Patents by Inventor Kumiko HIRANO

Kumiko HIRANO 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).

  • Method for producing acetylated sphingoid base
    Patent number: 10066249
    Abstract: Provided is a means for producing an acetylated sphingoid base using modified microorganism in the genus Starmerella, particularly Starmerella bombicola. A method for producing an acetylated sphingoid base comprising culturing a microorganism in the genus Starmerella to which a xenogeneic gene encoding a polypeptide having an activity to acetylate a sphingoid base is introduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kumiko Hirano, Atsuko Hayase
  • Method for Producing Acetylated Sphingoid Base
    Publication number: 20160298150
    Abstract: Provided is a means for producing an acetylated sphingoid base using modified microorganism in the genus Starmerella, particularly Starmerella bombicola. A method for producing an acetylated sphingoid base comprising culturing a microorganism in the genus Starmerella to which a xenogeneic gene encoding a polypeptide having an activity to acetylate a sphingoid base is introduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Kumiko HIRANO, Atsuko HAYASE