Patents by Inventor Rikako Taira

Rikako Taira 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).

  • Polynucleotides having leader sequence function
    Patent number: 9657300
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polynucleotides having leader sequence function. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods using the polynucleotides for production of polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Hiroaki Udagawa, Rikako Taira, Shinobu Takagi
  • POLYNUCLEOTIDES HAVING LEADER SEQUENCE FUNCTION
    Publication number: 20160068847
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polynucleotides having leader sequence function. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods using the polynucleotides for production of polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Hiroaki Udagawa, Rikako Taira, Shinobu Takagi
  • Polynucleotides having leader sequence function
    Patent number: 9222095
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polynucleotides having leader sequence function. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods using the polynucleotides for production of polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Hiroaki Udagawa, Rikako Taira, Shinobu Takagi
  • Polynucleotides having promoter activity
    Patent number: 8802412
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polynucleotides having promoter activity the use of the isolated polynucleotides for the production of a polypeptide. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing a desired polypeptide using the polypeptide having promoter activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Hiroshi Teramoto, Hiroaki Udagawa, Rikako Taira
  • POLYNUCLEOTIDES HAVING PROMOTER ACTIVITY
    Publication number: 20130095550
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polynucleotides having promoter activity the use of the isolated polynucleotides for the production of a polypeptide. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing a desired polypeptide using the polypeptide having promoter activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Hiroshi Teramoto, Hiroaki Udagawa, Rikako Taira
  • POLYNUCLEOTIDES HAVING LEADER SEQUENCE FUNCTION
    Publication number: 20130095525
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polynucleotides having leader sequence function. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods using the polynucleotides for production of polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Hiroaki Udagawa, Rikako Taira, Shinobu Takagi
  • Enzymes For Starch Processing
    Publication number: 20120294978
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hybrid enzyme comprising carbohydrate-binding module amino acid sequence and a fungal alpha-amylase amino acid sequence and to a variant of a fungal wild type enzyme comprising a carbohydrate-binding module and an alpha-amylase catalytic module. The invention also relates to the use of the hybrid enzyme or the variant in starch liquefaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicants: NOVOZYMES NORTH AMERICA, INC., NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Hiroaki Udagawa, Rikako Taira, Shinobu Takagi, Carsten Hjort, Anders Vikso-Nielson, Eric Allain, Shiro Fukuyama, Tomoko Matsui
  • Enzymes for starch processing
    Patent number: 8263381
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hybrid enzyme comprising carbohydrate-binding module amino acid sequence and a fungal alpha-amylase amino acid sequence and to a variant of a fungal wild type enzyme comprising a carbohydrate-binding module and an alpha-amylase catalytic module. The invention also relates to the use of the hybrid enzyme or the variant in starch liquefaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignees: Novozyms A/S, Novozymes North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Udagawa, Rikako Taira, Shinobu Takagi, Carsten Hjort, Anders Vikso-Nielsen, Eric Allain, Shiro Fukuyama, Tomoko Matsui
  • Enzymes for starch processing
    Patent number: 7883883
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hybrid enzyme comprising carbohydrate-binding module amino acid sequence and a fungal alpha-amylase amino acid sequence and to a variant of a fungal wild type enzyme comprising a carbohydrate-binding module and an alpha-amylase catalytic module. The invention also relates to the use of the hybrid enzyme or the variant in starch liquefaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignees: Novozymes A/S, Novozymes North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Udagawa, Rikako Taira, Shinobu Takagi, Carsten Hjort, Anders Vikso-Nielsen, Eric Allain, Shiro Fukuyama, Tomoko Matsui
  • ENZYMES FOR STARCH PROCESSING
    Publication number: 20100323061
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hybrid enzyme comprising carbohydrate-binding module amino acid sequence and a fungal alpha-amylase amino acid sequence and to a variant of a fungal wild type enzyme comprising a carbohydrate-binding module and an alpha-amylase catalytic module. The invention also relates to the use of the hybrid enzyme or the variant in starch liquefaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicants: Novozymes A/S, Novozymes North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Udagawa, Rikako Taira, Shinobu Takagi, Eric Allain, Carsten Hjort, Anders Vikso-Nielsen, Shiro Fukuyama, Tomoko Matsui
  • Enzymes for starch processing
    Publication number: 20050054071
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hybrid enzyme comprising carbohydrate-binding module amino acid sequence and a fungal alpha-amylase amino acid sequence and to a variant of a fungal wild type enzyme comprising a carbohydrate-binding module and an alpha-amylase catalytic module. The invention also relates to the use of the hybrid enzyme or the variant in starch liquefaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Applicants: Novozymes A/S, Novozymes North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Udagawa, Rikako Taira, Shinobu Takagi, Eric Allain, Carsten Hjort, Anders Vikso-Nielsen
  • Compositions and methods for producing high yields of heterologous polypeptides in a pichia cell
    Publication number: 20030022280
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for producing high yields of heterologous polypeptides in a Pichia cell such as Pichia methanolica are of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Shinobu Takagi, Yuji Terui, Noriko Tsutsumi, Rikako Taira
  • Alkaline lipolytic enzyme
    Patent number: 6350604
    Abstract: Lipolytic enzymes with high activity at alkaline pH in the absence of Ca++ can be obtained from filamentous fungi of the genera Gliocladium, Verticillium and Trichophaea and that the lipolytic enzymes are effective for improving the effect of detergents. The lipolytic enzymes have a good washing performance, as expressed by the hydrolysis of oil on textile swatches. The amino acid sequences of the lipolytic enzymes are highly homologous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Satoshi Hirayama, Rikako Taira, Kim Borch, Thomas Sandal, Torben Halkier, Karen Margrethe Oxenbøll, Bjarne Rønfeldt Nielsen