Patents by Inventor Taiki Urakawa

Taiki Urakawa 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 PRODUCING LACTIC ACID
    Publication number: 20150010972
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing lactic acid by use of a filamentous fungus, in which the productivity of lactic acid can be maintained at high level even when lactic acid is produced continuously. The method for producing lactic acid of the present invention includes a first fermentation step of carrying out fermentation by use of one or more fungus cells selected from the group consisting of pellet-form filamentous fungus cells and immobilized filamentous fungus cells in a liquid culture medium having a phosphate ion concentration of less than 0.007% by mass and containing a carbon source, to thereby produce lactic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yutaka Irie, Shingo Koyama, Masahiro Noba, Taiki Urakawa, Satoshi Nakahara