Patents by Inventor Akira Yutani

Akira Yutani 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).

  • Mutant strains of agrobacterium for producing .beta.-1,3-glucan
    Patent number: 5508191
    Abstract: Disclosed is a microorganism belonging to the genus Agrobacterium which is able to produce .beta.-1,3-glucan and is either deficient or defective in phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase activity. Preferred microorganisms are mutants of Agrobacterium sp. biovar I. Particularly preferred mutant strains are Agrobacterium sp. biovar I GA-27 (FERM BP-4350) and Agrobacterium sp. biovar I GA-33 (FERM BP-4351).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1996
    Assignee: Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukihiro Kanegae, Akira Yutani, Isamu Nakatsui