Patents by Inventor Kazuya Tomimoto

Kazuya Tomimoto 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).

  • Sugar-chain modified yeast and method for producing glycoprotein using the same
    Patent number: 9017969
    Abstract: The present invention provides: genetically modified yeasts such as mutant yeasts having an ability to produce N-linked sugar chains of Man5GlcNAc2 and a decreased ability to produce O-linked sugar chains, mutant yeasts having an ability to produce N-linked sugar chains of Man5GlcNAc2 and further having an ability to produce N-linked sugar chains of GlcNAc1Man5GlcNAc2, and mutant yeasts having an increased ability to produce and secrete proteins and an ability to produce N-linked sugar chains of Man5GlcNAc2; and a method for producing glycoproteins using them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Hiroko Abe, Kazuya Tomimoto, Yasuko Fujita, Tomoko Iwaki, Yasunori Chiba, Yoshihiro Nakajima, Kenichi Nakayama, Masatoshi Kataoka, Shouki Yatsushiro, Shohei Yamamura
  • SUGAR-CHAIN MODIFIED YEAST AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING GLYCOPROTEIN USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20130171692
    Abstract: The present invention provides: genetically modified yeasts such as mutant yeasts having an ability to produce N-linked sugar chains of Man5GlcNAc2 and a decreased ability to produce O-linked sugar chains, mutant yeasts having an ability to produce N-linked sugar chains of Man5GlcNAc2 and further having an ability to produce N-linked sugar chains of GlcNAc1Man5GlcNAc2, and mutant yeasts having an increased ability to produce and secrete proteins and an ability to produce N-linked sugar chains of Man5GlcNAc2; and a method for producing glycoproteins using them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Hiroke Abe, Kazuya Tomimoto, Yasuko Fujita, Tomoko Iwaki, Yasunori Chiba, Yoshihiro Nakajima, Kenichi Nakayama, Masatoshi Kataoka, Shouki Yatsushiro, Shohei Yamamura