Patents by Inventor Monto H. Kumagai
Monto H. Kumagai 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).
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Patent number: 7843334Abstract: The present invention provides a method to advertise consumer items that are used in outdoor activities. It utilizes radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, computers, PDAs, and cell phones to link, record, and retrieve positional, personal, and historical data. The personalization and association of an object to a unique event by the consumer will lead to enhanced value of a product. Information that is stored on cell phones, PDAs, computers, and external databases are transferred as multimedia messages. The information is cataloged and organized using the unique RFID number. The subject line of the multimedia message is the RFID tag number. The system can be used to advertise recreational events and commercial items such as skis, coats, hats, shoes, shirts, pants, gloves, sunglasses, surfboards, bicycles, wetsuits, cell phones, computers, golf clubs, golf balls, fishing poles, and lures.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2007Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Inventors: Monto H. Kumagai, Philip Miller
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Publication number: 20100019482Abstract: The present invention provides a method to personalize and enhance photo documents. It utilizes radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, computers, PDAs, and cell phones to link, record, and retrieve positional, personal, and historical data. The personalization and association of a photo document to a unique event by the consumer will lead to an enhanced value of the product. Photo documents containing RFID tags are associated with personal images, movies, text, and audio files. Information that is stored on cell phones, PDAs, computers, and external databases is transferred and shared using cellular networks, email, text, and multimedia messaging. This invention describes a system to record, retrieve, and share personal experiences and event information in association with commercial products such as real estate properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2009Publication date: January 28, 2010Inventors: Monto H. Kumagai, Philip Miller
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Publication number: 20090322493Abstract: The present invention provides a method to advertise real estate, events, and consumer items. It utilizes radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, computers, PDAs, and cell phones to link, record, and retrieve positional, personal, and historical data. The personalization and association of an object to a unique event by the consumer will lead to enhanced value of a product. Information that is stored on cell phones, PDAs, computers, and external databases are transferred as multimedia messages. The information is cataloged and organized using the unique RFID number. The subject line of the multimedia message is the RFID tag number. The system can be used to advertise real estate, recreational events, and commercial items such as skis, coats, hats, shoes, shirts, pants, gloves, sun glasses, surfboards, bicycles, wetsuits, cell phones, computers, trading cards, golf clubs, golf balls, fishing poles, and lures.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2009Publication date: December 31, 2009Inventors: Monto H. Kumagai, Philip Miller
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Patent number: 7598869Abstract: The present invention provides a method to personalize and enhance the value of consumer items for use in outdoor activities. It utilizes radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, computers, PDAs, and cell phones to link, record, and retrieve positional, personal, and historical data. The personalization and association of an object to a unique event by the consumer will lead to enhanced value of the product. Information that is stored on cell phones, PDAs, computers, and external databases are transferred as multimedia messages. The information is cataloged and organized using the unique RFID number. The subject line of the multimedia message is the RFID tag number. Commercial items such as skis, coats, hats, shoes, shirts, pants, gloves, sun glasses, surfboards, bicycles, wetsuits, cell phones, computers, golf clubs, golf balls, fishing poles, and lures will be produced that contain RFID tags.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2006Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Inventors: Monto H. Kumagai, Philip Miller
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Publication number: 20090160618Abstract: The present invention provides a method to personalize and enhance the value of consumer items for use in outdoor activities. It utilizes radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, computers, PDAs, and cell phones to link, record, and retrieve positional, personal, and historical data. The personalization and association of an object to a unique event by the consumer will lead to enhanced value of the product. Information that is stored on cell phones, PDAs, computers, and external databases are transferred as multimedia messages. The information is cataloged and organized using the unique RFID number. The subject line of the multimedia message is the RFID tag number. Commercial items such as skis, coats, hats, shoes, shirts, pants, gloves, sun glasses, surfboards, bicycles, wetsuits, cell phones, computers, golf clubs, golf balls, fishing poles, and lures will be produced that contain RFID tags.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2009Publication date: June 25, 2009Inventors: Monto H. Kumagai, Philip Miller
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Patent number: 7498480Abstract: This invention is directed to a monopartite RNA viral vector comprising modified tobravirus RNA-1 comprising an inserted foreign RNA sequence. This invention is also directed to a bipartite RNA viral vector derived from a tobravirus, wherein the vector comprises one or more foreign RNA sequences. The invention is directed to a method of silencing one or more endogenous plant host genes and a method of simultaneously silencing a plant host gene and expressing a foreign gene in a plant host. Such methods comprise infecting a plant host with a bipartite vector comprising modified tobravirus RNA-1 and RNA-2. The invention is further directed to a method of compiling a plant functional gene profile, a method of changing the phenotype or biochemistry of a plant host, and a method of determining the presence of a trait in a plant host, using a monopartite or bipartite viral vector derived from a tobravirus.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2003Date of Patent: March 3, 2009Assignee: Novici Biotech LLCInventors: Peter D. Roberts, Monto H. Kumagai, Andrew A. Vaewhongs
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Publication number: 20070228140Abstract: The present invention provides a method to advertise consumer items that are used in outdoor activities. It utilizes radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, computers, PDAs, and cell phones to link, record, and retrieve positional, personal, and historical data. The personalization and association of an object to a unique event by the consumer will lead to enhanced value of a product. Information that is stored on cell phones, PDAs, computers, and external databases are transferred as multimedia messages. The information is cataloged and organized using the unique RFID number. The subject line of the multimedia message is the RFID tag number. The system can be used to advertise recreational events and commercial items such as skis, coats, hats, shoes, shirts, pants, gloves, sunglasses, surfboards, bicycles, wetsuits, cell phones, computers, golf clubs, golf balls, fishing poles, and lures.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2007Publication date: October 4, 2007Inventors: Monto H. Kumagai, Philip Miller
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Patent number: 6987213Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for conferring herbicide, pest, and disease resistance in plant hosts. Specifically, the present invention employs transient viral expression vectors to express proteins or enzymes conferring resistance in plant hosts. In addition, a library of nucleotide sequence variants in a sense or antisene orientation may be used to determine the targets of an herbicide or pathogen and to screen suitable viral nucleic acids for herbicide, pest, and disease resistance.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2001Date of Patent: January 17, 2006Assignee: Large Scale Biology CorporationInventors: Monto H. Kumagai, Guy R. della-Cioppa
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Patent number: 6890748Abstract: The invention relates to ?-galactosidase truncated at the carboxy terminus and the production of enzymatically active recombinant human and animal lysosomal enzymes involving construction and expression of recombinant expression constructs comprising coding sequences of human or animal lysosomal enzymes in a plant expression system. The plant expression system provides for post-translational modification and processing to produce a recombinant gene product exhibiting enzymatic activity. The invention is demonstrated by working examples in which transgenic tobacco plants express recombinant expression constructs comprising human glucocerebrosidase nucleotide sequences. The invention is also demonstrated by working examples in which transfected tobacco plants express recombinant viral expression constructs comprising human ? galactosidase nucleotide sequences.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2002Date of Patent: May 10, 2005Assignee: Large Scale Biology CorporationInventors: Stephen J. Garger, Thomas H. Turpen, Monto H. Kumagai
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Patent number: 6887696Abstract: The invention relates to ?-galactosidase truncated at the carboxy terminus and the production of enzymatically active recombinant human and animal lysosomal enzymes involving construction and expression of recombinant expression constructs comprising coding sequences of human or animal lysosomal enzymes in a plant expression system. The plant expression system provides for post-translational modification and processing to produce a recombinant gene product exhibiting enzymatic activity. The invention is demonstrated by working examples in which transgenic tobacco plants express recombinant expression constructs comprising human glucocerebrosidase nucleotide sequences. The invention is also demonstrated by working examples in which transfected tobacco plants express recombinant viral expression constructs comprising human ? galactosidase nucleotide sequences.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2001Date of Patent: May 3, 2005Assignee: Large Scale Biology CorporationInventors: Stephen J. Garger, Thomas H. Turpen, Monto H. Kumagai
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Patent number: 6846968Abstract: The invention relates to the production of enzymatically active recombinant human and animal lysosomal enzymes involving construction and expression of recombinant expression constructs comprising coding sequences of human or animal lysosomal enzymes in a plant expression system. The plant expression system provides for post-translational modification and processing to produce a recombinant gene product exhibiting enzymatic activity. The invention is demonstrated by working examples in which transgenic tobacco plants express recombinant expression constructs comprising human glucocerebrosidase nucleotide sequences. The invention is also demonstrated by working examples in which transfected tobacco plants express recombinant viral expression constructs comprising human ? galactosidase nucleotide sequences.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2000Date of Patent: January 25, 2005Assignee: Large Scale Biology CorporationInventors: Robert L. Erwin, Laurence K. Grill, Gregory P. Pogue, Thomas H. Turpen, Monto H. Kumagai
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Publication number: 20040234516Abstract: The invention relates to &agr;-galactosidase truncated at the carboxy terminus and the production of enzymatically active recombinant human and animal lysosomal enzymes involving construction and expression of recombinant expression constructs comprising coding sequences of human or animal lysosomal enzymes in a plant expression system. The plant expression system provides for post-translational modification and processing to produce a recombinant gene product exhibiting enzymatic activity. The invention is demonstrated by working examples in which transgenic tobacco plants express recombinant expression constructs comprising human glucocerebrosidase nucleotide sequences. The invention is also demonstrated by working examples in which transfected tobacco plants express recombinant viral expression constructs comprising human a galactosidase nucleotide sequences.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2004Publication date: November 25, 2004Applicant: LARGE SCALE BIOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Stephen J. Garger, Thomas H. Turpen, Monto H. Kumagai
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Publication number: 20040214318Abstract: The present invention provides a method for enhancing the production of RNAs or proteins in a plant host using either non-native 5′ untranslated sequences or artificial leader sequences. Preferably, commercially useful proteins, polypeptides, or fusion products thereof are produced, such as, enzymes, antibodies, hormones, pharmaceuticals, vaccines, pigments, anti-microbial polypeptides, and the like. The non-native 5′ untranslated enhancers may also be effective in many different types of transcription or translation systems, such as bacterial and animal systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2004Publication date: October 28, 2004Inventors: Sean Chapman, William O. Dawson, Jonothan Donson, Monto H. Kumagai, Dennis J. Lewandowski, John A. Lindbo, Gregory P. Pogue, Shailaja Shivprasad
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Publication number: 20040142477Abstract: The invention provides novel genetic constructions for the expression of inhibitory RNA in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells. The inhibitory RNA may be an anti-sense RNA or a co-suppressor RNA, and functions to reduce the expression of a gene of interest in the target cell. The genetic constructions of the invention are capable of replicating in the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic cell and comprise a promoter region in functional combination with an encoding polynucleotide. The genetic constructions may be designed so as to replicate in the cytoplasm of plant cells, yeast cells, and mammalian cells. When the eukaryotic cell of interest is a plant cell, the genetic construction is preferably derived from a plant RNA virus. Plant RNA virus derived genetic constructions may employ a plant virus subgenomic promoter, including subgenomic promoters from tobamoviruses in functional combination with the RNA encoding region.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2004Publication date: July 22, 2004Applicant: Large Scale Biology CorporationInventors: Monto H. Kumagai, Guy R. Della-Cioppa, Jonathan Donson, Damon A. Harvey, Laurence K. Grill
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Publication number: 20040093646Abstract: The invention relates to the production of enzymatically active recombinant human and animal lysosomal enzymes involving construction and expression of recombinant expression constructs comprising coding sequences of human or animal lysosomal enzymes in a plant expression system. The plant expression system provides for post-translational modification and processing to produce a recombinant gene product exhibiting enzymatic activity. The invention is demonstrated by working examples in which transgenic tobacco plants express recombinant expression constructs comprising human glucocerebrosidase nucleotide sequences. The invention is also demonstrated by working examples in which transfected tobacco plants express recombinant viral expression constructs comprising human &agr; galactosidase nucleotide sequences.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2003Publication date: May 13, 2004Inventors: Robert L. Erwin, Laurence K. Grill, Gregory P. Pogue, Thomas H. Turpen, Monto H. Kumagai
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Publication number: 20040088757Abstract: This invention is directed to a monopartite RNA viral vector comprising modified tobravirus RNA-1 comprising an inserted foreign RNA sequence. This invention is also directed to a bipartite RNA viral vector derived from a tobravirus, wherein the vector comprises one or more foreign RNA sequences. The invention is directed to a method of silencing one or more endogenous plant host genes and a method of simultaneously silencing a plant host gene and expressing a foreign gene in a plant host. Such methods comprise infecting a plant host with a bipartite vector comprising modified tobravirus RNA-1 and RNA-2. The invention is further directed to a method of compiling a plant functional gene profile, a method of changing the phenotype or biochemistry of a plant host, and a method of determining the presence of a trait in a plant host, using a monopartite or bipartite viral vector derived from a tobravirus.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2003Publication date: May 6, 2004Applicant: LARGE SCALE BIOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Peter D. Roberts, Andy A. Vaewhongs, Monto H. Kumagai
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Patent number: 6720183Abstract: The invention provides novel genetic constructions for the expression of inhibitory RNA in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells. The inhibitory RNA may be an anti-sense RNA or a co-suppressor RNA, and functions to reduce the expression of a gene of interest in the target cell. The genetic constructions of the invention are capable of replicating in the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic cell and comprise a promoter region in functional combination with an encoding polynucleotide. The genetic constructions may be designed so as to replicate in the cytoplasm of plant cells, yeast cells, and mammalian cells. When the eukaryotic cell of interest is a plant cell, the genetic construction is preferably derived from a plant RNA virus. Plant RNA virus derived genetic constructions may employ a plant virus subgenomic promoter, including subgenomic promoters from tobamoviruses in functional combination with the RNA encoding region.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2002Date of Patent: April 13, 2004Assignee: Large Scale Biology CorporationInventors: Monto H. Kumagai, Guy R. Della-Cioppa, Jonathan Donson, Damon A. Harvey, Laurence K. Grill
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Publication number: 20040064855Abstract: The invention relates to the production of enzymatically active recombinant human and animal lysosomal enzymes involving construction and expression of recombinant expression constructs comprising coding sequences of human or animal lysosomal enzymes in a plant expression system. The plant expression system provides for post-translational modification and processing to produce a recombinant gene product exhibiting enzymatic activity. The invention is demonstrated by working examples in which transgenic tobacco plants express recombinant expression constructs comprising human glucocerebrosidase nucleotide sequences. The invention is also demonstrated by working examples in which transfected tobacco plants express recombinant viral expression constructs comprising human &agr; galactosidase nucleotide sequences.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2003Publication date: April 1, 2004Applicant: LARGE SCALE BIOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Gregory P. Pogue, Thomas H. Turpen, Monto H. Kumagai, Robert L. Erwin, Laurence K. Grill
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Patent number: 6700040Abstract: This invention is directed to a monopartite RNA viral vector comprising modified tobravirus RNA-1 comprising an inserted foreign RNA sequence. This invention is also directed to a bipartite RNA viral vector derived from a tobravirus, wherein the vector comprises one or more foreign RNA sequences. The invention is directed to a method of silencing one or more endogenous plant host genes and a method of simultaneously silencing a plant host gene and expressing a foreign gene in a plant host. Such methods comprise infecting a plant host with a bipartite vector comprising modified tobravirus RNA-1 and RNA-2.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2001Date of Patent: March 2, 2004Assignee: Large Scale Biology CorporationInventors: Peter D. Roberts, Andy A. Vaewhongs, Monto H. Kumagai
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Publication number: 20040023281Abstract: The invention relates to &agr;-galactosidase truncated at the carboxy terminus and the production of enzymatically active recombinant human and animal lysosomal enzymes involving construction and expression of recombinant expression constructs comprising coding sequences of human or animal lysosomal enzymes in a plant expression system. The plant expression system provides for post-translational modification and processing to produce a recombinant gene product exhibiting enzymatic activity. The invention is demonstrated by working examples in which transgenic tobacco plants express recombinant expression constructs comprising human glucocerebrosidase nucleotide sequences. The invention is also demonstrated by working examples in which transfected tobacco plants express recombinant viral expression constructs comprising human &agr; galactosidase nucleotide sequences.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2003Publication date: February 5, 2004Inventors: Thomas H. Turpen, Monto H. Kumagai, Gregory P. Pogue, Robert L. Erwin, Laurence K. Grill