Patents by Inventor Yasutaka Seki

Yasutaka Seki 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).

  • Agent for searching for protein crystallization conditions and method of searching for protein crystallization conditions
    Patent number: 10175183
    Abstract: An agent for searching for protein crystallization conditions, containing a water-swellable layered silicate having a fluorine atom and a hydroxyl group, wherein the fluorine atom is covalently bonded to the silicate by isomorphous substitution with the hydroxyl group. A method of searching for protein crystallization conditions, which comprises a step of mixing the agent for searching for protein crystallization conditions described above and a solution in which a protein is dissolved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignees: KUNIMINE INDUSTRIES CO., LTD., TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION
    Inventors: Keiichi Kurosaka, Munehiro Kubota, Kengo Sakaguchi, Keita Ino, Itsumi Udagawa, Kazuki Iwabata, Yoichi Takakusagi, Yasutaka Seki
  • Glucose production method and glucose produced by said method
    Patent number: 10119156
    Abstract: A glucose production method is characterized in that a cellulose raw material is decomposed using a mixture of a cellulolytic enzyme, and saliva or an activating auxiliary agent derived from biological saliva. The method achieves excellent glucose yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignees: ACTEIIVE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Kimura, Misato Imai, Hisayuki Kojima, Yoshihiro Kanai, Yasutaka Seki, Kenichi Aburai, Yukiko Kikuchi
  • GLUCOSE PRODUCTION METHOD AND GLUCOSE PRODUCED BY SAID METHOD
    Publication number: 20160090613
    Abstract: A glucose production method is characterized in that a cellulose raw material is decomposed using a mixture of a cellulolytic enzyme, and saliva or an activating auxiliary agent derived from biological saliva. The method achieves excellent glucose yield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshihiro KIMURA, Misato IMAI, Hisayuki KOJIMA, Yoshihiro KANAI, Yasutaka SEKI, Kenichi ABURAI, Yukiko KIKUCHI
  • GLUCOSE PRODUCTION METHOD AND GLUCOSE PRODUCED BY SAID METHOD
    Publication number: 20160060669
    Abstract: A glucose production method produces glucose by using excrement from living matter that is disposed as waste, without consuming food resources or agricultural resources, which can stably provide glucose at low cost without being affected by crop yields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Kenichi ABURAI, Yukiko KIKUCHI, Ryo YOSHIMOTO, Yoshihiro KANAI, Yasutaka SEKI
  • AGENT FOR SEARCHING FOR PROTEIN CRYSTALLIZATION CONDITIONS AND METHOD OF SEARCHING FOR PROTEIN CRYSTALLIZATION CONDITIONS
    Publication number: 20130344523
    Abstract: An agent for searching for protein crystallization conditions, containing a water-swellable layered silicate having a fluorine atom and a hydroxyl group, wherein the fluorine atom is covalently bonded to the silicate by isomorphous substitution with the hydroxyl group. A method of searching for protein crystallization conditions, which comprises a step of mixing the agent for searching for protein crystallization conditions described above and a solution in which a protein is dissolved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicants: TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION, KUNIMINE INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keiichi Kurosaka, Munehiro Kubota, Kengo Sakaguchi, Keita Ino, Itsumi Udagawa, Kazuki Iwabata, Yoichi Takakusagi, Yasutaka Seki