Patents by Inventor Tomo Kakitani

Tomo Kakitani 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).

  • TECHNIQUE FOR CONTROLLING MOLECULAR WEIGHT OF PHA COPOLYMER PRODUCED BY HALOBACTERIUM
    Publication number: 20220033864
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a PHA, in particular PHBV, having a molecular weight exceeding 3,610,000 and/or a method for producing such a PHA while controlling the molecular weight thereof. Provided is a copolymer of random copolymerization of 3-hydroxybutanoic acid and 3-hydroxyvaleric acid, having a weight-average molecular weight exceeding 3,610,000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Kotaro INO, Kouichi OHSHIMAN, Tomo KAKITANI, Tomotake MORITA, Tokuma FUKUOKA, Shun SATO, Azusa SAIKA, Kazunori USHIMARU
  • Method for clarification of wood having been treated with chemical containing copper, chromium or arsenic
    Publication number: 20060292309
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for easily and efficiently extracting chemical components from wood treated with a chemical containing copper, and thereby detoxifying the wood. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method for detoxifying wood comprising immersing, in an aqueous solution of at least one alkali metal carboxylate selected from the group consisting of alkali metal monocarboxylates and alkali metal dicarboxylates, wood treated with a chemical containing copper, to extract the chemical component from the treated wood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Applicant: Kansai Technology Licensing Organization Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomo Kakitani, Hata Toshimitsu, Imamura Yuji