Patents by Inventor Ken-ichiro Morio

Ken-ichiro Morio 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).

  • Patent number: 10189007
    Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a method for easily and efficiently producing cellulose beads which have pore shape suitable for an adsorbent and of which adsorption performance is excellent without using highly toxic and highly corrosive auxiliary raw material and without industrially disadvantageous cumbersome step. The method for producing porous cellulose beads according to the present invention is characterized in comprising (a) the step of preparing a fine cellulose dispersion by mixing a low temperature alkaline aqueous solution and cellulose, (b) the step of preparing a mixed liquid by adding a crosslinking agent to the fine cellulose dispersion, (c) the step of preparing an emulsion by dispersing the mixed liquid in a dispersion medium, (d) the step of contacting the emulsion with a coagulating solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Asuka Hayashi, Yoshikazu Kawai, Ken-ichiro Morio
  • Patent number: 10040053
    Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide to a method for easily producing high-performance porous cellulose beads having high mechanical strength. Also, the objective of the present invention is to provide an adsorbent produced from the high-performance porous cellulose beads. According to the present invention, high-performance porous cellulose beads can be easily produced from porous cellulose beads, and an adsorbent having high strength and high adsorption amount can be easily produced from the high-performance porous cellulose beads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kento Kanaya, Yoshikazu Kawai, Takahiro Okubo, Ken-ichiro Morio
  • Publication number: 20160251394
    Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide to a method for easily producing high-performance porous cellulose beads having high mechanical strength. Also, the objective of the present invention is to provide an adsorbent produced from the high-performance porous cellulose beads. According to the present invention, high-performance porous cellulose beads can be easily produced from porous cellulose beads, and an adsorbent having high strength and high adsorption amount can be easily produced from the high-performance porous cellulose beads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kento KANAYA, Yoshikazu KAWAI, Takahiro OKUBO, Ken-ichiro MORIO
  • Publication number: 20160243521
    Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a method for easily and efficiently producing cellulose beads which have pore shape suitable for an adsorbent and of which adsorption performance is excellent without using highly toxic and highly corrosive auxiliary raw material and without industrially disadvantageous cumbersome step. The method for producing porous cellulose beads according to the present invention is characterized in comprising (a) the step of preparing a fine cellulose dispersion by mixing a low temperature alkaline aqueous solution and cellulose, (b) the step of preparing a mixed liquid by adding a crosslinking agent to the fine cellulose dispersion, (c) the step of preparing an emulsion by dispersing the mixed liquid in a dispersion medium, (d) the step of contacting the emulsion with a coagulating solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Asuka HAYASHI, Yoshikazu KAWAI, Ken-ichiro MORIO
  • Patent number: 9346850
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a method of producing a peptide, characterized in contacting a reaction mixture with a base after a condensation reaction to hydrolyze while a basic condition is maintained until a ratio of a remaining unreacted active ester of an acid component is decreased to 1% or less in a liquid phase peptide synthesis method. According to the invention, a target peptide of high purity can be simply and efficiently produced by a continuous liquid phase synthesis method. Further, the present invention is related to a method of producing a peptide, characterized in using an amide-type solvent immiscible with water in a liquid phase peptide synthesis method. According to the invention, various peptides can be produced by the liquid phase synthesis method without being restricted by the amino acid sequence of the target peptide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Murao, Ken-ichiro Morio, Masaru Mitsuda
  • Publication number: 20150297820
    Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to obtain an adsorbent having high adsorption capacity and high strength comprising porous cellulose beads obtained without using an auxiliary material which is highly toxic and corrosive and without a cumbersome and industrially adverse step. The present invention is characterized by immobilizing a ligand onto porous cellulose beads obtained by mixing a cold alkaline aqueous solution and cellulose powder as a raw material to prepare a cellulose dispersion and bringing the cellulose dispersion into contact with a coagulating solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshikazu KAWAI, Ken-ichiro MORIO, Fuminori KONIKE, Kana WATANABE, Yasuyuki SUZUKI, Masaru HIRANO
  • Publication number: 20140288268
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a method of producing a peptide, characterized in contacting a reaction mixture with a base after a condensation reaction to hydrolyze while a basic condition is maintained until a ratio of a remaining unreacted active ester of an acid component is decreased to 1% or less in a liquid phase peptide synthesis method. According to the invention, a target peptide of high purity can be simply and efficiently produced by a continuous liquid phase synthesis method. Further, the present invention is related to a method of producing a peptide, characterized in using an amide-type solvent immiscible with water in a liquid phase peptide synthesis method. According to the invention, various peptides can be produced by the liquid phase synthesis method without being restricted by the amino acid sequence of the target peptide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi MURAO, Ken-ichiro MORIO, Masaru MITSUDA
  • Patent number: 8716439
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a method of producing a peptide, characterized in contacting a reaction mixture with a base after a condensation reaction to hydrolyze while a basic condition is maintained until a ratio of a remaining unreacted active ester of an acid component is decreased to 1% or less in a liquid phase peptide synthesis method. According to the invention, a target peptide of high purity can be simply and efficiently produced by a continuous liquid phase synthesis method. Further, the present invention is related to a method of producing a peptide, characterized in using an amide-type solvent immiscible with water in a liquid phase peptide synthesis method. According to the invention, various peptides can be produced by the liquid phase synthesis method without being restricted by the amino acid sequence of the target peptide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Murao, Ken-ichiro Morio, Masaru Mitsuda
  • Publication number: 20130172538
    Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a method for easily producing a porous cellulose particle which can be used as an adsorbent for various substances in a safe manner without using a highly toxic solvent such as a calcium thiocyanate solution. In addition, the objective of the present invention is to provide a porous particle produced by the production method, an adsorbent which contains the porous particle and by which a highly pure protein can be efficiently purified in a safe manner, and a method for purifying a protein by using the adsorbent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Masaru Hirano, Yasuyuki Suzuki, Kento Kanaya, Akihisa Kanda, Takuma Suzuki, Yoshikazu Kawai, Ken-Ichiro Morio
  • Publication number: 20090069538
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a method of producing a peptide, characterized in contacting a reaction mixture with a base after a condensation reaction to hydrolyze while a basic condition is maintained until a ratio of a remaining unreacted active ester of an acid component is decreased to 1% or less in a liquid phase peptide synthesis method. According to the invention, a target peptide of high purity can be simply and efficiently produced by a continuous liquid phase synthesis method. Further, the present invention is related to a method of producing a peptide, characterized in using an amide-type solvent immiscible with water in a liquid phase peptide synthesis method. According to the invention, various peptides can be produced by the liquid phase synthesis method without being restricted by the amino acid sequence of the target peptide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventors: Hiroshi Murao, Ken-ichiro Morio, Masaru Mitsuda