Patents by Inventor Kiyokazu Nikaido

Kiyokazu Nikaido 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).

  • Secretion signal gene and expression vector containing it
    Patent number: 5919654
    Abstract: A secretion signal gene having a base sequence encoding a polypeptide functional as a secretion signal in fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe (hereinafter referred to as S. pombe), an expression vector having the gene and a foreign protein structural gene, a multicloning vector for construction of the expression vector which has the secretion signal gene, and efficient secretory production of the foreign protein structural gene product by S. pombe and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuko Hama, Hideki Tohda, Hiroko Tsukamoto, Kiyokazu Nikaido, Hiromichi Kumagai