Patents by Inventor Manabu Sami

Manabu Sami 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).

  • Gene encoding methylated catechin synthase
    Patent number: 7879586
    Abstract: A gene encoding a methylated catechin synthase that can effectively synthesize methylated catechins having high antiallergic activity. The gene encoding a methylated catechin synthase contains at least one nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 3 and 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignees: Incorporated Administrative Agency National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Asahi Breweries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mari Yamamoto, Masanobu Kirita, Manabu Sami, Mitsuo Ikeda
  • Gene Encoding Methylated Catechin Synthase
    Publication number: 20080318272
    Abstract: A gene encoding a methylated catechin synthase that can effectively synthesize methylated catechins having high antiallergic activity. The gene encoding a methylated catechin synthase contains at least one nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 3 and 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Mari Yamamoto, Masanobu Kirita, Manabu Sami, Mitsuo Ikeda
  • Oligonucleotides and methods for determining beer spoilage ability of lactic acid bacteria
    Patent number: 5972617
    Abstract: The present invention provides oligonucleotides and a method for using same to confirm the presence or absence of a gene resistant to hop, which gene is an important factor for determining the beer-spoilage ability of lactic acid bacteria, and for rapidly assessing the likelihood for beer-spoilage by the presence or absence of lactic acid bacteria having a hop resistance gene, hopA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Asahi Breweries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Manabu Sami