Patents by Inventor Yoh Honda

Yoh Honda 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).

  • Process for preparing sorbic acid
    Patent number: 4997756
    Abstract: A process for preparing sorbic acid which comprises treating sorbic aldehyde with at least one microorganism selected from Mycobacterium, Rhodopseudomonas, Streptomyces, Acetobacter, Alcaligenes and Gluconobacter. According to the present invention, sorbic acid can be prepared in high yield by oxidizing sorbic aldehyde with the specific microorganism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1991
    Assignee: Nippon Gohsei Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masayasu Hasegawa, Yoh Honda