Patents by Inventor Hiroya Yurimoto

Hiroya Yurimoto 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).

  • Method to confer formaldehyde-resistance to a plant, and a method to have a plant absorb enviromental formaldehyde
    Patent number: 7973222
    Abstract: According to this invention, by introducing genes encoding hexulose-6-phosphate synthase and 6-phosphohexulose isomerase into a plant to have the genes expressed in the chloroplast of the plant, a transgenic plant having a pathway to assimilate formaldehyde through the Calvin cycle is provided. The transgenic plant according to this invention has resistance to formaldehyde and is capable of reducing the level of environmental formaldehyde significantly. Therefore, it is assumed that the transgenic plant according to this invention can be used to purify environmental condition, by placing it in a residence or in an office.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Inventors: Katsura Izui, Limei Chen, Nobuo Kato, Yasuyoshi Sakai, Hiroya Yurimoto