Patents by Inventor Michiko YANO

Michiko YANO 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).

  • PREPARATION METHOD FOR NUCLEIC ACID SAMPLE DERIVED FROM SKIN STRATUM CORNEUM
    Publication number: 20240117433
    Abstract: A method for preparing a nucleic acid sample derived from skin stratum corneum includes: extracting nucleic acid from stratum corneum collected from a skin surface to prepare a water-soluble alcohol aqueous solution containing the nucleic acid; contacting the nucleic acid in the water-soluble alcohol aqueous solution with a solid-phase material to separate the nucleic acid; and amplifying, or reverse-transcribing and amplifying, the separated nucleic acid in the presence of single-stranded nucleic acid-binding protein to prepare a nucleic acid sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayoshi INOUE, Michiko YANO
  • Cognitive Function Improvement Agent
    Publication number: 20200397840
    Abstract: To provide an agent for improving a cognitive function effective for improving a cognitive function such as memory and learning ability. An agent for improving a cognitive function, comprising mannitol/a squeeze or as extract of Agaricus bisporus as an active ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Fumiaki OKAHARA, Yoshitaka KOGA, Michiko YANO, Keiko ISHIDA, Takuya MORI, Koichi MISAWA