Patents by Inventor Yohsuke Kurihara

Yohsuke Kurihara 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).

  • Rice containing endophytic bacteria and method of producing it
    Patent number: 7084331
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rice plant that shows enhanced growth and increased seed production, which also enables reduction of the use of chemical fertilizers. In the present invention, a nitrogen-fixing endophytic bacterium is isolated from bacteria symbiotically inhabiting natural plants, the isolated endophytic bacterium is artificially proliferated and then artificially inoculated into rice plants, and thus, the nitrogen-fixing endophytic bacteria are allowed to infect to rice plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignees: Mayekawa Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Isawa, Naoya Hiruma, Takahiro Imada, Munehiro Noda, Yohsuke Kurihara, Madoka Kon
  • Pest control method for grass family plants using endophytic bacteria, pest control material, and seed bound to the pest control material
    Patent number: 7037879
    Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to confer pest resistance to plants of Poaceae without using any chemically synthesized pesticides. The pest resistance can be conferred to plants of Poaceae by isolating from a natural plant an endophytic bacterium capable of expressing pest resistance, artificially culturing the endophytic bacterium, and introducing the bacteria to a Poaceae plant of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Society for Techno-Innovation of Agriculture Forestry Fisheria and Mayekawa Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Imada, Naoya Hiruma, Tsuyoshi Isawa, Munehiro Noda, Yohsuke Kurihara, Madoka Kon
  • Pest control method of grasses by using endophytic bacteria, control material and seed bonded to the control material
    Publication number: 20030195117
    Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to confer pest resistance to plants of Poaceae without using any chemically synthesized pesticides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2002
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Inventors: Takahiro Imada, Naoya Hiruma, Tsuyoshi Isawa, Munehiro Noda, Yohsuke Kurihara, Madoka Kon
  • Rice containing endophytic bacteria and method of producing it
    Publication number: 20030135898
    Abstract: [Problems to be Solved]
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Isawa, Naoya Hiruma, Takahiro Imada, Munehiro Noda, Yohsuke Kurihara, Madoka Kon