Patents by Inventor Junko Murase

Junko Murase 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).

  • Genes participating in the synthesis of fatty acid having trans-11-,cis-13-conjugated double bond and utilization thereof
    Patent number: 7402418
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to clone a gene which is involved in synthesis of fatty acid having trans-11-, cis-13-conjugated double bonds from fatty acid having a double bone at position ?12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignees: Plantech Research Institute, Incorporated Administrative Agency, National Agriculture & Bio-oriented Research Organization
    Inventors: Mari Osumi, Junko Murase, Jun Imamura
  • Genes participating in the synthesis of fatty acid having trans-11-,cis-13-conjugated double bond and utilization thereof
    Publication number: 20050108788
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to clone a gene which is involved in synthesis of fatty acid having trans-11-, cis-13-conjugated double bonds from fatty acid having a double bone at position ?12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Applicants: Plantech Research Institute, Incorporated Administrative Agency, National Agriculture & Bio-oriented Research Organization
    Inventors: Mari Osumi, Junko Murase, Jun Imamura
  • Method for increasing storage lipid content in plant seed
    Patent number: 5914449
    Abstract: In order to obtain a crop which provides an increased storage lipid content in its seed, the activity of cytosolic pyruvate kinase of a seed is substantially lowered as compared with the endogenous activity of pyruvate kinase in the plant seed. Preferably, the activity of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase is substantially lowered as compared with the endogenous activity of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase in the seed. Thus the storage lipid content in the plant seed is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1999
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Murase, Junko Murase, Mari Iwabuchi, Takahiko Hayakawa, Jun Imamura
  • Oilseed crops producing valuable seeds having altered amino acid composition and fatty acid composition
    Patent number: 5530192
    Abstract: An oilseed crop with altered amino acid composition and/or fatty acid composition is provided. The crop is prepared by introducing antisense gene of a seed storage protein into the oilseed crop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1996
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsubishi Kasei Corporation
    Inventors: Junko Murase, Jun Imamura