Patents by Inventor Yousuke Fukui

Yousuke Fukui 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: 8148090
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for predicting the postoperative prognosis of a lung adenocarcinoma patient with high sensitivity and/or specificity by identifying a protein with an expression level that specifically varies in a lung adenocarcinoma patient, comprising: step (a) of determining expression levels of myosin IIA and/or vimentin in a biological sample collected from a lung adenocarcinoma patient; and step (b) of predicting or determining a prognosis based on the expression levels of myosin IIA and/or vimentin obtained as a result of determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Medical Proteoscope Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yousuke Fukui, Atsushi Ogiwara, Shingo Akimoto, Takao Kawakami, Takashi Hirano, Junichi Maeda, Harubumi Kato
  • Publication number: 20100221744
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for predicting the postoperative prognosis of a lung adenocarcinoma patient with high sensitivity and/or specificity by identifying a protein with an expression level that specifically varies in a lung adenocarcinoma patient, comprising: step (a) of determining expression levels of myosin IIA and/or vimentin in a biological sample collected from a lung adenocarcinoma patient; and step (b) of predicting or determining a prognosis based on the expression levels of myosin IIA and/or vimentin obtained as a result of determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventors: Yousuke Fukui, Atsushi Ogiwara, Shingo Akimoto, Takao Kawakami, Takashi Hirano, Junichi Maeda, Harubumi Kato