Patents by Inventor Tenji Sakata

Tenji Sakata 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).

  • Production of microbial cells from methanol
    Patent number: 4368271
    Abstract: Microbial cells are produced in great quantities and good yield, and economically by cultivating a bacterium belonging to species selected from the group consisting of Flavobacterium tosaensis, Pseudomonas wakayamaensis, Flavobacterium methanolicola, Corynebacterium yamanasiensis, in a culture medium containing methanol as a major carbon source. Methanol is abundantly available from the chemical industry. The resultant microbial cells have a high protein content and can be utilized as feed, food, medical and industrial materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1983
    Assignees: Sekisui Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Yoshiharu Miura
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Miura, Mitsuo Okazaki, Setsuo Komemushi, Tenji Sakata, Satoshi Shiroza, Satoshi Obana