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).

  • Patent number: 11903394
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Yamawaki, Yukiteru Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 11812759
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Yamawaki, Yukiteru Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 11771670
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Hotta, Yukiteru Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20220408752
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji YAMAWAKI, Yukiteru SUGIYAMA
  • Patent number: 11464240
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Yamawaki, Yukiteru Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20210106021
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji YAMAWAKI YAMAWAKI, Yukiteru SUGIYAMA
  • Patent number: 10893685
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Hotta, Yukiteru Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 10772340
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Hotta, Yukiteru Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20190343143
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji YAMAWAKI, Yukiteru SUGIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20190281856
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke HOTTA, Yukiteru SUGIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20190281855
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke HOTTA, Yukiteru SUGIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20190274985
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke HOTTA, Yukiteru SUGIYAMA
  • Patent number: 9950985
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukiteru Sugiyama, Kenji Yamawaki
  • Patent number: 9808023
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Eizo Maruyama, Yukiteru Sugiyama, Kenichi Shikata, Keiji Shibata, Hideaki Ueoka
  • Publication number: 20170305833
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukiteru SUGIYAMA, Kenji YAMAWAKI
  • Patent number: 9371260
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yukiteru Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 9301939
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Yamawaki, Yukiteru Sugiyama, Hitoshi Sato
  • Publication number: 20150231103
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji YAMAWAKI, Yukiteru SUGIYAMA, Hitoshi SATO
  • Patent number: 9029588
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Yamawaki, Yukiteru Sugiyama, Hitoshi Sato
  • Publication number: 20150126783
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yukiteru Sugiyama