Patents by Inventor Keitaro HATTORI

Keitaro HATTORI 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 thread bundle of bagworm silk thread
    Patent number: 12037708
    Abstract: Provided is a method developed for producing a thread bundle with high efficiency in terms of spun thread collection and without causing mechanical damage to a foothold silk thread spun by a bagworm onto a base material. After a bagworm is placed along with a solvent-soluble base material and allowed to spin the foothold silk thread onto the surface of the base material, the base material is dissolved with a solvent to separate the foothold silk thread therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignees: NATIONAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, KOWA COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Taiyo Yoshioka, Tsunenori Kameda, Akimune Asanuma, Keitaro Hattori, Norihiko Fukuoka
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING FIBER BUNDLE OF BAGWORM SILK
    Publication number: 20210161115
    Abstract: Provided is a method developed for producing a thread bundle with high efficiency in terms of spun thread collection and without causing mechanical damage to a foothold silk thread spun by a bagworm onto a base material. After a bagworm is placed along with a solvent-soluble base material and allowed to spin the foothold silk thread onto the surface of the base material, the base material is dissolved with a solvent to separate the foothold silk thread therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicants: National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Kowa Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Taiyo YOSHIOKA, Tsunenori KAMEDA, Akimune ASANUMA, Keitaro HATTORI, Norihiko FUKUOKA