Patents by Inventor Atsunori Fukuda

Atsunori Fukuda 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).

  • Gene coding for acetolactate synthase
    Patent number: 8030547
    Abstract: Disclosed is a gene coding for a protein (a) or (b) showing a high level of resistance to PC herbicides or sulfonylurea herbicides. The protein (a) consists of an amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOS: 2, 4, 6 and 8, and the protein (b) consists of an amino acid sequence derived from the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOS: 2, 4, 6 and 8 by substitution, deletion or addition of at least one or more amino acids, has resistance to a pyrimidinyl carboxy herbicide, and has acetolactate synthase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignees: Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., National Institute of Agrobiolgical Sciences
    Inventors: Koichiro Kaku, Tsutomu Shimizu, Kiyoshi Kawai, Kozo Nagayama, Atsunori Fukuda, Yoshiyuki Tanaka
  • GENE CODING FOR ACETOLACTATE SYNTHASE
    Publication number: 20090300803
    Abstract: The present invention provides a gene coding for the following protein (a) or (b) showing a high level of resistance to PC herbicides or sulfonylurea herbicides: (a) a protein which consists of an amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOS: 2, 4, 6 and 8; (b) a protein which consists of an amino acid sequence derived from the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOS: 2, 4, 6 and 8 by substitution, deletion or addition of at least one or more amino acids, has resistance to a pyrimidinyl carboxy herbicide, and has acetolactate synthase activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: KOICHIRO KAKU, TSUTOMU SHIMIZU, KIYOSHI KAWAI, KOZO NAGAYAMA, ATSUNORI FUKUDA, YOSHIYUKI TANAKA
  • Sodium/proton antiporter gene
    Patent number: 7326827
    Abstract: The present inventors successfully cloned the rice Na+/H+ antiporter gene. It is possible to produce salt tolerant plants by using the isolated gene, or genes with equivalent functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences
    Inventors: Atsunori Fukuda, Yoshiyuki Tanaka
  • Gene encoding acetolactate synthase
    Patent number: 7119256
    Abstract: The present invention provides a gene encoding ALS protein which shows a extremely high level of resistance to pyrimidinyl carboxy herbicides. The gene of the present invention encodes an acetolactate synthase protein, for instance, according to SEQ ID NO:1, where the acetolactate synthase protein has resistance to a pyrimidinyl carboxy herbicide and has acetolactate synthase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignees: Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences
    Inventors: Tsutomu Shimizu, Ishizue Nakayama, Kozo Nagayama, Atsunori Fukuda, Yoshiyuki Tanaka, Koichiro Kaku
  • Genes encoding acetolactate synthase
    Publication number: 20050283855
    Abstract: The present invention provides a gene coding for the following protein (a) or (b) showing a high level of resistance to PC herbicides or sulfonylurea herbicides: (a) a protein which consists of an amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOS: 2, 4, 6 and 8; (b) a protein which consists of an amino acid sequence derived from the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOS: 2, 4, 6 and 8 by substitution, deletion or addition of at least one or more amino acids, has resistance to a pyrimidinyl carboxy herbicide, and has acetolactate synthase activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventors: Koichiro Kaku, Tsutomu Shimizu, Kiyoshi Kawai, Kozo Nagayama, Atsunori Fukuda, Yoshiyuki Tanaka
  • Sodium/proton antiporter gene
    Patent number: 6861574
    Abstract: The present inventors successfully cloned the rice Na+/H+ antiporter gene. It is possible to produce salt tolerant plants by using the isolated gene, or genes with equivalent functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences
    Inventors: Atsunori Fukuda, Yoshiyuki Tanaka
  • Sodium/proton antiporter gene
    Publication number: 20050032112
    Abstract: The present inventors successfully cloned the rice Na+/H+ antiporter gene. It is possible to produce salt tolerant plants by using the isolated gene, or genes with equivalent functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: Atsunori Fukuda, Yoshiyuki Tanaka
  • Gene encoding acetolactatic acid synthase gene
    Publication number: 20040088753
    Abstract: The present invention provides a gene encoding ALS protein which shows extremely high level of resistance to PC herbicides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Tsutomu Shimizu, Ishizue Nakayama, Kozo Nagayama, Atsunori Fukuda, Yoshiyuki Tanaka, Koichiro Kaku
  • Sodium/proton antiporter gene
    Publication number: 20020083487
    Abstract: The present inventors successfully cloned the rice Na+/H+ antiporter gene. It is possible to produce salt tolerant plants by using the isolated gene or genes with equivalent functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Atsunori Fukuda, Yoshiyuki Tanaka