Patents by Inventor Kenzo Tonomura

Kenzo Tonomura 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).

  • Process for culturing methanol-utilizing yeasts
    Patent number: 4229543
    Abstract: A process for culturing methanol-utilizing yeasts, wherein a methanol-utilizing yeast is cultured in a medium containing methanol as a main carbon source, using as seeds yeast cells obtained by culturing the yeast in a culture liquor containing methanol at a concentration higher than 0.1 wt. % and not more than 6 wt. %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1978
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1980
    Assignees: Agency of Industrial Science & Technology, Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenzo Tonomura, Teizi Urakami