ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,396, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to GLICO NUTRITION Co. LTD. (Osaka, Japan).
"Blue pigment and method for producing same" was invented by Masahiro Nishikawa (Osaka, Japan), Junya Yamashita (Osaka, Japan), Kaori Miura (Osaka, Japan) and Kenichi Fujimori (Osaka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a Gardenia blue pigment which contains a product of a reaction between genipin and a compound having a primary amino group, and which offers a bright, fresh blue color tone having reduced redness; and a method for producing same. This Gardenia blue pigment, which offers a bright, fresh bl...