Patents by Inventor Masimichi Muto

Masimichi Muto 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).

  • MEASUREMENT METHOD FOR VIABLE CELL COUNT, AND CULTURE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20120149054
    Abstract: There are provided a method of identifying the longum species alone, such as Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum alone, and measuring the viable cell count thereof, amongst the bacterial cells to be tested which include a microorganism belonging to the genus Bifidobacterium by using a culture medium that contains L-arabinose as a sole sugar source; and also a culture medium which is useful as a selective medium for the above measurement method and which is also easy to prepare.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masimichi Muto, Fumiaki Abe, Tomoko Yaeshima