Patents by Inventor Jitsuro KANEDA

Jitsuro KANEDA 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 for producing C4-dicarboxylic acid
    Patent number: 10787686
    Abstract: Provided is a transformed cell improved in C4 dicarboxylic acid productivity. A transformed cell containing a foreign polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2, an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 22 or an amino acid sequence having an identity of at least 80% with any of the sequences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventor: Jitsuro Kaneda
  • Method for producing C4 dicarboxylic acid
    Patent number: 10435724
    Abstract: Improvement of C4 dicarboxylic acid productivity in a host cell. A polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID No: 2 or an amino acid sequence having an identity of at least 90% with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID No: 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventor: Jitsuro Kaneda
  • Promoter
    Patent number: 10351862
    Abstract: Provided is a promoter suitable for the high expression of a gene of interest. A promoter consisting of a DNA selected from the group consisting of the following (a) to (d): (a) a DNA comprising the nucleotide sequence represented by any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 3; (b) a DNA consisting of a nucleotide sequence having at least 70% identity to the nucleotide sequence represented by any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 3 and having a promoter activity; (c) a DNA consisting of a nucleotide sequence wherein one or several of nucleotides are deleted, substituted or added in the nucleotide sequence represented by any one of SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 3 and having a promoter activity; and (d) a DNA which hybridizes with a DNA consisting of a nucleotide sequence complementary to the nucleotide sequence represented by any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 3 under stringent conditions and which has a promoter activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Jitsuro Kaneda, Yuichi Tsuboi, Fumikazu Takahashi
  • Method for Producing C4-Dicarboxylic Acid
    Publication number: 20180327791
    Abstract: Provided is a transformed cell improved in C4 dicarboxylic acid productivity. A transformed cell containing a foreign polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2, an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 22 or an amino acid sequence having an identity of at least 80% with any of the sequences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jitsuro KANEDA
  • Method for Producing C4 Dicarboxylic Acid
    Publication number: 20180291406
    Abstract: Improvement of C4 dicarboxylic acid productivity in a host cell. A polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2 or an amino acid sequence having an identity of at least 90% with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID No: 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventor: Jitsuro KANEDA
  • Novel Promoter
    Publication number: 20180223292
    Abstract: Provided is a promoter suitable for the high expression of a gene of interest. A promoter consisting of a DNA selected from the group consisting of the following (a) to (d): (a) a DNA comprising the nucleotide sequence represented by any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 3; (b) a DNA consisting of a nucleotide sequence having at least 70% identity to the nucleotide sequence represented by any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 3 and having a promoter activity; (c) a DNA consisting of a nucleotide sequence wherein one or several of nucleotides are deleted, substituted or added in the nucleotide sequence represented by any one of SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 3 and having a promoter activity; and (d) a DNA which hybridizes with a DNA consisting of a nucleotide sequence complementary to the nucleotide sequence represented by any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 3 under stringent conditions and which has a promoter activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Jitsuro KANEDA, Yuichi TSUBOI, Fumikazu TAKAHASHI