Patents by Inventor Shigeo Sugano

Shigeo Sugano 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).

  • Stomata-increasing agent, polypeptide, method for increasing number and/or density of stomata in plant, and method for increasing yield of plant
    Patent number: 9115367
    Abstract: A stomata-increasing agent containing a compound capable of increasing the number and/or density of stomata in a plant, a polypeptide containing the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 6 or a variant thereof, a method for increasing the number and/or density of stomata in a plant and a method for increasing the yield of a plant are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: KYOTO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Ikuko Nishimura, Shigeo Sugano, Tomoo Shimada
  • Electro-remediation
    Patent number: 8992122
    Abstract: Embodiments provided herein relate to electro-remediation. In some embodiments, an apparatus for collecting metal is provided and includes a helically shaped electrode. An electrical current can be applied to the apparatus causing metal and ions thereof to become fixed to the electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLC
    Inventors: Shigeo Sugano, Takahisa Kusuura
  • DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PERSERVING FOOD
    Publication number: 20130337121
    Abstract: Devices and methods for preserving food are provided. The device comprises a container configured to contain the food, a photocatalyst layer disposed in the container, a light source attached to the container, and a coil configured to receive radio waves or electromagnetic radiation and provide an electric current to the light source, the coil being attached to the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventors: Shigeo Sugano, Takahisa Kusuura
  • ELECTRO-REMEDIATION
    Publication number: 20130094907
    Abstract: Embodiments provided herein relate to electro-remediation. In some embodiments, an apparatus for collecting metal is provided and includes a helically shaped electrode. An electrical current can be applied to the apparatus causing metal and ions thereof to become fixed to the electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: Empiree technology Development LLC
    Inventors: Shigeo Sugano, Takahisa Kusuura
  • STOMATA-INCREASING AGENT, POLYPEPTIDE, METHOD FOR INCREASING NUMBER AND/OR DENSITY OF STOMATA IN PLANT, AND METHOD FOR INCREASING YIELD OF PLANT
    Publication number: 20130007920
    Abstract: A stomata-increasing agent containing a compound capable of increasing the number and/or density of stomata in a plant, a polypeptide containing the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 6 or a variant thereof, a method for increasing the number and/or density of stomata in a plant and a method for increasing the yield of a plant are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: Kyoto University
    Inventors: Ikuko Nishimura, Shigeo Sugano, Tomoo Shimada