Patents by Inventor Shigekazu Yano

Shigekazu Yano 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).

  • METHODS FOR PREVENTING OR INHIBITING MICROBIAL INFECTION OF PLANTS AND PLANT EXHIBITING RESISTANCE TO MICROBIAL INFECTION
    Publication number: 20120023616
    Abstract: This invention provides a method for preventing or inhibiting infection with a plant-infecting microorganism and imparting resistivity to plants, a method for preparing plants having resistance to diseases caused by microorganisms such as plant pathogenic filamentous fungi, and a microbial pesticide formulation. The method for preventing or inhibiting infection of a host plant with plant-infecting microorganisms comprises degrading ?-1,3-glucan on cell walls of the microorganisms by ?-1,3-glucanase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
    Inventors: Marie Nishimura, Yoko Nishizawa, Takashi Fujikawa, Ichiro Mitsuhara, Eiichi Minami, Keietsu Abe, Takashi Tachiki, Shigekazu Yano