Patents by Inventor Haruyo Hatanaka

Haruyo Hatanaka 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).

  • Patent number: 9540663
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a microorganism capable of maintaining its xylose fermentation ability over a long period of time. The present invention also provides a microorganism deficient in the function of expressing NAD kinase gene and/or FPS1 gene, a method for preparing the above microorganism and a method for producing ethanol using the above microorganism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventor: Haruyo Hatanaka
  • Publication number: 20140248689
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a glucose-induced inactivation/degradation-resistant transporter gene and use thereof, and more particularly, to a brewing yeast having excellent assimilation of oligosaccharides (maltose, maltotriose, etc.), an alcoholic beverage prepared using the yeast, a method of producing the alcoholic beverage, etc. More specifically, the present invention relates to a glucose-induced inactivation/degradation-resistant transporter including Mal21p, mutant Mal31p, mutant Mal61p, mutant Mtt1p, mutant Agt1p, etc., a gene encoding the transporter, a method of producing an alcoholic beverage using thereof, and so on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Haruyo HATANAKA, Fumihiko OMURA
  • Publication number: 20140162334
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a microorganism capable of maintaining its xylose fermentation ability over a long period of time. The present invention also provides a microorganism deficient in the function of expressing NAD kinase gene and/or FPS1 gene, a method for preparing the above microorganism and a method for producing ethanol using the above microorganism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventor: Haruyo Hatanaka
  • Patent number: 8735092
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a glucose-induced inactivation- or degradation-resistant transporter gene and use thereof, and more particularly, to a brewing yeast having excellent assimilation of oligosaccharides (e.g., maltose or maltotriose), an alcoholic beverage prepared using the yeast, and a method of producing the alcoholic beverage. More specifically, the present invention relates to a glucose-induced inactivation- or degradation-resistant transporter including, for example, Mal21p, mutant Mal31p, mutant Mal61p, mutant Mtt1p or mutant Agt1p, a gene encoding the transporter, and a method of producing an alcoholic beverage using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Suntory Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Haruyo Hatanaka, Fumihiko Omura
  • Patent number: 8053224
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a glucose-induced inactivation/degradation resistant transporter gene and use thereof, and more particularly to a brewery yeast having excellent assimilability of oligosaccharides (maltose, maltotriose, etc.), an alcoholic beverage produced using the yeast, and so on. In particular, the present invention relates to a glucose-induced inactivation/degradation resistant transporter such as Mal21p, etc., a gene encoding the same, a method of producing an alcoholic beverage using the same; and so on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Suntory Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Haruyo Hatanaka, Fumihiko Omura
  • Patent number: 8048667
    Abstract: The present invention relates to alpha-glucoside transporters which can promote assimilation of maltose/maltotriose contained in wort, etc., and so on. Especially in relation to glucose-induced inactivation/degradation, the present invention relates to alpha-glucoside transporters which are less susceptible to glucose-induced inactivation/degradation and can take up maltotriose like AGT1, by constructing the hybrid of AGT1 and MAL21. By using, e.g., a yeast expressing the alpha-glucoside transporter of the present invention, the fermentation rate of moromi mash containing oligosaccharides such as maltose/maltotriose can be accelerated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Suntory Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Haruyo Hatanaka, Fumihiko Omura
  • Publication number: 20110104331
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a glucose-induced inactivation/degradation-resistant transporter gene and use thereof, and more particularly, to a brewing yeast having excellent assimilation of oligosaccharides (maltose, maltotriose, etc.), an alcoholic beverage prepared using the yeast, a method of producing the alcoholic beverage, etc. More specifically, the present invention relates to a glucose-induced inactivation/degradation-resistant transporter including Mal21p, mutant Mal31p, mutant Mal61p, mutant Mtt1p, mutant Agt1p, etc., a gene encoding the transporter, a method of producing an alcoholic beverage using thereof, and so on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Haruyo Hatanaka, Fumihiko Omura
  • Publication number: 20100285173
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a glucose-induced inactivation/degradation resistant transporter gene and use thereof, and more particularly to a brewery yeast having excellent assimilability of oligosaccharides (maltose, maltotriose, etc.), an alcoholic beverage produced using the yeast, and so on. In particular, the present invention relates to a glucose-induced inactivation/degradation resistant transporter such as Mal21p, etc., a gene encoding the same, a method of producing an alcoholic beverage using the same; and so on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Haruyo Hatanaka, Fumihiko Omura
  • Publication number: 20100272855
    Abstract: The present invention relates to alpha-glucoside transporters which can promote assimilation of maltose/maltotriose contained in wort, etc., and so on. Especially in relation to glucose-induced inactivation/degradation, the present invention relates to alpha-glucoside transporters which are less susceptible to glucose-induced inactivation/degradation and can take up maltotriose like AGT1, by constructing the hybrid of AGT1 and MAL21. By using, e.g., a yeast expressing the alpha-glucoside transporter of the present invention, the fermentation rate of moromi mash containing oligosaccharides such as maltose/maltotriose can be accelerated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: SUNTORY LIMITED
    Inventors: Haruyo Hatanaka, Fumihiko Omura
  • Patent number: 6066484
    Abstract: Novel purine nucleosidase derived from Ochrobactrum anthropi microorganisms, a gene system coding therefor, uses therefor and particularly its use in the production of beer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
    Assignee: Suntory Limited
    Inventors: Haruyo Hatanaka, Toshihiko Ashikari, Jun Ogawa, Sakayu Shimizu
  • Patent number: 6013288
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing beer having a reduced content of purine compounds by using wort having a reduced content of purine nucleosides as a result of decomposing purine nucleosides into purine bases by using nucleoside phosphorylase or nucleosidase, or decomposing purine nucleosides into purine bases during fermentation and having the purine bases metabolized by yeast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignee: Suntory Limited
    Inventors: Yuji Shibano, Hideko Yomo, Takehiro Matsumoto, Hirofumi Koda, Yoshihide Suwa, Teruo Amachi, Haruyo Hatanaka, Sakayu Shimizu
  • Patent number: 5750372
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an expression vector which is induced by methanol and/or glycerol utilizing an alcohol oxidase gene of a methylotrophic yeast; a recombinant methylotrophic yeast containing said vector and capable of accumulating a significantly high amount of an expression product of a heterologous gene; and a method for producing useful products utilizing said recombinant.The expression vector is constructed by utilizing the promoter and terminator of an alcohol oxidase gene of methylotrophic yeast. Further, a significantly high amount of adenylate kinase, cytochrome C552 or peroxidase is produced by using said expression vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Assignee: Suntory Limited
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Sakai, Yoshiki Tani, Yuji Shibano, Hiroto Kondo, Haruyo Hatanaka
  • Patent number: 5286638
    Abstract: A peroxidase gene derived from Arthromyse ramosus and its cloning and expression in E. coli and yeast is disclosed. The peroxidase encoded by this gene is not-specific and does not contain isozymes and hence is suitable as a diagnostic reagent or as a marker enzyme in enzyme innunoassays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 15, 1994
    Assignee: Suntory Limited of 1-40, Dojimahama
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Tanaka, Toshihiko Ashikari, Haruyo Hatanaka, Yuji Shibano, Teruo Amachi, Toru Nakayama, Motoo Sumida