Patents by Inventor Shingo SEKIZAWA

Shingo SEKIZAWA 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).

  • Publication number: 20230407347
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for efficiently producing ethanol from a lignocellulosic raw material. More specifically, the present invention provides a method for producing ethanol from a lignocellulosic raw material, which comprises a step of performing multiple parallel fermentation while continuously or intermittently adding an additional saccharification enzyme to a fermentation liquid comprising a lignocellulosic raw material, a saccharification enzyme and a yeast so that the physical property value of the fermentation liquid itself is maintained within a preset range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicants: ENEOS Corporation, Oji Holdings Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi TAKAHASHI, Kohei IDE, Masahiro NIWA, Miyuki KANEZAWA, Shoichi IKEMIZU, Atsushi FURUJO, Naoya AZUMI, Akira TSUKAMOTO, Shingo SEKIZAWA
  • Patent number: 11773415
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for efficiently producing ethanol from a lignocellulosic raw material. More specifically, the present invention provides a method for producing ethanol from a lignocellulosic raw material, which comprises a step of performing multiple parallel fermentation while continuously or intermittently adding an additional saccharification enzyme to a fermentation liquid comprising a lignocellulosic raw material, a saccharification enzyme and a yeast so that the physical property value of the fermentation liquid itself is maintained within a preset range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: ENEOS Corporation, Oji Holdings Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Takahashi, Kohei Ide, Masahiro Niwa, Miyuki Kanezawa, Shoichi Ikemizu, Atsushi Furujo, Naoya Azumi, Akira Tsukamoto, Shingo Sekizawa
  • Publication number: 20220049278
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for efficiently producing ethanol from a lignocellulosic raw material. More specifically, the present invention provides a method for producing ethanol from a lignocellulosic raw material, which comprises a step of performing multiple parallel fermentation while continuously or intermittently adding an additional saccharification enzyme to a fermentation liquid comprising a lignocellulosic raw material, a saccharification enzyme and a yeast so that the physical property value of the fermentation liquid itself is maintained within a preset range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicants: ENEOS Corporation, Oji Holdings Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi TAKAHASHI, Kohei IDE, Masahiro NIWA, Miyuki KANEZAWA, Shoichi IKEMIZU, Atsushi FURUJO, Naoya AZUMI, Akira TSUKAMOTO, Shingo SEKIZAWA