Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Kondo

Yasuhiro Kondo 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).

  • Patent number: 9580702
    Abstract: A thermostable cellobiohydrolase including a cellobiohydrolase catalytic domain, the cellobiohydrolase catalytic domain including: (A) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1; (B) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence obtained by deletion, substitution or addition of at least one amino acid of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having at least a cellobiohydrolase activity under conditions of 75° C. and pH 5.5; (C) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having at least 85% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having at least a cellobiohydrolase activity under conditions of 75° C. and pH 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiro Okuma, Asuka Yamaguchi, Migiwa Suda, Yoshitsugu Hirose, Yasuhiro Kondo, Tomohiko Kato, Daisuke Shibata
  • Publication number: 20170051264
    Abstract: A hyperthermostable endoglucanase, having an endoglucanase catalytic domain including: (A) a polypeptide including the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, (B) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid has been deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of carboxymethyl cellulose at least under conditions of 90° C. and pH 5.5, or (C) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having 80% or greater sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of carboxymethyl cellulose at least under conditions of 90° C. and pH 5.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Migiwa SUDA, Jiro OKUMA, Asuka YAMAGUCHI, Yoshitsugu HIROSE, Yasuhiro KONDO, Daisuke SHIBATA, Masaru SATO
  • Publication number: 20170051263
    Abstract: A hyperthermostable endoglucanase, having an endoglucanase catalytic domain including: (A) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1; (B) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid has been deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of carboxymethyl cellulose at least under conditions of a temperature of 110° C. and a pH of 5.5; or (C) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having at least 55% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of carboxymethyl cellulose at least under conditions of a temperature of 110° C. and a pH of 5.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Migiwa SUDA, Jiro OKUMA, Asuka YAMAGUCHI, Yoshitsugu HIROSE, Yasuhiro KONDO, Masaru SATO, Daisuke SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20170019083
    Abstract: A filter chip includes a substrate, a plurality of external terminals formed on the substrate for external connection, and a plurality of passive element forming regions provided in the regions between the plurality of external terminals in plan view when viewed along a direction normal to the surface of the substrate, the plurality of passive element forming regions including at least a resistor forming region where a resistor is formed. The resistor forming region includes a resistive conductive film formed on the substrate with one end and the other end thereof electrically connected to different ones of the external terminals, and a fuse portion integrally formed with the resistive conductive film. The fuse portion is cuttably provided to electrically connect a part of the resistive conductive film to the external terminals, or to electrically separate a part of the resistive conductive film from the external terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keisuke FUKAE, Yasuhiro KONDO, Katsuya MATSUURA, Hiroyuki OKADA, Junya YAMAGAMI
  • Patent number: 9530546
    Abstract: [Subject]To provide a chip resistor free from chipping of corner portions thereof and a method of producing the chip resistor. [Solution] The chip resistor (1) includes: a board (2) having a device formation surface (2A), a back surface (2B) opposite from the device formation surface (2A) and side surfaces (2C-2F) connecting the device formation surface (2A) to the back surface (2B), a resistor portion (56) provided on the device formation surface (2A), a first connection electrode (3) and a second connection electrode (4) provided on the device formation surface (2A) and electrically connected to the resistor portion (56), and a resin film (24) covering the device formation surface (2A) with the first connection electrode (3) and the second connection electrode (4) being exposed therefrom. Intersection portions (11) of the board (2) along which the back surface (2B) intersects the side surfaces (2C-2F) each have a rounded shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eiji Nukaga, Hiroshi Tamagawa, Yasuhiro Kondo, Katsuya Matsuura
  • Patent number: 9523108
    Abstract: A thermostable ?-xylosidase, having a ?-xylosidase catalytic domain including: (A) a polypeptide including the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, (B) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid has been deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of p-nitrophenyl-?-D-xylopyranoside at least under conditions of 105° C. and pH 5.0, or (C) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having 75% or greater sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of p-nitrophenyl-?-D-xylopyranoside at least under conditions of 105° C. and pH 5.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiro Okuma, Migiwa Suda, Asuka Yamaguchi, Yoshitsugu Hirose, Yasuhiro Kondo, Masaru Sato, Daisuke Shibata
  • Patent number: 9512414
    Abstract: A thermostable ?-glucosidase including a ?-glucosidase catalytic domain, the ?-glucosidase catalytic domain including: (A) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2; (B) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid has been deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, and having hydrolytic activity using p-nitrophenyl-?-D-glucopyranoside as a substrate at least under conditions of a temperature of 100° C. and a pH of 5.5; or (C) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having at least 80% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, and having hydrolytic activity using p-nitrophenyl-?-D-glucopyranoside as a substrate at least under conditions of a temperature of 100° C. and a pH of 5.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiro Okuma, Migiwa Suda, Asuka Yamaguchi, Yoshitsugu Hirose, Yasuhiro Kondo, Masaru Sato, Daisuke Shibata
  • Publication number: 20160340663
    Abstract: A thermostable glycoside hydrolase having a glycoside hydrolase catalytic domain including: (A) a polypeptide including the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1; (B) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid has been deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of PSA and hydrolysis activity against a substrate of CMC at least under conditions of 65° C. and pH 4.0; (C) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having 80% or greater sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of PSA and hydrolysis activity against a substrate of CMC at least under conditions of 65° C. and pH 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Migiwa SUDA, Jiro OKUMA, Asuka YAMAGUCHI, Yoshitsugu HIROSE, Yasuhiro KONDO, Masaru SATO, Daisuke SHIBATA
  • Patent number: 9484135
    Abstract: [Subject] To provide a highly-reliable and small-size chip component, e.g., a chip resistor having an accurate resistance value. [Solution] The chip resistor (10) includes: a substrate (11); a plurality of resistor elements each having a resistive film portion (20) provided on the substrate (11) and an aluminum-containing interconnection film portion (21) provided in contact with the resistive film portion (20); electrodes (12, 13) provided on the substrate (11); and a plurality of fuses (F) each having an aluminum-containing interconnection film portion integral with the aluminum-containing interconnection film portion of the resistor element and disconnectably connecting the resistor element to the electrodes (12, 13). [Effect] The resistance of the chip resistor can be adjusted at a desired resistance value by selectively disconnecting desired ones of the fuses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kondo, Hiroshi Tamagawa, Hiroki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9447396
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a method for stably accumulating a target protein in plant cells or a plant body, and a transgenic plant in which protein has accumulated, are provided. The method of the present invention is a method for accumulating protein in plant cells, comprising accumulating a target protein or a protein deficient in an N-terminal region of the target protein in vacuoles of myrosin cells present in a multiple mutant, in which myrosin cells deficient in intravacuolar protein are also present in a plant body at locations other than around vascular bundles, by expressing a gene that encodes a target protein having an intracellular membrane system localization signal on the N-terminal and a vacuole localization signal on the C-terminal in the multiple mutant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoichi Ogawa, Yasuhiro Kondo, Ikuko Nishimura, Makoto Shirakawa, Haruko Ueda, Tomoo Shimada
  • Publication number: 20160264952
    Abstract: A thermostable cellobiohydrolase, having a cellobiohydrolase catalytic domain including: (A) a polypeptide including the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, (B) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid has been deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of phosphoric acid swollen Avicel at least under conditions of 75° C. and pH 5.5, or (C) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having 75% or greater sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of phosphoric acid swollen Avicel at least under conditions of 75° C. and pH 5.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Jiro OKUMA, Migiwa SUDA, Asuka YAMAGUCHI, Yoshitsugu HIROSE, Yasuhiro KONDO, Masaru SATO, Daisuke SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20160190076
    Abstract: A chip part includes a substrate, a first electrode and a second electrode which are formed apart from each other on the substrate and a circuit network which is formed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The circuit network includes a first passive element including a first conductive member embedded in a first trench formed in the substrate and a second passive element including a second conductive member formed on the substrate outside the first trench.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuma SHIMOICHI, Yasuhiro KONDO
  • Publication number: 20160168553
    Abstract: A thermostable ?-glucosidase including a ?-glucosidase catalytic domain, the ?-glucosidase catalytic domain including: (A) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2; (B) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid has been deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, and having hydrolytic activity using p-nitrophenyl-?-D-glucopyranoside as a substrate at least under conditions of a temperature of 100° C. and a pH of 5.5; or (C) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having at least 80% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, and having hydrolytic activity using p-nitrophenyl-?-D-glucopyranoside as a substrate at least under conditions of a temperature of 100° C. and a pH of 5.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Jiro OKUMA, Migiwa SUDA, Asuka YAMAGUCHI, Yoshitsugu HIROSE, Yasuhiro KONDO, Masaru SATO, Daisuke SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20160168548
    Abstract: A thermostable ?-xylosidase, having a ?-xylosidase catalytic domain including: (A) a polypeptide including the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, (B) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid has been deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of p-nitrophenyl-?-D-xylopyranoside at least under conditions of 105° C. and pH 5.0, or (C) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having 75% or greater sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of p-nitrophenyl-?-D-xylopyranoside at least under conditions of 105° C. and pH 5.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Jiro OKUMA, Migiwa SUDA, Asuka YAMAGUCHI, Yoshitsugu HIROSE, Yasuhiro KONDO, Masaru SATO, Daisuke SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20160168549
    Abstract: A thermostable cellobiohydrolase, having a cellobiohydrolase catalytic domain including: (A) a polypeptide including the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, (B) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid has been deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of phosphoric acid swollen Avicel at least under conditions of 75° C. and pH 5, or (C) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having 60% or greater sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of phosphoric acid swollen Avicel at least under conditions of 75° C. and pH 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Jiro OKUMA, Migiwa SUDA, Asuka YAMAGUCHI, Yoshitsugu HIROSE, Yasuhiro KONDO, Masaru SATO, Daisuke SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20160122791
    Abstract: A hyperthermostable endoglucanase including an endoglucanase catalytic domain, the endoglucanase catalytic domain including: (A) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1; (B) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid is deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having hydrolytic activity using p-nitrophenyl-?-D-cellobioside as a substrate at least under conditions of a temperature of 100° C. and a pH of 5.5; or (C) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having at least 70% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having hydrolytic activity using p-nitrophenyl-?-D-cellobioside as a substrate at least under conditions of a temperature of 100° C. and a pH of 5.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Asuka YAMAGUCHI, Jiro OKUMA, Yoshitsugu HIROSE, Migiwa SUDA, Yasuhiro KONDO, Tomohiko KATO, Daisuke SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20160108385
    Abstract: A hyperthermostable endoglucanase including an endoglucanase catalytic domain, the endoglucanase catalytic domain including: (A) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 3 or SEQ ID NO: 11; (B) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid is deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 3 or SEQ ID NO: 11, and having hydrolytic activity using carboxymethyl cellulose as a substrate at least under conditions of a temperature of 110° C. and a pH of 4.0; or (C) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having at least 70% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 3 or SEQ ID NO: 11, and having hydrolytic activity using carboxymethyl cellulose as a substrate at least under conditions of a temperature of 110° C. and a pH of 4.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Migiwa SUDA, Jiro OKUMA, Yoshitsugu HIROSE, Asuka YAMAGUCHI, Yasuhiro KONDO, Tomohiko KATO, Daisuke SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20160087027
    Abstract: A compact and refined chip resistor, with which a plurality of types of required resistance values can be accommodated readily with the same design structure, was desired. The chip resistor is arranged to have a resistor network on a substrate. The resistor network includes a plurality of resistor bodies arrayed in a matrix and having an equal resistance value. A plurality of types of resistance units are respectively arranged by one or a plurality of the resistor bodies being connected electrically. The plurality of types of resistance units are connected in a predetermined mode using connection conductor films and fuse films. By selectively fusing a fuse film, a resistance unit can be electrically incorporated into the resistor network or electrically separated from the resistor network to make the resistance value of the resistor network the required resistance value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi TAMAGAWA, Yasuhiro KONDO, Yasuhiro FUWA, Hiroyuki OKADA, Eiji NUKAGA, Katsuya MATSUURA
  • Publication number: 20160076017
    Abstract: A thermostable ?-xylosidase, having a ?-xylosidase catalytic domain including: (A) a polypeptide including the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, 3 or 5, (B) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid has been deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, 3 or 5, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of p-nitrophenyl-?-D-xylopyranoside at least under conditions of 80° C. and pH 4.0, or (C) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having 80% or greater sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, 3 or 5, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of p-nitrophenyl-?-D-xylopyranoside at least under conditions of 80° C. and pH 4.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Yasuhiro KONDO, Jiro OKUMA, Yoshitsugu HIROSE, Asuka YAMAGUCHI, Migiwa SUDA, Tomohiko KATO, Daisuke SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20160076015
    Abstract: A thermostable ?-glucosidase including a ?-glucosidase catalytic domain, the ?-glucosidase catalytic domain including: (A) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1; (B) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid is deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having hydrolytic activity using p-nitrophenyl-?-D-glucopyranoside as a substrate at least under conditions of a temperature of 85° C. and a pH of 7.5; or (C) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having at least 60% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having hydrolytic activity using p-nitrophenyl-?-D-glucopyranoside as a substrate at least under conditions of a temperature of 85° C. and a pH of 7.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshitsugu HIROSE, Takahiro GUNJI, Asuka YAMAGUCHI, Migiwa SUDA, Jiro OKUMA, Yasuhiro KONDO, Tomohiko KATO, Daisuke SHIBATA