Patents by Inventor Riki Shiroma

Riki Shiroma 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 FOR CONVERTING LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS
    Publication number: 20120064574
    Abstract: The present invention aims to develop a pretreatment technology for performing efficient saccharification without losing carbohydrates (in particular, free carbohydrates, starch, xylan, or the like) due to solid-liquid separation and washing steps, as a pretreatment for enzymatic saccharification of a lignocellulosic biomass feedstock (including a lignocellulosic biomass feedstock containing readily degradable carbohydrates).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: Incorp Adm Agency, Nat'l Agr & Food Res Org
    Inventors: Ken Tokuyasu, Jeung-yil Park, Riki Shiroma, Muhammad Imran Al-Haq