Patents by Inventor Yoshiya Gunji

Yoshiya Gunji 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).

  • Insertion sequence
    Patent number: 6303381
    Abstract: A novel insertion sequence, which has been found in the sMMO gene coding for methane monooxygenase of methane-assimilating bacterium Methylococcus capsulatus NCIMB 11132 strain, and has inverted repeat sequences consisting of a sequence of the nucleotide numbers 5-19 of SEQ ID NO: 1 at the both ends, can be utilized as effective means for genetic analysis including creation of insertion mutant strains, gene mapping, promoter searching, insertion of genetic information into chromosomal DNA, disruption of specific gene and the like, or utilized for improving methane-assimilating bacteria by chromosomal genetic engineering techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshiya Gunji, Hisashi Yasueda, Yoshio Kawahara, Shinichi Sugimoto