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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8147884 | Sparkling alcoholic beverage and process for producing the same The present invention provides an alcoholic beverage with improved a foam stability. A processing method of an alcoholic beverage with improved foaming properties comprising a process for processing a pre-fermentation, wherein a pea protein which was extracted and w... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7968322 | Hydrogen fermentor and method of producing hydrogen The hydrogen fermentation apparatus is the one that generates hydrogen by decomposing organic matter through hydrogen fermentation. There are arranged a hydrogen fermentor which holds the treating liquid containing organic matter, and a string-shape carrier which is... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7910141 | Antiallergic composition The present invention provides an antiallergic composition that is moderate for the human body and skin, and has reduced side-effects; the antiallergic composition comprises a cold-water extract from hop tissue or flavonoid glycosides separated from the cold-water e... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7897850 | Barley Lipoxygenase 1 Gene, method of selecting barley variety, material of malt alcoholic drinks and process for producing malt alcoholic drink A selection method for barley lipoxygenase-1 deficient barley, comprising a step of distinguishing the barley lipoxygenase-1 deficient barley by whether or not the guanine at the splicing donor site of the 5th intron of the barley lipoxygenase-1 gene is mutated to a... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7857132 | Package of goods attached with image for forming three-dimension image The present invention discloses a merchandise package capable of presenting a three-dimensional image. An image A is disposed on one surface 11a of two surfaces of a merchandise package 11 and an image B is disposed on the other surface 11 | 12/28/2010 |
| 7785889 | Food astringency evaluating method using lipid membrane sensors with immobilized peptides The food astringency evaluating method of the invention comprises a step in which an astringent component of a food is reacted with a peptide to form a complex, a step in which a prescribed measured value is obtained corresponding to the amount of formation of the c... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7504239 | Method of differentiating beer yeast The method of differentiating beer yeast of the invention is a method which comprises a first step of synthesizing a primer capable of amplifying the linker portion between a base sequence (A) and a base sequence (B) in a novel gene (C) which has the base sequence (... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7465557 | Method of selecting barley variety, barley β-amylase gene and process for producing malt alcoholic drink A method of selecting a barley variety comprising: a heat treatment step of heat-treating a crude enzyme solution extracted from a seed of a barley (e.g., at 57.5° C. for 30 minutes); an activity-determining step of determining the enzyme activity of β-amylase in ... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7452972 | Nucleic acids and proteins showing increased expression dose under salt stress A nucleic acid and a protein increasing expression levels under salt stress provide a nucleic acid with a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ. ID. NO. 1 in Sequence Listing, a variant nucleic acid thereof, a protein with an amino acid sequence of SEQ. ID. NO. 2 in Sequence... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7442549 | Method of constructing orchid haploid by treating unfertilized orchid flower with auxin and method of growing orchid It is intended to provide a pure line plant which is required in constructing a seed propagation variety of orchid. An auxin solution is dropped to unfertilized orchid flowers so as to form seeds based on parthenogenesis. Then these seeds are germinated and haploid ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7355694 | Method and apparatus for measuring a particle diameter of foam on a malt alcoholic drink A method and apparatus for measuring the particle diameter of foam on a malt alcoholic drink, which can detennine the quality of the foam of the malt alcoholic drink objectively, are provided. The apparatus for measuring the particle diameter of foam on a malt alcoh... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7302974 | Process for producing low-alcoholic beer-like drink and low-alcoholic beer-like drink It is intended to provide a processing method for producing beer-like low-alcoholic beverage by using usual beer and/or low-malt beer without using any special systems other than those commonly employed in producing beer. Beer and/or low-malt beer obtained by the pr... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7183398 | Nucleic acids and proteins showing increased expression dose under salt stress A nucleic acid and a protein increasing expression levels under salt stress provide a nucleic acid with a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ. ID. NO. 1 in Sequence Listing, a variant nucleic acid thereof, a protein with an amino acid sequence of SEQ. ID. NO. 2 in Sequence... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182268 | Method of controlling the absolute humidity of air stream in kilning step and kilning apparatus The present invention relates to a method of controlling the absolute humidity of blown air in a roasting-and-drying process and a roasting-and-drying apparatus. The method makes humidity control for air blown through malt to be proper and makes the variation in the... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7135200 | Process for producing malt alcoholic drink In the method of producing a malt alcohol beverage, an adsorbent is used to remove through adsorption at least a part of rough flavor components from malt, a malt alcohol beverage intermediate product, or the malt alcohol beverage. As a result, the aging of flavor a... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7135327 | Ribonucleic acid-enriched brewer's yeast cells and process for producing the same By using a medium containing an ingredient for activating brewer's yeast, a brewer's yeast cell body is immersed in the medium in the presence of an added inorganic salt; and the immersion is stirred at a predetermined temperature to concurrently carry out an aerobi... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7129090 | Method of judging suitability of raw barley for feedstock for malt production according to staining technique An object of the present invention is to provide a method for evaluating the physical strength of husks of a barley ingredient for malt manufacture. Barley kernels with husks are disposed in a sulfuric acid solution with a concentration of approximately 40% to 60%, ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7091019 | Farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase proteins, nucleic acids and promoter regions therefor A nucleotide sequence and protein of the hop farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase is described herein. ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7074986 | Construction of barley with reduced gel protein content In barley, the formation of D-hordein constituting gel protein is to be reduced. This reduction in the formation of D-hordein causes a reduction of gel protein because D-hordein fraction decreases in the gel protein; and in addition, it brings about the transformati... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7060815 | Isolated and purified nucleic acids comprising a gene and a regulatory region for the gene expression of the same An isolated and purified nucleic acid comprising a gene specifically expressed in hop lupulin glands. Hops are dioecious, and only female plants bear cones, the lupulin glands of which contain secondary metabolic products which provide bitterness and flavor to beer.... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7022354 | Process for producing fermentation product A process for producing a fermentation product by effecting fermentation with the use of a bioreactor having an immobilized microorganism located therein, characterized in that a non-flocculent yeast is employed as the microorganism. ... | 04/04/2006 |
| PP16163 | Ionocidium orchid plant named ‘Haruri’ A new and distinct Ionocidium orchid plant named ‘Haruri’ particularly characterized by a labellum that changes color from yellow to purple during the flowering period. Its horticultural traits further include highly irregular flowering, high productivity... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6952098 | Method of evaluating green malt qualities by electron spin resonance spectrometry and method of evaluating malt qualities A method is provided in which a correlation is made between a parameter indicating modification of a sampled malt in a germination process in which barley is germinated, and an ESR signal intensity of the sampled malt. The parameter is determined, in advance, by gen... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6933374 | Farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase protein, nucleic acid and promoter region thereof The promoter region of the farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase gene that was expressed in the hop luplin gland in a specific manner was elucidated based on the genomic DNA of the hop farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase gene having the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6848294 | Method and apparatus for monitoring oxygen concentration in a beverage production process The present invention continuously monitors the amount of oxygen dissolved in a beverage in a beverage storage tank in a beverage filler. Gas is continuously sampled via the vent holes 28 and the vent pipe 29 from the space part inside the beverage sto... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6679097 | Method and apparatus for monitoring oxygen concentration in beverage production process The present invention continuously monitors the amount of oxygen dissolved in a beverage in a beverage storage tank in a beverage filler. Gas is continuously sampled via the vent holes 28 and the vent pipe 29 from the space part inside the beverage storag... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6672142 | Method and apparatus for evaluating retention time of foam of beer A method for evaluating the period of beer foam stability of sample of equal foam layer thicknesses comprising the steps of obtaining a sample by pouring a fixed amount of prescribed beer into a standard glass from a pouring height calculated to approxima... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6648940 | Process for production compost 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 mate... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6639127 | Isolated and purified hop lupulin gland-specific promoter An isolated and purified nucleic acid comprising a gene specifically expressed in hop lupulin glands. Hops are dioecious, and only female plants bear cones, the lupulin glands of which contain secondary metabolic products which provide bitterness and flav... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6607909 | Apparatus for producing compost 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 mate... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6517875 | Solid fermentation-promoting substance and method for preparation thereof A method for preparing a solid fermentation-promoting substance, the method including the steps of: subjecting a residue obtainable from the process of production of a fermented liquor to acid treatment and separating supernatant from the acid treatment t... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6492576 | Method for identifying a barley variety and a barley having a brewing property A method for identifying barley with good brewing properties using the thermostability of the barley ଲ-amylase as an indicator. The thermostability of the barley ଲ-amylase significantly affects the degree of the apparent attenuation limit. A m... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6489625 | Coordinate transforming method in position setting means of observation device and observation device equipped with coordinate transforming means The present invention allows a rapid and easy transformation of coordinates for position designation between first and second observation apparatus having means for designating positions in a sample. The present invention includes the steps of setting at ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6439035 | Method and apparatus for evaluating retention time of foam of beer A method for evaluating the period of beer foam stability of sample of equal foam layer thicknesses comprising the steps of obtaining a sample by pouring a fixed amount of prescribed beer into a standard glass from a pouring height calculated to approxima... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6395500 | Antibodies for the detection of beer spoilage lactic acid bacteria and kit employing the antibodies Antibodies capable of detecting a beer spoilage lactic acid bacterium. Lactic acid bacteria possessing beer spoilage ability are grown in beer, a mammal is immunized to produce antibodies for the detection of beer spoilage lactic acid bacteria, and the be... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6385272 | Method of counting microorganisms and device for accomplishing the counting A filter on which living bacteria are captured is processed with an extraction reagent and a luminescence reagent. The state of luminescence of the filter is photographed by a television camera 1 including an optical system and an image acquisition means ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6367312 | Apparatus for inspecting container for leakage of liquid A leakage inspecting device for a sealing stopper in a mouth portion of a container, including a positioning member including an inner stand wall, the inner stand wall having a diameter larger than a boundary surface between the mouth portion and a brush ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6316032 | Barley malt oil containing vegetable ceramide-associated substances and process for producing the same The present invention has for its object to provide a method for obtaining a barley malt oil abundantly containing ceramide derivatives of plant origin which is highly safe and gives a good image as a material in an efficient, simple and easy manner as we... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6312943 | Sample preparation apparatus and spray apparatus for sample preparation A sample preparation apparatus for preparing a sample to be used for detecting specimens such as microorganisms isolated on a filter so as to enumerate microorganisms in the sample has a turntable on which multiple sample bases are formed, a filter insert... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6291244 | Method of producing transformed cells of barley The present invention relates to a method of producing transformed cells of barley by suspending, in a suspension medium containing 200-1000 mg/l acetosyringone, a microorganism belonging to the genus Agrobacterium containing a foreign gene; and culturing... | 09/18/2001 |