Patents by Inventor Chika Tada

Chika Tada has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of organic acid fermentation by rumen fluid using cellulose-containing waste matter
    Patent number: 9574213
    Abstract: The present application provides a method for producing organic acid, such as acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, or another high-quality raw material designed for methane fermentation and obtained by converting waste paper and other forms of cellulose-based biomass to organic acid, wherein said method comprising a step for reacting rumen fluid collected from a ruminant animal with cellulose-containing waste matter. This method provides the effective use of cellulose-containing waste matter, which is a high-quality fermentation resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yutaka Nakai, Yasunori Baba, Chika Tada, Yasuhiro Fukuda
  • METHOD OF ORGANIC ACID FERMENTATION BY RUMEN FLUID USING CELLULOSE-CONTAINING WASTE MATTER
    Publication number: 20130236939
    Abstract: The present application provides a method for producing organic acid, such as acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, or another high-quality raw material designed for methane fermentation and obtained by converting waste paper and other forms of cellulose-based biomass to organic acid, wherein said method comprising a step for reacting rumen fluid collected from a ruminant animal with cellulose-containing waste matter. This method provides the effective use of cellulose-containing waste matter, which is a high-quality fermentation resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yutaka Nakai, Yasunori Baba, Chika Tada, Yasuhiro Fukuda