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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 1991
Filed:
Feb. 09, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takami Kakuda, Shizuoka, JP;
Robert M Parkhurst, Redwood City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Itoen Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4241951 ; 426435 ; 426597 ;
Abstract
Substantially flavorless extracts from the leaves of C. sinensis are provided which promote the growth of Bifidobacterium. Compositions are provided by extracting water or ethanol-soluble solids from C. sinensis leaves with a polar organic solvent that is immiscible with water.