Patents by Inventor Shiro Fukuyama

Shiro Fukuyama 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).

  • Compositions for Producing Glucose Syrups
    Publication number: 20190256878
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of making glucose syrup from liquefied starch comprising, (a) contacting the liquefied starch with a glucoamylase, a pullulanase, and optionally an alpha-amylase wherein the ratio of pullulanase dose expressed as NPUN/gDS, to alpha-amylase dose expressed as FAU(A)/gDS is at least 60, particularly at least 75, particularly at least 100, more particularly at least 150, more particularly at least 200, more particularly at least 250, more particularly at least 300, more particularly at least 400, more particularly at least 500, more particularly at least 600, more particularly at least 800 or if no alpha-amylase is present the pullulanse is present in a dose of at least 0.5, particularly at least 0.75, particularly at least 1.0, particularly at least 1.5 NPUN/gDS, and (b) saccharifying the liquefied starch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Shiro Fukuyama, Keiichi Ayabe
  • Compositions for producing glucose syrups
    Patent number: 10337041
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of making glucose syrup from liquefied starch comprising, (a) contacting the liquefied starch with a glucoamylase, a pullulanase, and optionally an alpha-amylase wherein the ratio of pullulanase dose expressed as NPUN/gDS, to alpha-amylase dose expressed as FAU(A)/gDS is at least 60, particularly at least 75, particularly at least 100, more particularly at least 150, more particularly at least 200, more particularly at least 250, more particularly at least 300, more particularly at least 400, more particularly at least 500, more particularly at least 600, more particularly at least 800 or if no alpha-amylase is present the pullulanse is present in a dose of at least 0.5, particularly at least 0.75, particularly at least 1.0, particularly at least 1.5 NPUN/gDS, and (b) saccharifying the liquefied starch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Shiro Fukuyama, Keiichi Ayabe
  • Polypeptides having glucoamylase activity and polynucleotides encoding same
    Patent number: 10196620
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having glucoamylase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Ming Li, Junxin Duan, Zheng Liu, Shiro Fukuyama, Keiichi Ayabe, Guillermo Coward-Kelly, Randall Deinhammer
  • POLYPEPTIDES HAVING GLUCOAMYLASE ACTIVITY AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME
    Publication number: 20190002855
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having glucoamylase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Ming Li, Junxin Duan, Zheng Liu, Shiro Fukuyama, Keiichi Ayabe, Guillermo Coward-Kelly, Randall Deinhammer
  • Alpha-Amylases and Polynucleotides Encoding Same
    Publication number: 20170349887
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to isolated polypeptides having alpha-amylase activity, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing the polypeptides, and method of using polypeptides, including in ethanol production processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Guillermo Coward Kelly, Shiro Fukuyama, Noriko Tsutsumi, Keiichi Ayabe
  • Improved Production of Glucose Syrups
    Publication number: 20170321237
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of making glucose syrup from liquefied starch, and to compositions useful therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Shiro Fukuyama, Keiichi Ayabe
  • GLUCOAMYLASE VARIANTS AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME
    Publication number: 20170306310
    Abstract: The present invention relates to glucoamylase variants. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Shiro FUKUYAMA, Noriko TSUTSUMI, Keiichi AYABE
  • Enzymes for starch processing
    Patent number: 9777304
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptides comprising a carbohydrate-binding module amino acid sequence and an alpha-amylase amino acid sequence as well as to the application of such polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignees: NOVOZYMES NORTH AMERICA, INC., NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Shiro Fukuyama, Tomoko Matsui, Chee Leong Soong, Eric Allain, Anders Vikso Nielsen, Hiroaki Udagawa, Ye Liu, Junxin Duan, Wenping Wu, Lene Nonboe Andersen
  • Alpha-amylases and polynucleotides encoding same
    Patent number: 9765317
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to isolated polypeptides having alpha-amylase activity, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing the polypeptides, and method of using polypeptides, including in ethanol production processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Guillermo Coward Kelly, Shiro Fukuyama, Noriko Tsutsumi, Keiichi Ayabe
  • Enzymes for starch processing
    Patent number: 9719120
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptides comprising a carbohydrate-binding module amino acid sequence and an alpha-amylase amino acid sequence as well as to the application of such polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignees: NOVOZYMES A/S, NOVOZYMES NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Shiro Fukuyama, Tomoko Matsui, Chee Leong Soong, Eric Allain, Anders Vikso Nielsen, Hiroaki Udagawa, Ye Liu, Junxin Duan, Wenping Wu, Lene Nonboe Andersen
  • Polypeptides Having Glucoamylase Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same
    Publication number: 20170175095
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having glucoamylase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Ming Li, Junxin Duan, Zheng Liu, Shiro Fukuyama, Keiichi Ayabe, Guillermo Coward-Kelly, Randall Deinhammer
  • Compositions for Producing Glucose Syrups
    Publication number: 20170159090
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of making glucose syrup from liquefied starch comprising, (a) contacting the liquefied starch with a glucoamylase, a pullulanase, and optionally an alpha-amylase wherein the ratio of pullulanase dose expressed as NPUN/gDS, to alpha-amylase dose expressed as FAU(A)/gDS is at least 60, particularly at least 75, particularly at least 100, more particularly at least 150, more particularly at least 200, more particularly at least 250, more particularly at least 300, more particularly at least 400, more particularly at least 500, more particularly at least 600, more particularly at least 800 or if no alpha-amylase is present the pullulanse is present in a dose of at least 0.5, particularly at least 0.75, particularly at least 1.0, particularly at least 1.5 NPUN/gDS, and (b) saccharifying the liquefied starch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Shiro Fukuyama, Keiichi Ayabe
  • Polypeptides having glucoamylase activity and polynucleotides encoding same
    Patent number: 9617527
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having glucoamylase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Ming Li, Junxin Duan, Zheng Liu, Shiro Fukuyama, Keiichi Ayabe, Guillermo Coward-Kelly, Randall Deinhammer
  • Enzymes for Starch Processing
    Publication number: 20160040205
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptides comprising a carbohydrate-binding module amino acid sequence and an alpha-amylase amino acid sequence as well as to the application of such polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicants: NOVOZYMES NORTH AMERICA, INC., NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Shiro Fukuyama, Tomoko Matsui, Chee Leong Soong, Eric Allain, Anders Vikso Nielsen, Hiroaki Udagawa, Ye Liu, Junxin Duan, Wenping Wu, Lene Nonboe Andersen
  • Alpha-Amylases and Polynucleotides Encoding Same
    Publication number: 20150337277
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to isolated polypeptides having alpha-amylase activity, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing the polypeptides, and method of using polypeptides, including in ethanol production processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Guillermo Coward Kelly, Shiro Fukuyama, Noriko Tsutsumi, Keiichi Ayabe
  • Method for Production of Brewers Wort
    Publication number: 20150017282
    Abstract: The present invention relates to method for production of brewer's wort comprising adding to a mash, a particular glucoamylase. The glucoamylase is obtained from Penicillium oxalicum. Further, the invention relates to use of a particular glucoamylase for production of brewer's wort. Furthermore, the invention relates to use of a combination of a glucoamylase and a pullulanase for production of brewer's wort.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Anne Mette Bhatia Fredriksen, Shiro Fukuyama, Keiichi Ayabe
  • Enzymes for Starch Processing
    Publication number: 20140370553
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptides comprising a carbohydrate-binding module amino acid sequence and an alpha-amylase amino acid sequence as well as to the application of such polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Shiro Fukuyama, Tomoko Matsui, Chee Leong Soong, Eric Allain, Anders Vikso Nielsen, Hiroaki Udagawa, Ye Liu, Junxin Duan, Wenping Wu, Lene Nonboe Andersen
  • Enzymes for starch processing
    Patent number: 8841091
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptides comprising a carbohydrate-binding module amino acid sequence and an alpha-amylase amino acid sequence as well as to the application of such polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignees: Novozymes Als, Novozymec North America Inc.
    Inventors: Shiro Fukuyama, Tomoko Matsui, Chee Leong Soong, Eric Allain, Anders Vikso Nielsen, Hiroaki Udagawa, Ye Liu, Junxin Duan, Wenping Wu, Lene Nonboe Andersen
  • ENZYMES FOR STARCH PROCESSING
    Publication number: 20140127753
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptides comprising a carbohydrate-binding module amino acid sequence and an alpha-amylase amino acid sequence as well as to the application of such polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Inventors: Shiro Fukuyama, Tomoko Matsui, Chee Leong Soong, Eric Allain, Anders Vikso Nielsen, Hiroaki Udagawa, Ye Liu, Junxin Duan, Wenping Wu, Lene Nonboe Andersen
  • Enzymes for starch processing
    Patent number: 8512986
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptides comprising a carbohydrate-binding module amino acid sequence and an alpha-amylase amino acid sequence as well as to the application of such polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignees: Novozymes A/S, Novozymes North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Shiro Fukuyama, Tomoko Matsui, Chee Leong Soong, Eric Allain, Anders Vikso Nielsen, Hiroaki Udagawa, Ye Liu, Junxin Duan, Wenping Wu, Lene Nonboe Andersen, Sara Landvik