Patents by Inventor Tomoo Kondo

Tomoo Kondo 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).

  • Gene related to growth promoting function of acetic acid bacterium, acetic acid bacterium bred using the gene and method for producing vinegar using the acetic acid bacterium
    Patent number: 8067538
    Abstract: The present invention is to obtain a novel gene that encodes a protein having a function of promoting acetic acid bacterial growth in the presence of a high concentration of acetic acid; to enhance acetic acid bacteria's function of promoting growth and thereby to develop acetic acid bacteria with an improved fermentation ability in the presence of a high concentration of acetic acid; and to provide a method for efficiently producing vinegar that contains a high concentration of acetic acid in a short time using the acetic acid bacterium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Mizkan Group Corporation
    Inventor: Tomoo Kondo
  • GENE RELATED TO GROWTH PROMOTING FUNCTION OF ACETIC ACID BACTERIUM, ACETIC ACID BACTERIUM BRED USING THE GENE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING VINEGAR USING THE ACETIC ACID BACTERIUM
    Publication number: 20100240869
    Abstract: The present invention is to obtain a novel gene that encodes a protein having a function of promoting acetic acid bacterial growth in the presence of a high concentration of acetic acid; to enhance acetic acid bacteria's function of promoting growth and thereby to develop acetic acid bacteria with an improved fermentation ability in the presence of a high concentration of acetic acid; and to provide a method for efficiently producing vinegar that contains a high concentration of acetic acid in a short time using the acetic acid bacterium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: Mikzan Group Corporation
    Inventor: Tomoo Kondo