Patents by Inventor Mitsuru DOUZONO

Mitsuru DOUZONO 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).

  • Plant having blue flower color and breeding method therefor
    Patent number: 11299742
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a breeding method for a plant having a blue flower color with a simpler blue color development controlling technique, without requiring complex mechanisms for blue color development that have been previously presented and techniques reproducing such mechanisms. Delphinidin-based anthocyanins, in which the both 3? and 5?-positions of the anthocyanin B-ring have been glycosylated, and flavone glycosides or flavonol glycosides as copigment are made to coexist in the cells of flower organ such as petals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Naonobu Noda, Masayoshi Nakayama, Mitsuru Douzono, Satoshi Hongo, Ryutaro Aida, Yukihisa Katsumoto
  • PLANT HAVING BLUE FLOWER COLOR AND BREEDING METHOD THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20200325486
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a breeding method for a plant having a blue flower color with a simpler blue color development controlling technique, without requiring complex mechanisms for blue color development that have been previously presented and techniques reproducing such mechanisms. Delphinidin-based anthocyanins, in which the both 3? and 5?-positions of the anthocyanin B-ring have been glycosylated, and flavone glycosides or flavonol glycosides as copigment are made to coexist in the cells of flower organ such as petals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Naonobu NODA, Masayoshi NAKAYAMA, Mitsuru DOUZONO, Satoshi HONGO, Ryutaro AIDA, Yukihisa KATSUMOTO