Patents by Inventor Hidemasa Kodaka

Hidemasa Kodaka 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).

  • Simple culture medium and method for preparation thereof
    Patent number: 6638755
    Abstract: A simple culture medium produced by impregnating a fibrous water-absorbent sheet with a suspension formed by suspending in an alcohol (a) an adhesive (0.01-0.4 wt. %) which is soluble in both water and alcohol, (b) a gelling agent which is soluble in water and insoluble in alcohol, and (c) a bacterial nutritive ingredient, the fibrous water-absorbent sheet having a mesh larger than the particle size of the gelling agent and being placed on a waterproof flat plate, and by drying the resultant sheet while suppressing rapid evaporation of the alcohol, to thereby cause the water-absorbent sheet to adhere onto the waterproof flat plate; and a method for producing the medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Nissui Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shingo Mizuochi, Hidemasa Kodaka, Hideaki Shibata