Patents by Inventor Masami Morotomi

Masami Morotomi 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).

  • Additive for feeds and feed containing the same
    Patent number: 7736883
    Abstract: An additive for feeds is provided which is efficacious in preventing and ameliorating digestive disorders such as diarrhea occurring as the side effects of the administration of antibiotics and a feed containing same. More specifically, an additive for feeds which comprises (A) Lactobacillus equi cells and (B) cells of at least one bacterium selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus salivarius, Lactobacillus crispatus and Lactbacillus johnsonii.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yakult Honsha
    Inventors: Yukiko Kado, Masami Morotomi
  • Additive For Feeds And Feed Containing The Same
    Publication number: 20070286888
    Abstract: An additive for feeds is provided which is efficacious in preventing and ameliorating digestive disorders such as diarrhea occurring as the side effects of the administration of antibiotics and a feed containing same. More specifically, an additive for feeds which comprises (A) Lactobacillus equi cells and (B) cells of at least one bacterium selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus salivarius, Lactobacillus crispatus and Lactbacillus johnsonii.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2004
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Yakult Honsha
    Inventors: Yukiko Kado, Masami Morotomi
  • Species-specific oligonucleotides for bifidobacteria and a method of detection using the same
    Patent number: 5443951
    Abstract: Oligonucleotides which specifically hybridize to rRNAs of Bifidobacterium infantis, Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium adolescentis, Bifidobacterium breve, and Bifidobacterium longum represented by the sequences of formulae (I) to (V), respectively, or sequences complementary thereto:UAUCGGGGAGCAAGCGUGA (I)SEQ ID NO: 1UCGGAUCGGAGCCUGC (II)SEQ ID NO: 4CGCUUUUGACUGGGAGC (III)SEQ ID NO: 7UGUGUUGAGUGUACCUU (IV)SEQ ID NO: 10UAUCGGGGAGCAAGCGAGA (V)SEQ ID NO: 13and a method of species-specifically detecting species of the genus Bifidobacterium of human origin comprising using these oligonucleotides as a labeled probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1995
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yakult Honsha
    Inventors: Takaharu Yamamoto, Masami Morotomi, Ryuichiro Tanaka