Patents by Inventor Takuya Aikawa

Takuya Aikawa 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).

  • DNA extraction method for from wood chips, lamp primer set for , and detection method for from wood chips
    Patent number: 8318435
    Abstract: To extract and detect Bursaphelenchus xylophilus DNA without isolating Bursaphelenchus xylophilus from a piece of wood taken from a tree belonging to the genus Pinus and the like, provided are a method for extracting Bursaphelenchus xylophilus DNA from a collected piece of wood that includes Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, a LAMP primer set including primers that anneal to a specific region of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus DNA, and a method for detecting Bursaphelenchus xylophilus from a piece of wood by amplifying a DNA by a LAMP method using this primer set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
    Inventors: Takuya Aikawa, Taisei Kikuchi, Natsumi Kanzaki
  • DNA EXTRACTION METHOD FOR BURSAPHELENCHUS XYLOPHILUS FROM WOOD CHIPS, LAMP PRIMER SET FOR BURSAPHELENCHUS XYLOPHILUS, AND DETECTION METHOD FOR BURSAPHELENCHUS XYLOPHILUS FROM WOOD CHIPS
    Publication number: 20110159503
    Abstract: To extract and detect Bursaphelenchus xylophilus DNA without isolating Bursaphelenchus xylophilus from a piece of wood taken from a tree belonging to the genus Pinus and the like, provided are a method for extracting Bursaphelenchus xylophilus DNA from a collected piece of wood that includes Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, a LAMP primer set including primers that anneal to a specific region of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus DNA, and a method for detecting Bursaphelenchus xylophilus from a piece of wood by amplifying a DNA by a LAMP method using this primer set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Takuya Aikawa, Taisei Kikuchi, Natsumi Kanzaki