Patents by Inventor Kunihiko Shono

Kunihiko Shono 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 of producing brassinosteroids
    Patent number: 5084388
    Abstract: A method of producing a brassinosteroid is disclosed, wherein crown gall cells capable of producing the brassinosteroid are cultured in a culture medium in the presence of a cultivation aid selected from auxins, sterols, squalene, casamino acid and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1992
    Assignees: Somar Corporation and The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
    Inventors: Hiroshi Saimoto, Masako Otsuka, Mifumi Yamamoto, Masao Kawashima, Shozo Fujioka, Akira Sakurai, Takao Yokota, Kunihiko Shono