Patents by Inventor Michihiko Suzuki

Michihiko Suzuki 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).

  • Patent number: 11773161
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method of enabling efficient structural analysis of a target protein that has been impossible or difficult to analyze so far, by stabilizing the target protein. The present invention provides an anti-BRIL antibody which specifically binds to BRIL or a BRIL fusion protein and an antigen-binding fragment thereof, a nucleic acid encoding the anti-BRIL antibody and the antigen-binding fragment thereof, a vector containing the nucleic acid, an antibody producing cell containing the vector, a method of producing the antibody, and a method of using the antibody in a protein structural analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: KYOWA KIRIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hikaru Miyagi, Michihiko Suzuki, Junichi Saito, Hidetsugu Asada, So Iwata
  • Publication number: 20210309738
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method of enabling efficient structural analysis of a target protein that has been impossible or difficult to analyze so far, by stabilizing the target protein. The present invention provides an anti-BRIL antibody which specifically binds to BRIL or a BRIL fusion protein and an antigen-binding fragment thereof, a nucleic acid encoding the anti-BRIL antibody and the antigen-binding fragment thereof, a vector containing the nucleic acid, an antibody producing cell containing the vector, a method of producing the antibody, and a method of using the antibody in a protein structural analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: KYOWA KIRIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hikaru MIYAGI, Michihiko SUZUKI, Junichi SAITO, Hidetsugu ASADA, So IWATA
  • Patent number: 11091545
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method of enabling efficient structural analysis of a target protein that has been impossible or difficult to analyze so far, by stabilizing the target protein. The present invention provides an anti-BRIL antibody which specifically binds to BRIL or a BRIL fusion protein and an antigen-binding fragment thereof, a nucleic acid encoding the anti-BRIL antibody and the antigen-binding fragment thereof, a vector containing the nucleic acid, an antibody producing cell containing the vector, a method of producing the antibody, and a method of using the antibody in a protein structural analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: KYOWA KIRIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hikaru Miyagi, Michihiko Suzuki, Junichi Saito, Hidetsugu Asada, So Iwata
  • Publication number: 20200157211
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method of enabling efficient structural analysis of a target protein that has been impossible or difficult to analyze so far, by stabilizing the target protein. The present invention provides an anti-BRIL antibody which specifically binds to BRIL or a BRIL fusion protein and an antigen-binding fragment thereof, a nucleic acid encoding the anti-BRIL antibody and the antigen-binding fragment thereof, a vector containing the nucleic acid, an antibody producing cell containing the vector, a method of producing the antibody, and a method of using the antibody in a protein structural analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: KYOWA KIRIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hikaru MIYAGI, Michihiko SUZUKI, Junichi SAITO, Hidetsugu ASADA, So IWATA
  • Patent number: 10378011
    Abstract: An oligonucleotide having improved affinity for AGO2 is disclosed. The oligonucleotide has a nucleotide residue or a nucleoside residue represented by formula (I) wherein X1 is an oxygen atom or the like, R1 is formula (IIA), wherein R5A is halogen or the like, and R6A is a hydrogen atom or the like, or formula (IVA) wherein Y3A is a nitrogen atom or the like, and Y4A is CH or the like, or the like, R2 is a hydrogen atom, hydroxy, halogen, or optionally substituted lower alkoxy, and R3 is a hydrogen atom or the like at the 5? end thereof, and the nucleotide residue or the nucleoside residue binds to an adjacent nucleotide residue through the oxygen atom at position 3. A method for improving the knockdown activity of an oligonucleotide wherein the oligonucleotide has a knockdown activity against an mRNA encoding a protein involved in a disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: KYOWA HAKKO KIRIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fumikazu Shinohara, Asana Makino, Junichiro Yamamoto, Taiji Oashi, Michihiko Suzuki, Jun-ichi Saito, Takahiro Nakajima, Tomoyuki Nishikawa, Masayoshi Nakoji, Yuichi Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10342819
    Abstract: An oligonucleotide having a nucleotide residue or a nucleoside residue represented by formula (I) {wherein X1 is an oxygen atom or the like, R1 is formula (IIA) (wherein R5A is halogen or the like, and R6A is a hydrogen atom or the like), formula (IVA) (wherein Y3A is a nitrogen atom or the like, and Y4A is CH or the like), or the like, R2 is a hydrogen atom, hydroxy, halogen, or optionally substituted lower alkoxy, and R3 is a hydrogen atom or the like, or formula (VI) (wherein n2 is 1, 2 or 3)} at the 5? end thereof, wherein the nucleotide residue or the nucleoside residue binds to an adjacent nucleotide residue through the oxygen atom at position 3, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: KYOWA HAKKO KIRIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fumikazu Shinohara, Asana Makino, Junichiro Yamamoto, Takahiro Nakajima, Taiji Oashi, Michihiko Suzuki, Jun-ichi Saito, Tomoyuki Nishikawa, Masayoshi Nakoji, Yuichi Takahashi, Yasuo Kouda
  • Patent number: 10082266
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp 10 includes a lamp body 11, a sealing material 42, and a lens member 12 and a leg portion 41. A groove portion 31 is formed in the lamp body 11. The sealing material 42 is filled in the groove portion 31. The leg portion 41 is provided on the lens member 12. The leg portion 41 is inserted into the groove portion 31 to thereby fix the lamp body 11 and the lens member 12 together via the seal material 42. A narrow portion 51 is provided at a bottom side of the groove portion 31 and a wide portion 52 is provided at an opening 35 side of the groove portion 31. A gap of the wide portion 52 is wider than the gap of the narrow portion 51. The amount of sealing material 42 used in vehicle lamp 10 is limited while ensuring an easy assemblage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Kosugi, Michihiko Suzuki, Tetsuya Kataoka, Tamaaki Sugiura
  • Publication number: 20170354673
    Abstract: An oligonucleotide having a nucleotide residue or a nucleoside residue represented by formula (I) {wherein X1 is an oxygen atom or the like, R1 is formula (IIA) (wherein R5A is halogen or the like, and R6A is a hydrogen atom or the like), formula (IVA) (wherein Y3A is a nitrogen atom or the like, and Y4A is CH or the like), or the like, R2 is a hydrogen atom, hydroxy, halogen, or optionally substituted lower alkoxy, and R3 is a hydrogen atom or the like, or formula (VI) (wherein n2 is 1, 2 or 3)} at the 5? end thereof, wherein the nucleotide residue or the nucleoside residue binds to an adjacent nucleotide residue through the oxygen atom at position 3, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumikazu SHINOHARA, Asana MAKINO, Junichiro YAMAMOTO, Takahiro NAKAJIMA, Taiji OASHI, Michihiko SUZUKI, Jun-ichi SAITO, Tomoyuki NISHIKAWA, Masayoshi NAKOJI, Yuichi TAKAHASHI, Yasuo KOUDA
  • Patent number: 9475805
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of activating PPAR ? and a method of treating or preventing a disease associated with PPAR ? by administering a tricyclic compound having a PPAR ? agonist activity, which is represented by the formula (I) wherein Z represents a single bond or the like, Y represents a hydrogen atom, lower alkyl optionally having substituent(s) or the like, X represents a hydrogen atom or the like, A represents aryl or the like, B and C are the same or different and each represents an aromatic carbocycle or the like, R4-R9 are the same or different and each represents hydrogen or the like, V represents a single bond or the like, R10 and R11 are the same or different and each represents hydrogen or the like, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or the like:
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Arata Yanagisawa, Keiji Uehara, Masahiro Matsubara, Kimihisa Ueno, Michihiko Suzuki, Takeshi Kuboyama, Keisuke Yamamoto, Tomohiro Tamura
  • Publication number: 20150376611
    Abstract: The present invention provides an oligonucleotide having improved affinity for AGO2, and the like. The oligonucleotide has a nucleotide residue or a nucleoside residue represented by formula (I) {wherein X1 is an oxygen atom or the like, R1 is formula (IIA) (wherein R5A is halogen or the like, and R6A is a hydrogen atom or the like) or formula (IVA) (wherein Y3A is a nitrogen atom or the like, and Y4A is CH or the like), or the like, R2 is a hydrogen atom, hydroxy, halogen, or optionally substituted lower alkoxy, and R3 is a hydrogen atom or the like} at the 5? end thereof, and the nucleotide residue or the nucleoside residue binds to an adjacent nucleotide residue through the oxygen atom at position 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2013
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Fumikazu SHINOHARA, Asana MAKINO, Junichiro YAMAMOTO, Taiji OASHI, Michihiko SUZUKI, Jun-ichi SAITO, Takahiro NAKAJIMA, Tomoyuki NISHIKAWA, Masayoshi NAKOJI, Yuichi TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20150291587
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of activating PPAR ? and a method of treating or preventing a disease associated with PPAR ? by administering a tricyclic compound having a PPAR ? agonist activity, which is represented by the formula (I) wherein Z represents a single bond or the like, Y represents a hydrogen atom, lower alkyl optionally having substituent(s) or the like, X represents a hydrogen atom or the like, A represents aryl or the like, B and C are the same or different and each represents an aromatic carbocycle or the like, R4-R9 are the same or different and each represents hydrogen or the like, V represents a single bond or the like, R10 and R11 are the same or different and each represents hydrogen or the like, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or the like:
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Arata YANAGISAWA, Keiji UEHARA, Masahiro MATSUBARA, Kimihisa UENO, Michihiko SUZUKI, Takeshi KUBOYAMA, Keisuke YAMAMOTO, Tomohiro TAMURA
  • Publication number: 20150117047
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp 10 includes a lamp body 11, a sealing material 42, and a lens member 12 and a leg portion 41. A groove portion 31 is formed in the lamp body 11. The sealing material 42 is filled in the groove portion 31. The leg portion 41 is provided on the lens member 12. The leg portion 41 is inserted into the groove portion 31 to thereby fix the lamp body 11 and the lens member 12 together via the seal material 42. A narrow portion 51 is provided at a bottom side of the groove portion 31 and a wide portion 52 is provided at an opening 35 side of the groove portion 31. A gap of the wide portion 52 is wider than the gap of the narrow portion 51. The amount of sealing material 42 used in vehicle lamp 10 is limited while ensuring an easy assemblage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Kosugi, Michihiko Suzuki, Tetsuya Kataoka, Tamaaki Sugiura
  • Publication number: 20140330004
    Abstract: An oligonucleotide, which has a nucleotide residue or a nucleoside residue represented by formula (I) at the 5? end thereof, wherein the nucleotide residue or the nucleoside residue binds to an adjacent nucleotide residue via the oxygen atom at position 3, or the like; wherein X represents an oxygen atom or the like, R1 represents formula (II) wherein Y1 represents a nitrogen atom or the like, R5 represents halogen or the like, R6 and R7 may be the same or different, and each represents a hydrogen atom or the like, and R3 represents a hydrogen atom or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumikazu SHINOHARA, Asana MAKINO, Junichiro YAMAMOTO, Taiji OASHI, Michihiko SUZUKI, Jun-ichi SAITO
  • Publication number: 20140119042
    Abstract: Provided are a vehicular lamp in which a thermal strain in a welding portion of a lamp body and a front cover is suppressed and a thermal deformation during welding is suppressed and a method of manufacturing the same. The vehicular lamp includes a lamp housing configured by a lamp body and a front cover which is welded to the lamp body and has a front surface exposed to the outside. In the lamp body, a light absorption material is contained. In the front cover, a light absorption material is contained at least in a region including a welding portion. This light absorption material of the front cover has a lower heating effect than that of the lamp body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji SAGESAKA, Michihiko SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20130267711
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of activating PPAR ? and a method of treating or preventing a disease associated with PPAR ? by administering a tricyclic compound having a PPAR ? agonist activity, which is represented by the formula (I) wherein Z represents a single bond or the like, Y represents a hydrogen atom, lower alkyl optionally having substituent(s) or the like, X represents a hydrogen atom or the like, A represents aryl or the like, B and C are the same or different and each represents an aromatic carbocycle or the like, R4-R9 are the same or different and each represents hydrogen or the like, V represents a single bond or the like, R10 and R11 are the same or different and each represents hydrogen or the like, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or the like:
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Arata YANAGISAWA, Keiji UEHARA, Masahiro MATSUBARA, Kimihisa UENO, Michihiko SUZUKI, Takeshi KUBOYAMA, Keisuke YAMAMOTO, Tomohiro TAMURA
  • Patent number: 8486980
    Abstract: Provided is a tricyclic compound having a PPAR ? agonist activity, which is represented by the general formula (I) wherein Z represents a single bond or the like, Y represents a hydrogen atom, lower alkyl optionally having substituent(s) or the like, X represents a hydrogen atom or the like, A represents aryl or the like, B and C are the same or different and each represents an aromatic carbocycle or the like, R4-R9 are the same or different and each represents hydrogen or the like, V represents a single bond or the like, R10 and R11 are the same or different and each represents hydrogen or the like, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or the like:
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Arata Yanagisawa, Keiji Uehara, Masahiro Matsubara, Kimihisa Ueno, Michihiko Suzuki, Takeshi Kuboyama, Keisuke Yamamoto, Tomohiro Tamura
  • Patent number: 8273444
    Abstract: A lamp design surface member is provided. The lamp design surface member includes a design surface having a decorative surface. Concave-convex portions and planar portions are formed together on the decorative surface. The concave-convex portions have a peak cross-sectional height Rt of 1 ?m or more and the planar portions have a peak cross-sectional height Rt smaller than 1 ?m. The planar portions are formed so that an area ratio of the planar portions to the decorative surface is in a range of 30% to 80%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michihiko Suzuki, Akinori Yamamoto, Kenichi Matsunaga
  • Patent number: 8242151
    Abstract: The present invention provides a PPAR ? agonist comprising, as an active ingredient, a tricyclic compound represented by the formula (I) (wherein R1 represents lower alkyl optionally having substituent(s) or the like, R2 and R3 are the same or different and each represents lower alkyl optionally having substituent(s) or the like, R4 and R5 are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom or the like, Q1-Q2-Q3 represents CH?CH—CH?CH or the like, Y represents a single bond or the like, Z1-Z2 represents C?CR13 (wherein R13 represents a hydrogen atom or the like), or the like, and A represents —COOH or the like), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Arata Yanagisawa, Takeshi Kuboyama, Seiji Aratake, Kazuki Hemmi, Kimihisa Ueno, Michihiko Suzuki, Masahiro Matsubara, Kozo Yao, Akinori Hamaguchi, Yukihito Tsukumo
  • Publication number: 20110201640
    Abstract: Provided is a tricyclic compound having a PPAR ? agonist activity, which is represented by the general formula (I) wherein Z represents a single bond or the like, Y represents a hydrogen atom, lower alkyl optionally having substituent(s) or the like, X represents a hydrogen atom or the like, A represents aryl or the like, B and C are the same or different and each represents an aromatic carbocycle or the like, R4-R9 are the same or different and each represents hydrogen or the like, V represents a single bond or the like, R10 and R11 are the same or different and each represents hydrogen or the like, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or the like:
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: KYOWA HAKKO KIRIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Arata Yanagisawa, Keiji Uehara, Masahiro Matsubara, Kimihisa Ueno, Michihiko Suzuki, Takeshi Kuboyama, Keisuke Yamamoto, Tomohiro Tamura
  • Publication number: 20110052876
    Abstract: A lamp design surface member is provided. The lamp design surface member includes a design surface having a decorative surface. Concave-convex portions and planar portions are formed together on the decorative surface. The concave-convex portions have a peak cross-sectional height Rt of 1 ?m or more and the planar portions have a peak cross-sectional height Rt smaller than 1 ?m. The planar portions are formed so that an area ratio of the planar portions to the decorative surface is in a range of 30% to 80%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Michihiko SUZUKI, Akinori YAMAMOTO, Kenichi MATSUNAGA