Patents by Inventor Toki Nishiyama

Toki Nishiyama 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 cultivating crops using bacterium belonging to genus
    Patent number: 10899677
    Abstract: The present application provides: a microbial material for agricultural use characterized by containing, as an active ingredient, Bacillus subtilis C-3102 strain (FERM BP-1096) that is capable of promoting the growth of crops and/or increasing the yield of crops, or a variant thereof that has an ability equivalent thereto; and a method for cultivating crops characterized by comprising cultivating the crops using a soil or medium that contains the microbial material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Asahi Biocycle Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toki Nishiyama, Taisuke Uesugi, Gentaro Yasuda, Hiroaki Murakami, Yoshiaki Yamamoto
  • METHOD FOR CULTIVATING CROPS USING BACTERIUM BELONGING TO GENUS BACILLUS
    Publication number: 20160185676
    Abstract: The present application provides: a microbial material for agricultural use characterized by containing, as an active ingredient, Bacillus subtilis C-3102 strain (FERM BP-1096) that is capable of promoting the growth of crops and/or increasing the yield of crops, or a variant thereof that has an ability equivalent thereto; and a method for cultivating crops characterized by comprising cultivating the crops using a soil or medium that contains the microbial material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: ASAHI CALPIS WELLNESS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toki Nishiyama, Taisuke UESUGI, Gentaro YASUDA, Hiroaki MURAKAMI, Yoshiaki YAMAMOTO
  • METHOD FOR INDUCING GERMINATION OF SPORE FORMING BACTERIUM
    Publication number: 20140308733
    Abstract: The present application relates to a method for inducing germination of a spore forming bacterium, specifically, a method for inducing germination of a spore forming bacterium, comprising: using one or more compounds having a phenolic backbone to induce germination of a spore forming bacterium selected from the group consisting of the genus Bacillus, the genus Geobacillus, and the genus Aeribacillus; to a germination inducer for a spore forming bacterium; and to a kit for use in germination of a spore forming bacterium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventors: Toki Nishiyama, Nobuhisa Ashida, Gentaro Yasuda, Yukie Tadano