Patents by Inventor Fumiaki Taguchi

Fumiaki Taguchi 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 Biomass Processing
    Publication number: 20070264697
    Abstract: A novel method of biomass processing, in which while carrying out efficient fermentation of biomass, energy can be recovered without the use of plants and in which after the biomass processing the concentration of organic matter in waste liquid can be reduced. There is provided a method of biomass processing, comprising carrying out a hydrogen fermentation of biomass with the use of a hydrogen producing bacterium to thereby recover hydrogen. Further, a fermentation liquid occurring after the hydrogen fermentation is subjected to methane fermentation with the use of a methane bacterium to thereby recover methane. In this instance, at least an organic acid is contained in the fermentation liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2005
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Inventors: Fumiaki Taguchi, Yasunori Sugai, Yasuhiro Kudo, Rika Tsurumi, Sachie Ishihara
  • Microorganisms useful for hydrogen gas production
    Patent number: 5350692
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing hydrogen gas on an industrial scale by culturing the microorganism Clostridium beijerinckii Ferm BP-3592 or the anaerobic asporogenic bacterium strain Ferm BP-3593 in a medium containing glucose and/or a polysaccharide containing a glucose unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1994
    Assignee: Kajima Corporation
    Inventors: Fumiaki Taguchi, Masayoshi Morimoto, Takeshi Kyoya, Mikio Takano
  • Process for preparing hydrogen gas using microorganism
    Patent number: 5350685
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing hydrogen gas on an industrial scale by culturing the microorganism Clostridium beijerinckii Ferm BP-3592 or the anaerobic asporogenic bacterium strain Ferm BP-3593 in a medium containing glucose and/or a polysaccharide containing a glucose unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1994
    Assignee: Kajima Corporation
    Inventors: Fumiaki Taguchi, Masayoshi Morimoto, Takeshi Kyoya, Mikio Takano
  • Test method involving substance-conjugated complement component C1q
    Patent number: 5035995
    Abstract: A substance-conjugated complement component C1q is provided. A substance such as signal emitting substances or cell function regulating substances is conjugated via a sulfur atom to at least one site of the component. The site is not involved in binding immunoglobulins. A marker-labelled complement component C1q is used for measuring a complement-binding antibody, an antigen, a neutralizing antibody or a substance produced internally of and at the surface of a cell or a microorganism by measuring the marker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1991
    Assignees: Calpis Food Industry Co., Ltd., Fumiaki Taguchi
    Inventors: Fumiaki Taguchi, Isamu Mitsui, Kinichi Hara, Masaro Hayashi, Kunio Ezawa, Kenichi Fukunaga, Jun Kuranari
  • Substance-conjugated complement component C1q
    Patent number: 4882423
    Abstract: A substance-conjugated complement component Clq is provided. A substance such as signal emitting substances or cell function regulating substances is conjugated via a sulfur atom to at least one site of the component. The site is not involved in binding immunoglobulins. A marker-labelled complement component Clq is used for measuring a complement-binding antibody, an antigen, a neutralizing antibody or a substance produced internally of and at the surface of a cell or a microorganism by measuring the marker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1989
    Assignees: Calpis Food Industry, Fumiaki Taguchi
    Inventors: Fumiaki Taguchi, Isamu Mitsui, Kinichi Hara, Masaro Hayashi, Kunio Ezawa, Kenichi Fukunaga, Jun Kuranari
  • Method for enhancing production of interferon
    Patent number: 4486407
    Abstract: Interferon production, in vivo and in vitro, is enhanced by adding to the interferon production system, a chelating compound such as N-acetic acid derivatives of ammonia or polyamines. In one embodiment, a known interferon inducer is also utilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1984
    Inventor: Fumiaki Taguchi