Patents by Inventor Terumasa Kubota

Terumasa Kubota 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).

  • Trichoderma harzianum SK-55 fungus, fungicide containing it, and method of manufacture of the same and its use
    Patent number: 5422107
    Abstract: The fungus Trichoderma harzianum SK-55 provides broad antagonistic interaction against plant pathogenic diseases, and may be used to control fungal diseases in plants. A fungicidal composition contains Trichoderma harzianum SK-55 isolated from the soil. A method of manufacturing a fungicidal composition comprises introducing a large quantity of Trichoderma harzianum SK-55 into a culture medium, incubating it on the culture medium at a specific temperature range and at a specific humidity for a specific period of time, drying it at a specific low temperature range, and, if necessary, milling it into specific grain sizes. The fungicidal composition containing the incubated fungus may be distributed at the rate of 0.5 g to 5 g/m.sup.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1995
    Assignee: Hokkaido Green Kosan, Incorporated
    Inventor: Terumasa Kubota
  • Process for producing vinegar from non-cooked alcohol moromi
    Patent number: 4898738
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing vinegar of stable quality with no musty odor by applying alcoholic fermentation to cereal not undergoing heat denaturation while controlling the amount of soluble nitrogen in alcohol MOROMI by adding an enzyme preparation composed of glucoamylase and yeast, subjecting it to solid/liquid separation and then conducting acetic acid fermentation directly the separated solution containing alcohol as the starting material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1990
    Assignee: Tamanoi Vinegar Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Takehiko Yamamoto, Terumasa Kubota, Isao Itoh, Hiroyuki Kato, Terumi Kikuchi, Hiroko Kawasaki, Misako Mashimoto, Yuji Oki
  • Process for producing rice vinegar
    Patent number: 4897272
    Abstract: The present invention is based on the finding that peculiar odors in rice vinegar are derived from organic acids and nitrogen derivatives, etc. formed upon production and it concerns a process for producing rice vinegar of enriched flavor, wherein the amount of peculiar odor-forming organic acids formed in the production step of the rice vinegar is as little as possible and a treatment for removing nitrogen compounds is applied and gluconic acid is added.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1990
    Assignee: Tamanoi Vinegar Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Terumasa Kubota, Isao Itoh, Shinji Tanijiri
  • Process for producing vinegar
    Patent number: 4770881
    Abstract: A process for producing vinegar is disclosed wherein cereals or fruits are subjected to alcoholic fermentation thereby resulting in an alcohol fermentation product which is subsequently purified by ultra-filtration membranes to obtain purified alcohol. The purified alcohol is subjected to acetic acid fermentation and vinegar is recovered therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1988
    Assignee: Tamanoi Vinegar Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Terumasa Kubota, Hiroyuki Kato, Shinji Tanijiri, Hiroki Matsuda