Patents by Inventor Mai NAKA

Mai NAKA 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).

  • MICROORGANISM PRODUCING EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID
    Publication number: 20230235271
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a microorganism that efficiently produces EPA and a method for producing EPA using the microorganism. The present invention relates to a microorganism having an ability to produce docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), wherein the microorganism contains a protein composed of an amino acid sequence in which at least one of the amino acid residues at positions 6, 65, 230, 231, and 275 in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2 has been substituted with another amino acid residue (mutated OrfB), and is capable of producing eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: KYOWA HAKKO BIO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tohru DAIRI, Yasuharu SATOH, Shohei HAYASHI, Mai NAKA, Tetsuro UJIHARA
  • Microorganism producing eicosapentaenoic acid and method for producing eicosapentaenoic acid
    Patent number: 11613728
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a microorganism that efficiently produces EPA and a method for producing EPA using the microorganism. The present invention relates to a microorganism having an ability to produce docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), wherein the microorganism contains a protein composed of an amino acid sequence in which at least one of the amino acid residues at positions 6, 65, 230, 231, and 275 in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2 has been substituted with another amino acid residue (mutated OrfB), and is capable of producing eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: KYOWA HAKKO BIO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tohru Dairi, Yasuharu Satoh, Shohei Hayashi, Mai Naka, Tetsuro Ujihara
  • MICROORGANISM PRODUCING EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID
    Publication number: 20210309960
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a microorganism that efficiently produces EPA and a method for producing EPA using the microorganism. The present invention relates to a microorganism having an ability to produce docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), wherein the microorganism contains a protein composed of an amino acid sequence in which at least one of the amino acid residues at positions 6, 65, 230, 231, and 275 in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2 has been substituted with another amino acid residue (mutated OrfB), and is capable of producing eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: KYOWA HAKKO BIO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tohru DAIRI, Yasuharu SATOH, Shohei HAYASHI, Mai NAKA, Tetsuro UJIHARA