Patents by Inventor Miwa AKITOMO

Miwa AKITOMO 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).

  • RNA VIRUS DETECTION METHOD
    Publication number: 20230160023
    Abstract: Provided is a method for detecting an FNA virus in a biological sample, the method comprising: (1) a step for preparing a sample solution containing a biological sample, a protease, a nucleic acid that does not become a target of nucleic acid amplification, and at least one additive selected from the group consisting of chaotropic reagents and surfactants; (2) a step for preparing a nucleic acid amplification reaction solution containing the sample solution prepared in step (1) and containing a polypeptide having reverse transcriptase activity and DMA polymerase activity or a polypeptide having reverse transcription activity and a polypeptide having DNA polymerase activity; and (3) a step for amplifying a nucleic acid of the RNA virus in the reaction solution prepared in step (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: TAKARA BIO INC.
    Inventors: Takashi UEMORI, Takehiro SAGARA, Miwa AKITOMO, Kensuke SAITO
  • Oligonucleotide preservation method
    Patent number: 11572580
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to: an oligonucleotide preservation method; and a kit comprising an oligonucleotide. The present invention provides a method for stably preserving an oligonucleotide-containing solution by adding a nucleic acid-binding protein to said oligonucleotide-containing solution in advance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: TAKARA BIO INC.
    Inventors: Miwa Akitomo, Takashi Uemori
  • DNA POLYMERASE MUTANT SUITED TO NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION FROM RNA
    Publication number: 20210222137
    Abstract: Provided are: a DNA polymerase mutant having reverse transcriptase activity, the DNA polymerase mutant including a sequence consisting of twelve specific amino acids A1-A12, wherein the DNA polymerase mutant having reverse transcriptase activity is characterized in that the A3 and/or A10 amino acid is substituted by a basic amino acid residue different from that prior to the introduction of mutation; a kit and a composition including the DNA polymerase; a method for producing the DNA polymerase; and a method for modifying an existing DNA polymerase having reverse transcriptase activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: TAKARA BIO INC.
    Inventors: Takashi UEMORI, Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Kensuke SAITO, Miwa AKITOMO
  • OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PRESERVATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20210164018
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to: an oligonucleotide preservation method; and a kit comprising an oligonucleotide. The present invention provides a method for stably preserving an oligonucleotide-containing solution by adding a nucleic acid-binding protein to said oligonucleotide-containing solution in advance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: TAKARA BIO INC.
    Inventors: Miwa AKITOMO, Takashi UEMORI