Keiji Shibata, Hideaki Ueoka
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Publication number: 20170305833Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a purified chlorogenic acid-containing composition, including: a first step of dispersing or dissolving a raw material chlorogenic acid-containing composition in an aqueous solution of organic solvent; a second step of removing a precipitate from a dispersion or a solution obtained in the first step; and a third step of bringing a solution obtained in the second step into contact with activated carbon including activated carbon (A) having a pore volume of from 0.3 mL/g to 1.0 mL/g and activated carbon (B) having a pore volume larger than that of the activated carbon (A), in which a difference [(B)?(A)] in pore volume between the activated carbon (A) and the activated carbon (B) is from 0.1 mL/g to 1.5 mL/g.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2015Publication date: October 26, 2017Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Yukiteru SUGIYAMA, Kenji YAMAWAKI
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Patent number: 9371260Abstract: Provided is a method for producing refined glycerin alkyl ether at a high recovery rate by removing glycerin from a mixture containing glycerin and glycerin alkyl ether. A method for producing refined glycerin alkyl ether comprising the following steps (1) and (2): step (1): bringing a mixture containing glycerin and glycerin alkyl ether into contact with a cation exchange resin; step (2): bringing the cation exchange resin into contact with a solvent having an SP value of from 20.5 to 34 (MPa)1/2 to obtain an eluate.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2013Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: KAO CORPORATIONInventor: Yukiteru Sugiyama
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Patent number: 9301939Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a chlorogenic acids composition having a reduced caffeine content and good taste and favor, capable of efficiently recovering high purity of chlorogenic acids from a chlorogenic acids-containing composition. The method for producing a purified chlorogenic acids composition comprises a step A of bringing a chlorogenic acids-containing composition into contact with a cation exchange resin; a step B of bringing the liquid obtained in the step A into contact with an anion exchange resin; and a step C of bringing an eluent into contact with the anion exchange resin after the step B.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2015Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji Yamawaki, Yukiteru Sugiyama, Hitoshi Sato
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Publication number: 20150231103Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a chlorogenic acids composition having a reduced caffeine content and good taste and favor, capable of efficiently recovering high purity of chlorogenic acids from a chlorogenic acids-containing composition. The method for producing a purified chlorogenic acids composition comprises a step A of bringing a chlorogenic acids-containing composition into contact with a cation exchange resin; a step B of bringing the liquid obtained in the step A into contact with an anion exchange resin; and a step C of bringing an eluent into contact with the anion exchange resin after the step B.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2015Publication date: August 20, 2015Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji YAMAWAKI, Yukiteru SUGIYAMA, Hitoshi SATO
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Patent number: 9029588Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a chlorogenic acids composition having a reduced caffeine content and good taste and favor, capable of efficiently recovering high purity of chlorogenic acids from a chlorogenic acids-containing composition. The method for producing a purified chlorogenic acids composition comprises a step A of bringing a chlorogenic acids-containing composition into contact with a cation exchange resin; a step B of bringing the liquid obtained in the step A into contact with an anion exchange resin; and a step C of bringing an eluent into contact with the anion exchange resin after the step B.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2012Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Kenji Yamawaki, Yukiteru Sugiyama, Hitoshi Sato
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Publication number: 20150126783Abstract: Provided is a method for producing refined glycerin alkyl ether at a high recovery rate by removing glycerin from a mixture containing glycerin and glycerin alkyl ether. A method for producing refined glycerin alkyl ether comprising the following steps (1) and (2): step (1): bringing a mixture containing glycerin and glycerin alkyl ether into contact with a cation exchange resin; step (2): bringing the cation exchange resin into contact with a solvent having an SP value of from 20.5 to 34 (MPa)1/2 to obtain an eluate.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2013Publication date: May 7, 2015Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventor: Yukiteru Sugiyama