Patents by Inventor Adrian Sculptoreanu

Adrian Sculptoreanu 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).

  • Publication number: 20060276531
    Abstract: The present invention provides an agent for the treatment of bladder irritative symptoms accompanied by benign prostatic hyperplasia, comprising, as an active ingredient, a compound having a slowly-inactivating A-type K+ channel opening activity or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a method for screening agents for the treatment of bladder irritative symptoms accompanied by benign prostatic hyperplasia, comprising measuring a slowly-inactivating A-type K+ channel opening activity as an index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Applicants: KYOWA HAKKO KOGYO CO., LTD., UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Yamagata, Kaoru Atsuki, Tetsuji Ohno, Shiro Shirakura, Akira Karasawa, William de Groat, Naoki Yoshimura, Adrian Sculptoreanu
  • Patent number: 7122173
    Abstract: The present invention provides an agent for the treatment of bladder irritative symptoms accompanied by benign prostatic hyperplasia, comprising, as an active ingredient, a compound having a slowly-inactivating A-type K+ channel opening activity or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a method for screening agents for the treatment of bladder irritative symptoms accompanied by benign prostatic hyperplasia, comprising measuring a slowly-inactivating A-type K+ channel opening activity as an index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignees: Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd., University of Pittsburgh
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Yamagata, Kaoru Atsuki, Tetsuji Ohno, Shiro Shirakura, Akira Karasawa, William C. de Groat, Naoki Yoshimura, Adrian Sculptoreanu
  • Publication number: 20040132803
    Abstract: The present invention provides an agent for the treatment of overactive bladder, comprising, as an active ingredient, a compound having a slowly-inactivating A-type K+ channel opening activity or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a method for screening agents for the treatment of overactive bladder, comprising measuring a slowly-inactivating A-type K+ channel opening activity as an index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Yamagata, Kaoru Atsuki, Tetsuji Ohno, Shiro Shirakura, Akira Karasawa, William C de Groat, Naoki Yoshimura, Adrian Sculptoreanu
  • Publication number: 20040122078
    Abstract: The present invention provides an agent for the treatment of bladder irritative symptoms accompanied by benign prostatic hyperplasia, comprising, as an active ingredient, a compound having a slowly-inactivating A-type K+ channel opening activity or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a method for screening agents for the treatment of bladder irritative symptoms accompanied by benign prostatic hyperplasia, comprising measuring a slowly-inactivating A-type K+ channel opening activity as an index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Yamagata, Kaoru Atsuki, Tetsuji Ohno, Shiro Shirakura, Akira Karasawa, William C de Groat, Naoki Yoshimura, Adrian Sculptoreanu