Patents by Inventor Yuka Maeno

Yuka Maeno 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).

  • Mutant endoglucanase
    Patent number: 9193963
    Abstract: Endoglucanase characterized by a decreased degree of activity inhibition by a lignin-derived aromatic compound, and prepared by substituting tryptophan at position 273 in the amino acid sequence of wild-type thermophilic bacterium-derived endoglucanase with an amino acid other than aromatic amino acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignees: Toray Industries, Inc., National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kurihara, Takeshi Tsukada, Katsushige Yamada, Yumiko Mishima, Yuka Maeno, Kazuhiko Ishikawa
  • MUTANT ENDOGLUCANASE
    Publication number: 20140178947
    Abstract: Endoglucanase characterized by a decreased degree of activity inhibition by a lignin-derived aromatic compound, and prepared by substituting tryptophan at position 273 in the amino acid sequence of wild-type thermophilic bacterium-derived endoglucanase with an amino acid other than aromatic amino acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicants: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kurihara, Takeshi Tsukada, Katsushige Yamada, Yumiko Mishima, Yuka Maeno, Kazuhiko Ishikawa