Patents by Inventor Kaori Ikawa

Kaori Ikawa 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).

  • Mutant &agr;-amylases
    Patent number: 6486113
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mutant &agr;-amylase having an amino acid sequence obtained by making deletion or replacement by another arbitrary amino acid residue of at least a methionine residue at the 202-position or a position homologous thereto among amino acid residues set forth in SEQ ID NO:1, which constitute a liquefying alkaline &agr;-amylase, a gene thereof, and a detergent composition comprising the mutant &agr;-amylase. The mutant &agr;-amylase has the optimum pH in an alkaline range, an excellent &agr;-amylase activity, and high and lasting resistance to oxidizing agents, and is hence particularly useful as a component of detergent compositions containing a bleaching agent and an oxidizing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Yuji Hatada, Kaori Ikawa, Susumu Ito, Kazuaki Igarashi, Hiroshi Hagihara, Yasuhiro Hayashi, Hiroyuki Araki, Katsuya Ozaki