Patents by Inventor Susumu Hibino

Susumu Hibino 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: 5733355
    Abstract: Bacterial preparation which comprises material belonging to genus Bacillus, producing lipopeptides which decrease surface tension of water, and possessing an ability to propagate in soil in the presence of vegetable cellulosic materials under anaerobic condition, and of bacteria belonging to genus Bacillus or genus Clostridium, producing cellulases and possessing an ability to propagate in soil in the presence of vegetable cellulosic materials, and preferably of bacteria belonging to genus Bacillus or genus Clostridium, fixing nitrogen and possessing an ability to propagate in soil in the presence of vegetable cellulosic materials under anaerobic conditions. Examples of lipopeptide-producing bacteria are: B. subtilis, B. licheniformis, B. circulans; examples of cellulases-producing bacteria are: B. subtilis, B. licheniformis, B. circulans, B. polymyxa, B. coagulans, B. macetans, Cl. cellulolyticum, Cl. aerotolerans, Cl. acetobutylicum, examples of nitrogen-fixing bacteria are: B. azotofixans, B. macerans, B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignees: Susumu Hibino, Nagase Biochemicasl, Ltd., Risahru Kosan Ltd.
    Inventors: Susumu Hibino, Zenrou Minami