Patents by Inventor Kozue Mutaguchi

Kozue Mutaguchi 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: 9732338
    Abstract: The promoter of the present invention causes a desired gene to be highly expressed, especially in thermotolerant yeast. The promoter is located upstream of the PIR1 gene or the CTR1 gene on the Kluyveromyces marxianus chromosome and comprises a region controlling expression of the PIR1 gene or the CTR1 gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY, JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noriko Shisa, Rinji Akada, Hisashi Hoshida, Kozue Mutaguchi, Takeshi Uemura, Kenro Tokuhiro, Satoshi Katahira
  • Patent number: 9273328
    Abstract: A yeast of the genus Kluyveromyces is modified to improve the ethanol yield from xylose by attenuation of at least one gene selected from the group consisting of the ADH1 gene derived from Kluyveromyces marxianus, a gene functionally equivalent to the ADH1 gene, the ADH4 gene derived from Kluyveromyces marxianus, and a gene functionally equivalent to the ADH4 gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Noriko Shisa, Rinji Akada, Hisashi Hoshida, Takeshi Uemura, Kozue Mutaguchi, Kenro Tokuhiro, Satoshi Katahira
  • Publication number: 20150031103
    Abstract: The promoter of the present invention causes a desired gene to be highly expressed, especially in thermotolerant yeast. The promoter is located upstream of the PIR1 gene or the CTR1 gene on the Kluyveromyces marxianus chromosome and comprises a region controlling expression of the PIR1 gene or the CTR1 gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION, YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Noriko Shisa, Rinji Akada, Hisashi Hoshida, Kozue Mutaguchi, Takeshi Uemura, Kenro Tokuhiro, Satoshi Katahira
  • Publication number: 20140024097
    Abstract: A yeast of the genus Kluyveromyces is modified to improve the ethanol yield from xylose by attenuation of at least one gene selected from the group consisting of the ADH1 gene derived from Kluyveromyces marxianus, a gene functionally equivalent to the ADH1 gene, the ADH4 gene derived from Kluyveromyces marxianus, and a gene functionally equivalent to the ADH4 gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Noriko Shisa, Rinji Akada, Hisashi Hoshida, Takeshi Uemura, Kozue Mutaguchi, Kenro Tokuhiro, Satoshi Katahira