Patents by Inventor Kenta Kanai

Kenta Kanai 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).

  • Publication number: 20230295676
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an enzyme preparation that efficiently catalyzes the epimerization reaction with little byproducts. The present invention provides an enzyme preparation for catalyzing an epimerization reaction of a saccharide, which contains any of the proteins (a) to (c) mentioned below, and wherein the saccharide is any selected from the group consisting of glucose, mannose, talose and galactose: (a) a protein consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or 3; (b) a protein consisting of an amino acid sequence having an amino acid sequence identity of 90% or higher to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or 3, and having an activity for catalyzing an epimerization reaction of a saccharide; and (c) a protein consisting of an amino acid sequence derived from the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or 3 by substitution, insertion, deletion and/or addition of one or several amino acids, and having an activity for catalyzing an epimerization reaction of a saccharide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: NIHON SHOKUHIN KAKO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mioka KANAI, Takahisa IIZUKA, Kenta KANAI
  • Publication number: 20220398473
    Abstract: A computer system manages a data set of learning data. The computer system is configured to: generate, in a case where a plurality of pieces of input data including the value of the explanatory variable and forming a time series are received, groups by arranging a plurality of pieces of the learning data in time-series order and grouping the plurality of pieces of the learning data in predetermined time widths; execute, for each of a plurality of the groups, index calculation processing of calculating a selection index of sampling of the learning data; select the plurality of pieces of the learning data from the data set based on the selection index; learn the model by using the selected plurality of pieces of the learning data; and output a predicted value of each of the plurality of pieces of input data by using the model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenta KANAI, Masayuki MOROHASHI, Akira MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 11505789
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an enzyme having ?-1,6-glucosyl transfer activity, which can use a partially degraded starch product as a substrate and is heat resistant and suitable for industrial applications; an enzyme preparation for use in manufacturing ?-1,6-glucan, comprising the enzyme as an active ingredient; and a method for manufacturing ?-1,6-glucan using the enzyme or enzyme preparation. The present invention provides an enzyme having ?-1,6-glucosyl transfer activity, which is any one of proteins (a), (b), and (c): (a) a protein consisting of an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3; (b) a protein consisting of an amino acid sequence having at least 90% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3; and (c) a protein consisting of an amino acid sequence in which one or several amino acid(s) have been substituted, inserted, deleted and/or added in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Inventors: Haruhide Mori, Wataru Saburi, Kenta Kanai, Kenta Aizawa, Takahisa Iizuka, Noriaki Takechi, Mioka Tani
  • Publication number: 20220275413
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a protein that catalyzes an ?-1,6-glucosyl transfer reaction and can efficiently produce an ?-1,6-glucan, an enzyme preparation for producing an ?-1,6-glucan, which comprise said protein as an active ingredient, and a method for producing an ?-1,6-glucan using the enzyme preparation. The present invention provides a protein having an activity for catalyzing an ?-1,6-glucosyl transfer reaction, which is any of the proteins (a) to (c) mentioned below: (a) a protein consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3; (b) a protein consisting of an amino acid sequence having an amino acid sequence identity of 90% or higher to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3; and (c) a protein consisting of an amino acid sequence in which one or several amino acid(s) have been substituted, inserted, deleted and/or added in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: NIHON SHOKUHIN KAKO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenta KANAI, Kenta AIZAWA, Mioka KANAI, Noriaki TAKECHI, Takahisa IIZUKA
  • Publication number: 20210009977
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an enzyme having ?-1,6-glucosyl transfer activity, which can use a partially degraded starch product as a substrate and is heat resistant and suitable for industrial applications; an enzyme preparation for use in manufacturing ?-1,6-glucan, comprising the enzyme as an active ingredient; and a method for manufacturing ?-1,6-glucan using the enzyme or enzyme preparation. The present invention provides an enzyme having ?-1,6-glucosyl transfer activity, which is any one of proteins (a), (b), and (c): (a) a protein consisting of an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3; (b) a protein consisting of an amino acid sequence having at least 90% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3; and (c) a protein consisting of an amino acid sequence in which one or several amino acid(s) have been substituted, inserted, deleted and/or added in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Haruhide Mori, Wataru Saburi, Kenta Kanai, Kenta Aizawa, Takahisa Iizuka, Noriaki Takechi, Mioka Tani