Patents by Inventor Fuminobu Yoshimi

Fuminobu Yoshimi 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).

  • Isopropyl alcohol-producing bacterium and method of producing isopropyl alcohol using the same
    Patent number: 9074226
    Abstract: The invention provides: an isopropyl alcohol-producing bacterium which has an acetoacetate decarboxylase activity, an isopropyl alcohol dehydrogenase activity, a CoA transferase activity and a thiolase activity having been imparted thereto and is capable of producing isopropyl alcohol from a plant-derived material; a method of producing isopropyl alcohol whereby isopropyl alcohol is produced from a plant-derived material by using this isopropyl alcohol-producing bacterium; and an apparatus therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Nozomi Takebayashi, Mitsufumi Wada, Daisuke Mochizuki, Fuminobu Yoshimi, Seiichi Watanabe, Hitoshi Takahashi, Takashi Morishige
  • ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL- PRODUCING BACTERIUM AND METHOD OF PRODUCING ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20100311135
    Abstract: The invention provides: an isopropyl alcohol-producing bacterium which has an acetoacetate decarboxylase activity, an isopropyl alcohol dehydrogenase activity, a CoA transferase activity and a thiolase activity having been imparted thereto and is capable of producing isopropyl alcohol from a plant-derived material; a method of producing isopropyl alcohol whereby isopropyl alcohol is produced from a plant-derived material by using this isopropyl alcohol-producing bacterium; and an apparatus therefor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2008
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Nozomi Takebayashi, Mitsufumi Wada, Daisuke Mochizuki, Fuminobu Yoshimi, Seiichi Watanabe, Hitoshi Takahashi, Takashi Morishige
  • Additive for stock feeds, stock feed containing additive, and process for preparation of additive
    Patent number: 4971815
    Abstract: An additive for stock feeds containing decomposition products of chicory roots in which the total content of polysaccharides and inulooligosaccharides of tri- and higher saccharides obtained by decomposing the chicory roots is 40% by weight or more of the total solids content and is 80% by weight or more of the total saccharides. The stock feed preferably contains 0.1 to 10% by weight of the additive. The additive is prepared by a process which comprises the steps of chopping and then heating/drying chicory roots in order to form chicory flakes, and grinding the chicory flakes, or by a process which comprises the step of enzymatically decomposing the chicory roots without an extraction step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1990
    Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Tamatani, Kazuo Takahashi, Kazuo Sato, Kiyoshi Mizushima, Fuminobu Yoshimi, Sohei Morita
  • Additive for stock feeds, stock feed containing additive, and process for preparation of additive
    Patent number: 4865852
    Abstract: An additive for stock feeds containing decomposition products of chicory roots in which the total content of polysaccharides and inulooligosaccharides of tri- and higher saccharides obtained by decomposing the chicory roots is 40% by weight or more of the total solids content and is 80% by weight or more of the total saccharides. The stock feed preferably contains 0.1 to 10% by weight of the additive. The additive is prepared by a process which comprises the steps of chopping and then heating/drying chicory roots in order to form chicory flakes, and grinding the chicory flakes, or by a process which comprises the step of enzymatically decomposing the chicory roots without an extraction step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1989
    Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Tamatani, Kazuo Takahashi, Kazuo Sato, Kiyoshi Mizushima, Fuminobu Yoshimi, Sohei Morita