Patents by Inventor Shintaro Kusaka

Shintaro Kusaka 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).

  • Patent number: 9955689
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for promoting plant growth, which comprises treating a plant with at least one compound selected from a group consisting of a compound represented by the following Formula (1): and an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, provided that a method for promoting plant growth which comprises treating plants with a compound corresponding to any one of the following (1) to (5) and an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof is excluded: (1) 4-(Trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylic acid, (2) 5-(Trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylic acid, (3) 6-(Trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylic acid, (4) 7-(Trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylic acid, and (5) Benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Fujio Mukumoto, Hiroaki Tamaki, Shintaro Kusaka, Mitsuhiko Iwakoshi
  • Patent number: 9894901
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for promoting plant growth, which comprises treating a plant with a compound represented by the following Formula (1): provided that a method for promoting plant growth which comprises treating plants with a compound corresponding to any one of the following (1) to (8) is excluded: (1) Methyl 4-(trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylate, (2) Methyl 5-(trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylate, (3) Methyl 6-(trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylate, (4) Methyl 7-(trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylate, (5) Ethyl 4-(trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylate, (6) Ethyl 5-(trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylate, (7) Ethyl 6-(trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylate, and (8) Ethyl 7-(trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Fujio Mukumoto, Hiroaki Tamaki, Shintaro Kusaka, Mitsuhiko Iwakoshi
  • Patent number: 9872493
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for promoting plant growth, which comprises treating a plant with a compound represented by the following Formula (1): provided that a method for promoting plant growth which comprises treating plants with a compound corresponding to the following (1) or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof are excluded, (1) benzo[b]thiophene-3-carboxylic acid. The method set forth in one of the above, the plant being soybeans. The method set forth in one of the above, the plant being cotton. A plant seed resulting from treatment with the compound of claim 1 containing an effective quantity of the compound indicated in formula (1). A composition for promoting plant growth and containing an inert component and the compound indicated in formula (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Fujio Mukumoto, Hiroaki Tamaki, Shintaro Kusaka, Mitsuhiko Iwakoshi
  • Patent number: 9232792
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for promoting the growth of a plant, comprising treating the plant with an effective amount of a compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein any one of R1, R2, R3 and R4 represents a trifluoromethyl group, and the others represent a hydrogen atom, or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Fujio Mukumoto, Hiroaki Tamaki, Mitsuhiko Iwakoshi, Shintaro Kusaka
  • Publication number: 20150305332
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for promoting plant growth, which comprises treating a plant with a compound represented by the following Formula (1): provided that a method for promoting plant growth which comprises treating plants with a compound corresponding to the following (1) or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof are excluded, (1) benzo[b]thiophene-3-carboxylic acid. The method set forth in one of the above, the plant being soybeans. The method set forth in one of the above, the plant being cotton. A plant seed resulting from treatment with the compound of claim 1 containing an effective quantity of the compound indicated in formula (1). A composition for promoting plant growth and containing an inert component and the compound indicated in formula (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Fujio MUKUMOTO, Hiroaki TAMAKI, Shintaro KUSAKA, Mitsuhiko IWAKOSHI
  • Publication number: 20150289506
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for promoting plant growth, which comprises treating a plant with at least one compound selected from a group consisting of a compound represented by the following Formula (1): and an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, provided that a method for promoting plant growth which comprises treating plants with a compound corresponding to any one of the following (1) to (5) and an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof is excluded: (1) 4-(Trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylic acid, (2) 5-(Trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylic acid, (3) 6-(Trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylic acid, (4) 7-(Trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylic acid, and (5) Benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Fujio Mukumoto, Hiroaki Tamaki, Shintaro Kusaka, Mitsuhiko Iwakoshi
  • Publication number: 20150289512
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for promoting plant growth, which comprises treating a plant with at least one compound represented by the following Formula (1) The compounds indicated by formula (1) are used to promote the growth of plants. A plant seed resulting from treating with the compound represented by formula (1) and comprising an effective quantity of the compound represented by formula (1). A composition for promoting plant growth comprising the compound represented by formula (1) and an inactive ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Fujio Mukumoto, Hiroaki Tamaki, Shintaro Kusaka, Mitsuhiko Iwakoshi
  • Publication number: 20150282482
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for promoting plant growth, which comprises treating a plant with a compound represented by the following Formula (1): provided that a method for promoting plant growth which comprises treating plants with a compound corresponding to any one of the following (1) to (8) is excluded: (1) Methyl 4-(trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylate, (2) Methyl 5-(trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylate, (3) Methyl 6-(trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylate, (4) Methyl 7-(trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylate, (5) Ethyl 4-(trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylate, (6) Ethyl 5-(trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylate, (7) Ethyl 6-(trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylate, and (8) Ethyl 7-(trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Fujio Mukumoto, Hiroaki Tamaki, Shintaro Kusaka, Mitsuhiko Iwakoshi
  • Patent number: 9119396
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for promoting the growth of a plant, comprising treating the plant with an effective amount of a compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein any one of R1, R2, R3 and R4 represents a trifluoromethyl group, the others represent a hydrogen atom, and R5 represents a methyl group or an ethyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Fujio Mukumoto, Hiroaki Tamaki, Mitsuhiko Iwakoshi, Shintaro Kusaka
  • Publication number: 20140121113
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for promoting the growth of a plant, comprising treating the plant with an effective amount of a compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein any one of R1, R2, R3 and R4 represents a trifluoromethyl group, the others represent a hydrogen atom, and R5 represents a methyl group or an ethyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Fujio Mukumoto, Hiroaki Tamaki, Mitsuhiko Iwakoshi, Shintaro Kusaka
  • Publication number: 20140031233
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for promoting the growth of a plant, comprising treating the plant with an effective amount of a compound represented by the following formula (1):, wherein any one of R1, R2, R3 and R4 represents a trifluoromethyl group, and the others represent a hydrogen atom, or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Fujio Mukumoto, Hiroaki Tamaki, Mitsuhiko Iwakoshi, Shintaro Kusaka
  • Patent number: 8431738
    Abstract: Disclosed is the method for producing an optically active BSH amino acid, which comprises a step of reacting an optically active a-amino acid derivative having a halogen in a side chain with a cyanoethyl BSH compound represented by formula (1). An optically active BSH amino acid obtained by the method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Stella Pharma Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsunori Kirihata, Tomoyuki Asano, Kohki Uehara, Yoshihide Hattori, Shintaro Kusaka
  • Publication number: 20110124914
    Abstract: Disclosed is the method for producing an optically active BSH amino acid, which comprises a step of reacting an optically active a-amino acid derivative having a halogen in a side chain with a cyanoethyl BSH compound represented by formula (1). An optically active BSH amino acid obtained by the method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: STELLA PHARMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsunori Kirihata, Tomoyuki Asano, Kohki Uehara, Yoshihide Hattori, Shintaro Kusaka