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Sapporo Breweries Limited

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USPTO Granted Patents = 113

% Expired Patents = 31.9

CIPO Patents = 10

EPO Patents = 15

Trademarks = 2

Forward Citations = 502

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202 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Kazutoshi Ito (14 out of 14 patents)

Yutaka Itoga (11 out of 11 patents)

Yukio Okada (10 out of 25 patents)

4. Hisao Kado (10 out of 10 patents)

5. Narushi Suda (9 out of 9 patents)

6. Yutaka Mitani (8 out of 8 patents)

7. Masanobu Goto (8 out of 8 patents)

8. Yasukazu Nakakita (7 out of 7 patents)

9. Koichiro Koie (7 out of 7 patents)

10. Mitsuhiro Uemoto (7 out of 7 patents)

11. Toshio Kurihara (6 out of 8 patents)

12. Makoto Kihara (6 out of 6 patents)

13. Fujio Kobayashi (6 out of 7 patents)

14. Yasunori Arai (6 out of 6 patents)

15. Naohiko Hirota (5 out of 5 patents)

Core Competencies:

Beverage Production

Hop Plant Varieties

Barley Processing

Flavor Enhancement

Malt Alcoholic Beverages

Effervescent Beverages

Hydrogen Production

Microorganism Utilization

Yeast Extract Production

Foam Retention

Gene Expression

Antibodies for Spoilage Detection

113 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. PP36303 - Hop plant named 'Furano 0612B Go' (2024-12-10),

2. PP36060 - Hop plant named 'Furano 0414B Go' (2024-08-06),

3. 11312929 - Method for producing beverage and method for improving flavor of beverage (2022-04-26),

4. 11292995 - Beer-flavored beverage, method for producing beer-flavored beverage, and method for imparting excellent richness and quality of aftertaste to beer-flavored beverage (2022-04-05),

5. 10905138 - Effervescent beverage and method pertaining to same (2021-02-02),

6. 10822579 - Drink and method for improving aroma of drink (2020-11-03),

7. 10808212 - Barley beverage and method relating to same (2020-10-20),

8. PP32140 - Hop plant named 'Furano 1501U Go' (2020-09-02),

9. PP30067 - Hop plant named 'Furano K906901060 Go' (2019-01-09),

10. PP29576 - Hop plant named 'Furano 0902D go' (2018-08-08),

11. PP29238 - Hop plant named 'Furano 0901B go' (2018-04-18),

12. PP29237 - Hop plant named 'Furano 0802D go' (2018-04-18),

13. 9497919 - Barley lipoxygenase 1 gene, selection method for barley, materials for malt alcoholic beverages and method for production of malt alcoholic beverages (2016-11-22),

14. 9420822 - Effervescent beverage product and method relating to same (2016-08-23),

15. 9303274 - Microorganism, and hydrogen production process, 1,3-propanediol production process and biodiesel liquid waste treatment method each using the microorganism (2016-04-05),

Company Overview

Sapporo Breweries Limited, headquartered in Tokyo, specializes in the production of a diverse range of beverages, with a strong emphasis on malt alcoholic beverages and effervescent drinks. The company is known for its innovative approaches in beverage production, including the utilization of various hop plant varieties and advanced barley processing techniques. Sapporo also explores flavor enhancement and hydrogen production, leveraging microorganism utilization to refine its brewing processes and enhance product quality.

Profile summary synthesized from public USPTO records and patent filings.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Oct 27 2026

113 Patents

#509 in Tokyo

#1,044 in Japan

#7,013 in the World

Sapporo Breweries Limited

Forward Citations = 502

202 inventors:

Kazutoshi Ito (14 out of 14 patents)

Yutaka Itoga (11 out of 11 patents)

Yukio Okada (10 out of 25 patents)

4. Hisao Kado (10 out of 10 patents)

5. Narushi Suda (9 out of 9 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: Sapporo Breweries Limited. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/sapporo-breweries

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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