Patents by Inventor Shuichi Yunomura

Shuichi Yunomura 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).

  • Method for Treating Wastewater
    Publication number: 20230093040
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for treating wastewater containing a furan compound, a microbial preparation for use in the method, a method for high density culture of a microorganism for use in the above method, and a method for producing a microbial preparation by using the culture method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiro Shimamoto, Yasuhito Yamamoto, Shuichi Yunomura, Takatoshi Kimura, Michiru Kamizono
  • Method for producing polymer, method for producing organic acid, and organic acid-producing microorganism
    Patent number: 10077456
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing a polymer, which comprises the step of performing a polymerization reaction using, as a starting material, an organic acid obtained by allowing a microorganism or a treated cell thereof to act on an organic raw material, wherein said microorganism has an ability to produce an organic acid and has been modified so as to produce less aromatic carboxylic acid as compared to an unmodified strain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Shuichi Yunomura, Gou Takahashi, Yoshiaki Mori
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYMER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ORGANIC ACID, AND ORGANIC ACID-PRODUCING MICROORGANISM
    Publication number: 20160289711
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing a polymer, which comprises the step of performing a polymerization reaction using, as a starting material, an organic acid obtained by allowing a microorganism or a treated cell thereof to act on an organic raw material, wherein said microorganism has an ability to produce an organic acid and has been modified so as to produce less aromatic carboxylic acid as compared to an unmodified strain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuichi YUNOMURA, Gou Takahashi, Yoshiaki Mori
  • Method for producing polymer, method for producing organic acid, and organic acid-producing microorganism
    Patent number: 9388433
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing a polymer, which comprises the step of performing a polymerization reaction using, as a starting material, an organic acid obtained by allowing a microorganism or a treated cell thereof to act on an organic raw material, wherein said microorganism has an ability to produce an organic acid and has been modified so as to produce less aromatic carboxylic acid as compared to an unmodified strain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuichi Yunomura, Gou Takahashi, Yoshiaki Mori
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCCINIC ACID
    Publication number: 20140242652
    Abstract: A method for producing succinic acid comprising (A) a step of converting an organic raw material to succinic acid in the presence of a microorganism or a processed product thereof in an aqueous medium and (B) a step of recovering the succinic acid, the method being characterized in that (A) the step of converting an organic raw material to succinic acid comprises: (a1) a step of adjusting the concentration of a succinic acid alkali metal salt in the aqueous medium to 80 mM or more; and then, (a2) a step of adding ammonia and/or an ammonium salt in the aqueous medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuichi YUNOMURA, Daisuke Kido, Ryusuke Aoyama, Makoto Murase
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYMER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ORGANIC ACID, AND ORGANIC ACID-PRODUCING MICROORGANISM
    Publication number: 20140018511
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing a polymer, which comprises the step of performing a polymerization reaction using, as a starting material, an organic acid obtained by allowing a microorganism or a treated cell thereof to act on an organic raw material, wherein said microorganism has an ability to produce an organic acid and has been modified so as to produce less aromatic carboxylic acid as compared to an unmodified strain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuichi YUNOMURA, Gou Takahashi, Yoshiaki Mori
  • Bacterium having enhanced 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase activity
    Patent number: 7993888
    Abstract: Provided is a bacterium which is capable of producing an organic acid and is modified so as to have an enhanced 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase activity as compared with that of an unmodified strain. An organic acid such as succinic acid can be produced by culturing the bacterium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Makoto Murase, Ryusuke Aoyama, Akiko Sakamoto, Sanae Sato, Madoka Yonekura, Shuichi Yunomura, Kenji Yamagishi, Keita Fukui, Chie Koseki, Jun Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kojima
  • BACTERIUM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ORGANIC ACID, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF ORGANIC ACID
    Publication number: 20090156779
    Abstract: Provided is a bacterium which is capable of producing an organic acid and is modified so as to have an enhanced 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase activity as compared with that of an unmodified strain. An organic acid such as succinic acid can be produced by culturing the bacterium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicants: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION, AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Makoto Murase, Ryusuke Aoyama, Akiko Sakamoto, Sanae Sato, Madoka Yonekura, Shuichi Yunomura, Kenji Yamagishi, Keita Fukui, Chie Koseki, Jun Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kojima