Patents by Inventor Fumihiko Ohmura

Fumihiko Ohmura 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 Encoding Cell Wall Mannoprotein and use Thererof
    Publication number: 20090274794
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a brewer's yeast which produces alcoholic beverages having an ability for reducing the haze level, alcoholic beverages produced using such a yeast, and a method of producing such alcoholic beverages. More specifically, the present invention relates to a yeast which can reduce the level of haze in the product by increasing the level of expression of ScCWP2 gene encoding cell wall mannoprotein Cwp2p in brewer's yeast, or non-ScCWP2 gene characteristic to beer yeast, and to a method of producing alcoholic beverages using such a yeast.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: SUNTORY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Nakao, Yukiko Kodama, Tomoko Shimonaga, Fumihiko Ohmura