Patents by Inventor Mika Atsumi

Mika Atsumi 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).

  • Microalga and process for producing hydrocarbon
    Patent number: 7981648
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel microalga that produces hydrocarbons available as an alternative fuel to a diesel fuel (light oil). The present invention relates to a novel microalga Pseudochoricystis ellipsoidea having the ability to produce hydrocarbons, and to a process for producing hydrocarbons, characterized by culturing a microalga belonging to the genus Pseudochoricystis or the genus Choricystis having the ability to produce hydrocarbons, and collecting the hydrocarbon from the resulting cultured product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Norihide Kurano, Hiroshi Sekiguchi, Akira Sato, Satoru Matsuda, Kyoko Adachi, Mika Atsumi
  • Novel Microalga and Process for Producing Hydrocarbon
    Publication number: 20090215140
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel microalga that produces hydrocarbons available as an alternative fuel to a diesel fuel (light oil). The present invention relates to a novel microalga Pseudochoricystis ellipsoidea having the ability to produce hydrocarbons, and to a process for producing hydrocarbons, characterized by culturing a microalga belonging to the genus Pseudochoricystis or the genus Choricystis having the ability to produce hydrocarbons, and collecting the hydrocarbon from the resulting cultured product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Norihide Kurano, Hiroshi Sekiguchi, Akira Sato, Satoru Matsuda, Kyoko Adachi, Mika Atsumi