Table 3.
Selected patents on tannase application published during the last 10 years.
| Year | Assignee | Title | Patent no. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Quest International Nederland | Process for the production of beer having improved flavour stability. | EP 1122303 |
| 2002 | Unicafe Inc. | Tea extracts stabilized for long-term preservation and method of producing same. | USP 6,365,219 |
| 2002 | Purdue Research Foundation Pharmanex, Inc. | Tea catechin formulations and processes for making same. | USP 6,428,818 |
| 2004 | University of South Florida | Vasodilating compound and method of use. | USP 6,706,756 |
| 2004 | Purdue Research Foundation | Compositions based on vanilloid-catechin synergies for prevention and treatment of cancer. | USP 6,759,064 |
| 2004 | Lipton, division of Conopco, Inc. | Cold brew tea. | USP 6,780,454 |
| 2004 | Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd. | Process for purification of proanthocyanidin oligomer. | USP 6,800,433 |
| 2004 | Lipton, division of Conopco, Inc. | Cold water infusing leaf tea. | USP 6,833,144 |
| 2006 | Nestec S A | Soluble coffee product. | EP 1726213 |
| 2006 | Eisai Co., Ltd. | Diagnostic agent and test method for colon cancer using tannase as index. | USP 7,090,997 |
| 2006 | Unilever Bestfoods | Black tea manufacture. | USP 7,108,877 |
| 2007 | Eisai R&D Man Co. Ltd. | Novel tannase gene and protein thereof. | EP 1837400 |
| 2008 | Probelte Pharma S A | Process for preparing pomegranate extracts. | EP 1967079 |
| 2008 | Novozymes, Inc. | Methods for degrading lignocellulosic materials. | USP 7,354,743 |
| 2008 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Foam-generating kit containing a foam-generating dispenser and a composition containing a high level of surfactant. | USP 7,402,554 |
| 2008 | Novozymes, Inc. | Methods for degrading or converting plant cell wall polysaccharides. | USP 7,413,882 |
| 2009 | Kirin Brewery | Method of enzymatically treating green tea leaves. | EP 2036440 |
| 2009 | Kao Corp. | Beverage packed in foam container. | EP 2036446 |
| 2009 | Kao Corp. | Green tea drink packed in container. | EP 2098121 |
| 2009 | Colgate-Palmolive Co. | Antiplaque oral composition containing enzymes and cyclodextrins. | USP 7,601,338 |
| 2009 | Novozymes, Inc. | Methods for enhancing the degradation or conversion of cellulosic material. | USP 7,608,689 |
| 2010 | Kao Corp. | Process for producing purified tea extract. | EP 2225952 |
| 2010 | University of California | Method for lowering blood pressure in prehypertensive individuals and/or individuals with metabolic syndrome. | USP 7,651,707 |
| 2010 | J.M. Huber Corporation | High-cleaning silica materials and dentifrice containing such ones. | USP 7,670,593 |
| 2010 | Novozymes, Inc. | Polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and nucleic acids encoding the same. | USP 7,741,466 |
| 2010 | Constellation Brands, Inc. | Grape extract, dietary supplement thereof, and processes therefore. | USP 7,767,235 |
| 2011 | Taiyo Kagaku Co., Ltd | Composition for inhibiting thrombosis. | USP 7,914,830 |
| 2011 | Danisco US Inc. | Polyol oxidases. | USP 7,919,295 |