Patents by Inventor Junji Fujimoto

Junji Fujimoto 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 MEASURING STOOL CONSISTENCY AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING STOOL STATE USING SAME
    Publication number: 20220057311
    Abstract: For providing a method capable of physically and objectively evaluating the consistency and state of a stool, provided is a method for measuring a stool consistency with a texture analyzer provided with a probe, the probe having a shape capable of measuring a consistency of a stool in a liquid form and in a solid form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA
    Inventors: Takuya AKIYAMA, Kazunori MATSUDA, Junji FUJIMOTO
  • Method for constructing novel bacterium belonging to the genus
    Patent number: 8889120
    Abstract: A method for producing bacteria belonging to the genus Bifidobacterium having excellent viability even under various conditions with different environmental factors, novel bacteria belonging to the genus Bifidobacterium obtained by the method, and a method for detecting the bacteria are provided. By subculturing and storing bacteria belonging to the genus Bifidobacterium alternately in systems under conditions with different environmental factors, the bacteria belonging to the genus Bifidobacterium exhibiting excellent viability under all the conditions used for the alternate subculturing and storing can be produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yakult Honsha
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Sako, Mika Miura, Yasuhisa Shimakawa, Koji Miyazaki, Junji Fujimoto, Koichi Watanabe
  • METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING NOVEL BACTERIUM BELONGING TO THE GENUS BIFIDOBACTERIUM
    Publication number: 20120329059
    Abstract: A method for producing bacteria belonging to the genus Bifidobacterium having excellent viability even under various conditions with different environmental factors, novel bacteria belonging to the genus Bifidobacterium obtained by the method, and a method for detecting the bacteria are provided. By subculturing and storing bacteria belonging to the genus Bifidobacterium alternately in systems under conditions with different environmental factors, the bacteria belonging to the genus Bifidobacterium exhibiting excellent viability under all the conditions used for the alternate subculturing and storing can be produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Sako, Mika Miura, Yasuhisa Shimakawa, Koji Miyazaki, Junji Fujimoto, Koichi Watanabe
  • Estrogenic substance degradable microorganism and use thereof
    Patent number: 8163534
    Abstract: A microorganism capable of degrading an estrogenic substance contained in wastewater and the like; a method for the simple and effective degradation of an estrogenic substance contained in domestic wastewater, wastewater discharged from a livestock farm, or the like by using the microorganism; and an apparatus for achieving the degradation are provided. An estrogenic substance-degrading microorganism which belongs to the genus Pseudaminobacter, Gordonia, Nocardia, Zoogloea, Pandoraea, Cryptococcus or Trichosporon and has an ability to degrade an estrogenic substance; a method for the degration of an estrogenic substance by using the microorganism; and an apparatus for achieving the degradation are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Yakult Honsha, Japan as represented by Director-General of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management
    Inventors: Takeshi Yoshimoto, Fumiko Nagai, Junji Fujimoto, Kazumasa Kimura, Harumi Mizukoshi, Koichi Watanabe, Takashi Makino, Hiroshi Omura, Hideyuki Saino
  • ESTROGENIC SUBSTANCE DEGRADABLE MICROORGANISM AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20090029442
    Abstract: A microorganism capable of degrading an estrogenic substance contained in wastewater and the like; a method for the simple and effective degradation of an estrogenic substance contained in domestic wastewater, wastewater discharged from a livestock farm, or the like by using the microorganism; and an apparatus for achieving the degradation are provided. An estrogenic substance-degrading microorganism which belongs to the genus Pseudaminobacter, Gordonia, Nocardia, Zoogloea, Pandoraea, Cryptococcus or Trichosporon and has an ability to degrade an estrogenic substance; a method for the degration of an estrogenic substance by using the microorganism; and an apparatus for achieving the degradation are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicants: Kabushiiki Kaisha Yakult Honsha, Japan AS Repres. By DIr-Gen of the Minist. of Land
    Inventors: Takeshi Yoshimoto, Fumiko Nagai, Junji Fujimoto, Kazumasa Kimura, Harumi Mizukoshi, Koichi Watanabe, Takashi Makino, Hiroshi Omura, Hideyuki Saino
  • Nucleic acid extraction device
    Patent number: 7351378
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for extracting nucleic acid from a specimen, including traditionally difficult specimens, in preparation for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis. The apparatus includes: a shaker, a centrifugal separator, a particle supply mechanism for supplying particles of different sizes, a liquid chemical supply mechanism, a conveyance arm for transporting the specimen or tube-containing specimen, and a control means. The control means is designed to shake tubes containing large and small diameter particles and transport the tubes through a centrifuge in order to separate the nucleic acid-containing material from the remainder of the specimen and crush the material to extract the nucleic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yakult Honsha
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Osanai, Eiji Yamamoto, Katsuhiro Tomaru, Junji Fujimoto, Koichi Watanabe, Takahiro Matsuki, Yukiko Miyamoto, Ryuichiro Tanaka
  • Nucleic acid extraction device
    Publication number: 20040248130
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a nucleic acid extraction apparatus which extracts a nucleic acid from a specimen from which it has conventionally been considered difficult to extract the nucleic acid, such as feces or sludge, and thereby allows analysis in accordance with a PCR method (analysis using the polymerase chain reaction) to be performed successfully.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Osanai, Eiji Yamamoto, Katsuhiro Tomaru, Junji Fujimoto, Koichi Watanabe, Takahiro Matsuki, Yukiko Miyamoto, Ryuichiro Tanaka