Patents by Inventor Touru Ito

Touru Ito 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).

  • Recombinant vector capable of increasing secretion of Koji mold protease
    Patent number: 7842799
    Abstract: To improve the activity of a Koji mold protease in a solid or liquid culture medium in the production of foods (e.g., a seasoning), pharmaceuticals (e.g., a digestive agent), protease for use in a detergent and the like. Disclosed are a recombinant vector having capability of increasing the secretion of the Koji mold protease, a Koji mold which is transformed with the vector and has an increased expression of a gene for a protease or an increase secretion of the same, a method for the production of a protease by using the transformed Koji mold, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignees: Noda Institute for Scientific Research, Kikkoman Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Hatamoto, Genryou Umitsüki, Masayuki Machida, Motoaki Sano, Akimitsu Tanaka, Chitoshi Oka, Hiroshi Maeda, Hitoshi Tainaka, Touru Ito, Tomomi Uchikawa, Tsutomu Masuda, Kenichiro Matsushima
  • Recombinant vector capable of increasing secretion of koji mold protease
    Publication number: 20090130711
    Abstract: To improve the activity of a Koji mold protease in a solid or liquid culture medium in the production of foods (e.g., a seasoning), pharmaceuticals (e.g., a digestive agent), protease for use in a detergent and the like. Disclosed are a recombinant vector having capability of increasing the secretion of the Koji mold protease, a Koji mold which is transformed with the vector and has an increased expression of a gene for a protease or an increase secretion of the same, a method for the production of a protease by using the transformed Koji mold, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Osamu Hatamoto, Genryou Umitsuki, Masayuki Machida, Motoaki Sano, Akimitsu Tanaka, Chitoshi Oka, Hiroshi Maeda, Hitoshi Tainaka, Touru Ito, Tomomi Uchikawa, Tsutomu Masuda, Kenichiro Matsushima