Patents by Inventor Saori Kataoka

Saori Kataoka 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).

  • Method for producing L-amino acid
    Patent number: 7833762
    Abstract: An L-amino acid is produced by culturing an L-amino acid-producing bacterium which belongs to the Enterobacteriaceae family and which has been modified so that the acetyl-CoA synthetase activity is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Saori Kataoka, Takuji Ueda, Yuji Joe, Chie Koseki
  • L-amino acid producing microorganism which has been modified to inactive the fimH gene, and a method for producing I-amino acid
    Patent number: 7547531
    Abstract: An L-amino acid producing bacterium of the Enterobacteriaceae family is described, wherein the bacterium has been modified so as to not produce type I fimbrial adhesin protein is cultured in a medium to produce and excrete said L-amino acid in the medium, and collecting said L-amino acid from the medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Saori Kataoka, Yuuta Nakai, Takuji Ueda, Yuji Joe, Hisao Ito
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING L-AMINO ACID
    Publication number: 20090087887
    Abstract: An L-amino acid is produced by culturing an L-amino acid-producing bacterium which belongs to the Enterobacteriaceae family and which has been modified so that the acetyl-CoA synthetase activity is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Saori Kataoka, Takuji Ueda, Yuji Joe, Chie Koseki
  • L-amino acid producing microorganism and a method for producing L-amino acid
    Publication number: 20060160191
    Abstract: An L-amino acid producing bacterium of the Enterobacteriaceae family is described, wherein the bacterium has been modified so as to not produce type I fimbrial adhesin protein is cultured in a medium to produce and excrete said L-amino acid in the medium, and collecting said L-amino acid from the medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Saori Kataoka, Yuuta Nakai, Takuji Ueda, Yuji Joe, Hisao Ito