Patents by Inventor Kana MATSUMURA

Kana MATSUMURA 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 methionine
    Patent number: 10029980
    Abstract: A method for producing methionine involves contacting 2-amino-4-(methylthio)butanenitrile with water in the presence of an oxide catalyst containing cerium. The 2-amino-4-(methylthio)butanenitrile may be 2-amino-4-(methylthio)butanenitrile, produced by contacting 2-hydroxy-4-(methylthio)butanenitrile with ammonia water or 2-amino-4-(methylthio)butanenitrile, produced by contacting 3-(methylthio)propionaldehyde with hydrocyanic acid and ammonia water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventor: Kana Matsumura
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING METHIONINE
    Publication number: 20170275247
    Abstract: A method for producing methionine involves contacting 2-amino-4-(methylthio)butanenitrile with water in the presence of an oxide catalyst containing cerium. The 2-amino-4-(methylthio)butanenitrile may be 2-amino-4-(methylthio)butanenitrile, produced by contacting 2-hydroxy-4-(methylthio)butanenitrile with ammonia water or 2-amino-4-(methylthio)butanenitrile, produced by contacting 3-(methylthio)propionaldehyde with hydrocyanic acid and ammonia water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventor: Kana MATSUMURA