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Kirin Brewery Company, Limited

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USPTO Granted Patents = 42

% Expired Patents = 4.8

Trademarks = 2

Forward Citations = 467

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70 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Daigaku Takeshita (20 out of 30 patents)

Saori Watanabe (5 out of 10 patents)

Hitoshi Watanabe (4 out of 4 patents)

4. Yutaka Takahashi (3 out of 57 patents)

5. Ikuo Harashima (3 out of 5 patents)

6. Yasuyuki Arai (3 out of 5 patents)

7. Ryoichi Sekiguchi (3 out of 6 patents)

8. Tomomitsu Abe (3 out of 3 patents)

9. Yasushi Takayanagi (3 out of 9 patents)

10. Hiroshi Hayakawa (3 out of 8 patents)

11. Saori Yamada (3 out of 3 patents)

12. Noboru Kaneko (2 out of 24 patents)

13. Shigeki Mori (2 out of 74 patents)

14. Tsuyoshi Kage (2 out of 5 patents)

15. Katsuhiko Asano (2 out of 2 patents)

Core Competencies:

Lobelia

Nemesia

Petunia

Calibrachoa

Transgenic Rodents

DLC Film

Beverage Dispensing

Hydrated Silica Gel

Plant Tissue

Coating Composition

Bioreactor

Yeast Treatment

42 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. PP18735 - Lobelia plant named 'Kirilo-LV63' (2008-04-15),

2. PP18273 - Nemesia plant named 'Kirine-13' (2007-12-04),

3. PP18271 - Nemesia plant named 'Kirine-4' (2007-12-04),

4. PP18270 - Nemesia plant named 'Kirine-15' (2007-12-04),

5. PP18269 - Nemesia plant named 'Kirine-12' (2007-12-04),

6. PP18268 - Nemesia plant named 'Kirine-9' (2007-12-04),

7. PP18267 - Nemesia plant named 'Kirine-1' (2007-12-04),

8. PP18249 - Nemesia plant named 'Kirine-14' (2007-11-27),

9. PP17675 - Petunia plant named 'Kirimaji Double Blue Velvet' (2007-05-01),

10. 7189290 - Method and device for cleaning raw material gas introduction tube used in CVD film forming apparatus (2007-03-13),

11. 7166336 - DLC film, DLC-coated plastic container, and method and apparatus for manufacturing DLC-coated plastic container (2007-01-23),

12. PP16529 - Calibrachoa plant named '01C-J-6' (2006-05-09),

13. 7041870 - Transgenic transchromosomal rodents for making human antibodies (2006-05-09),

14. 7029671 - Method for activating human antigen-presenting cells, activated human antigen-presenting cells, and use thereof (2006-04-18),

15. PP16018 - Calibrachoa plant named '01C-J-4' (2005-10-04),

Company Overview

Kirin Brewery Company, Limited, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, specializes in the development and production of a diverse range of beverages, including beer and soft drinks. The company is engaged in advanced research across several technology domains, such as transgenic rodents for biological studies, innovative beverage dispensing units, and specialized coating compositions. Kirin also explores biotechnological applications, including yeast treatment processes and plant tissue delivery systems, contributing to the evolution of beverage manufacturing and packaging technologies.

Profile summary synthesized from public USPTO records and patent filings.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Oct 27 2026

42 Patents

#890 in Tokyo

#1,913 in Japan

#16,383 in the World

Kirin Brewery Company, Limited

Forward Citations = 467

70 inventors:

Daigaku Takeshita (20 out of 30 patents)

Saori Watanabe (5 out of 10 patents)

Hitoshi Watanabe (4 out of 4 patents)

4. Yutaka Takahashi (3 out of 57 patents)

5. Ikuo Harashima (3 out of 5 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: Kirin Brewery Company, Limited. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/kirin-brewery-company

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]

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