US Patent Issued to OGAWA & Co. on March 24 for "Flavor or aroma deterioration inhibitor containing theanaphthoquinone and analogues thereof as active ingredient" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,592, issued on March 24, was assigned to OGAWA & Co. LTD. (Tokyo).

"Flavor or aroma deterioration inhibitor containing theanaphthoquinone and analogues thereof as active ingredient" was invented by Rie Nakasone (Ibaraki, Japan), Toshio Ueno (Ibaraki, Japan), Kenji Adachi (Ibaraki, Japan), Shuichi Muranishi (Ibaraki, Japan) and Ai Okamoto (Chiba, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a deterioration inhibitor which, compared to prior art, is more effective against deterioration of the flavor or aroma of food, drinks, cosmetics, and the like caused by a variety of factors, and does not have any influence on the color of the...