Patents by Inventor Ikuko Sugiyama

Ikuko Sugiyama 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 of treating biomass, compost, mulching material for livestock and agent for treating biomass
    Patent number: 8268608
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of treating biomass that reduces water-polluting substances, suppresses the production of malodorous gases and greenhouse gases, decreases the nitrogen content in the compost or livestock bedding thus prepared, and furthermore, easily treats nitrogen-containing biomass in a short time at high temperature. The present invention also provides compost and livestock bedding produced by the method and a biomass treating agent. The method of treating biomass includes blending, with nitrogen-containing biomass, a Geobacillus microorganism having denitrification capability and a fermentation promoter that promotes the fermentation of the nitrogen-containing biomass by the Geobacillus microorganism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignees: Menicon Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yutaka Matano, Ikuko Sugiyama, Shiori Emoto, Chikako Nakamura, Ikuo Fukumura, Masashi Takahashi
  • METHOD OF TREATING BIOMASS, COMPOST, MULCHING MATERIAL FOR LIVESTOCK AND AGENT FOR TREATING BIOMASS
    Publication number: 20090241623
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of treating biomass that reduces water-polluting substances, suppresses the production of malodorous gases and greenhouse gases, decreases the nitrogen content in the compost or livestock bedding thus prepared, and furthermore, easily treats nitrogen-containing biomass in a short time at high temperature. The present invention also provides compost and livestock bedding produced by the method and a biomass treating agent. The method of treating biomass includes blending, with nitrogen-containing biomass, a Geobacillus microorganism having denitrification capability and a fermentation promoter that promotes the fermentation of the nitrogen-containing biomass by the Geobacillus microorganism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicants: Menicon Co., Ltd, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yutaka Matano, Ikuko Sugiyama, Shiori Emoto, Chikako Nakamura, Ikuo Fukumura, Masashi Takahashi