Patents by Inventor Mitsuru Momma

Mitsuru Momma 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).

  • Fluorescent protein and gene encoding the same
    Patent number: 8043850
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel fluorescent protein the wavelength of the maximum of the fluorescence of which exists in a wavelength side longer than 510 nm, and which exhibits yellow fluorescence or yellowish green fluorescence and can be expressed in a heterogeneous cell, and a gene encoding the same, wherein the fluorescent protein has an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1 and it is a fluorescent protein derived from a copepod taxonomically classified to Chiridius Poppei.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignees: NEC Soft, Ltd., National Institute of Agrobiochemical Science
    Inventors: Frederick I. Tsuji, Hiroshi Mizuno, Kenji Takase, Mitsuru Momma, Zui Fujimoto, Toshiyuki Wako, Yasuhiro Takenaka, Noboru Nakura, Hiromi Takenaka
  • NOVEL FLUORESCENT PROTEIN AND GENE ENCODING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20090123969
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel fluorescent protein the wavelength of the maximum of the fluorescence of which exists in a wavelength side longer than 510 nm, and which exhibits yellow fluorescence or yellowish green fluorescence and can be expressed in a heterogeneous cell, and a gene encoding the same, wherein the fluorescent protein has an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1 and it is a fluorescent protein derived from a copepod taxonomically classified to Chiridius Poppei.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicants: NEC SOFT LTD., NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOCHEMICAL SCIENCE
    Inventors: Frederick I. Tsuji, Hiroshi Mizuno, Kenji Takase, Mitsuru Momma, Zui Fujimoto, Toshiyuki Wako, Yasuhiro Takenaka, Noboru Nakura, Hiromi Takenaka
  • Fluorescent protein and gene encoding the same
    Patent number: 7442768
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel fluorescent protein the wavelength of the maximum of the fluorescence of which exists in a wavelength side longer than 510 nm, and which exhibits yellow fluorescence or yellowish green fluorescence and can be expressed in a heterogeneous cell, and a gene encoding the same, wherein the fluorescent protein has an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:1and it is a fluorescent protein derived from a copepod taxonomically classified to Chiridius Poppei.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignees: NEC Soft, Ltd., National Institute of Agrobiochemical Science
    Inventors: Frederick I. Tsuji, Hiroshi Mizuno, Kenji Takase, Mitsuru Momma, Zui Fujimoto, Toshiyuki Wako, Yasuhiro Takenaka, Noboru Nakura, Hiromi Takenaka
  • Novel fluorescent protein and gene encoding the same
    Publication number: 20050221338
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel fluorescent protein the wavelength of the maximum of the fluorescence of which exists in a wavelength side longer than 510 nm, and which exhibits yellow fluorescence or yellowish green fluorescence and can be expressed in a heterogeneous cell, and a gene encoding the same, wherein the fluorescent protein has an amino acid sequence: MTTFKIESRI HGNLNGEKFE LVGGGVGEEG RLEIEMKTKD KPLAFSPFLL SHCMGYGFYH 60 FASFPKGTKN IYLHAATNGG YTNTRKEIYE DGGILEVNFR YTYEFNKIIG DVECIGHGFP 120 SQSPIFKDTI VKSCPTVDLM LPMSGNIIAS SYARAFQLKD GSFYTAEVKN NIDFKNPIHE 180 SFSKSGPMFT HRRVEETHTK ENLAMVEYQQ VFNSAPRDM 219 and it is a fluorescent protein derived from a copepod taxonomically classified to Chiridius Poppei.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Frederick Tsuji, Hiroshi Mizuno, Kenji Takase, Mitsuru Momma, Zui Fujimoto, Toshiyuki Wako, Yasuhiro Takenaka, Noboru Nakura, Hiromi Takenaka