Patents by Inventor Manabu Arioka

Manabu Arioka 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).

  • Polynucleotide encoding a cellulase enzyme and method for producing the enzyme
    Patent number: 8383798
    Abstract: This invention provides: DNA encoding cellulase enzymes from intestinal symbiotic protists of the insects of Reticulitermes speratus, Hodotermopsis sjostedti, Neotermes koshunensis, Mastotermes darwiniensis, and Cryptocercidae, comprising the nucleotide sequences as shown in SEQ ID NOS:1 to 140; an expression system for the DNA; and a method for producing the cellulase enzymes using the expression system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignees: Riken, The University of Tokyo
    Inventors: Shigeharu Moriya, Toshiaki Kudo, Tetsushi Inoue, Nemuri Todaka, Katsuhiko Kitamoto, Manabu Arioka, Junichi Maruyama
  • CELLULASE ENZYME AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20100221807
    Abstract: This invention provides a cellulase enzyme derived from intestinal symbiotic protists of insects selected from the group consisting of Reticulitermes speratus, Hodotermopsis sjostedti, Neotermes koshunensis, Mastotermes darwiniensis, and Cryptocercidae and comprising an amino acid sequence encoded by a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of the nucleotide sequences as shown in SEQ ID NOS:1 to 140 and nucleotide sequences having 90% or higher identity therewith, a mixture of two or more said enzymes, a processed matter of said enzyme or mixture, DNA encoding said enzyme and an expression system thereof, and a method for producing said enzyme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicants: RIKEN, The University of Tokyo
    Inventors: Shigeharu Moriya, Toshiaki Kudo, Tetsushi Inoue, Nemuri Todaka, Katsuhiko Kitamoto, Manabu Arioka, Manabu Arioka, Junichi Maruyama
  • Koji mold-origin phospholipase A
    Patent number: 7763444
    Abstract: It is intended to provide koji mold-origin phospholipase A2 and a DNA encoding it. Namely, phospholipase A2 comprising the following protein (a) or (b): (a) a protein having an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2; and (b) a protein having an amino acid sequence derived from an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2 by a partial modification and serving as phospholipase A2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignees: National Institute of Technology and Evaluation, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, National Research Institute of Brewing
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kitamoto, Manabu Arioka, Shotaro Yamaguchi, Masayuki Machida, Keietsu Abe, Katsuya Gomi, Kiyoshi Asai, Motoaki Sano, Taishin Kin, Hideki Nagasaki, Akira Hosoyama, Osamu Akita, Naotake Ogasawara, Satoru Kuhara
  • KOJI MOLD-ORIGIN PHOSPHOLIPASE A2
    Publication number: 20090263888
    Abstract: It is intended to provide koji mold-origin phospholipase A2 and a DNA encoding it. Namely, phospholipase A2 comprising the following protein (a) or (b): (a) a protein having an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2; and (b) a protein having an amino acid sequence derived from an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2 by a partial modification and serving as phospholipase A2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicants: National Institute of Technology and Evaluation, Natinal Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, National Research Institute of Brewing
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kitamoto, Manabu Arioka, Shotaro Yamaguchi, Masayuki Machida, Keietsu Abe, Katsuya Gomi, Kiyoshi Asai, Motoaki Sano, Taishin Kin, Hideki Nagasaki, Akira Hosoyama, Osamu Akita, Naotake Ogasawara, Satoru Kuhara
  • Koji mold-origin phospholipase a2
    Publication number: 20070004003
    Abstract: It is intended to provide koji mold-origin phospholipase A2 and a DNA encoding it. Namely, phospholipase A2 comprising the following protein (a) or (b): (a) a protein having an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2; and (b) a protein having an amino acid sequence derived from an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2 by a partial modification and serving as phospholipase A2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2004
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicants: National Institute of Technology and Evaluation, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, National Research Institute Brewing
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kitamoto, Manabu Arioka, Shotaro Yamaguchi, Masayuki Machida, Keletsu Abe, Katsuya Gomi, Kiyoshi Asai, Motoaki Sano, Taishin Kin, Hideki Nagasaki, Akira Hosoyama, Osamu Akita, Naotake Ogasawara, Satoru Kuhara