Patents by Inventor Aki Aono

Aki Aono 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).

  • Interleukin-2/viral antigen protein chimers
    Patent number: 5556946
    Abstract: Disclosed are (1) a fused protein obtained by combining an antigen used for vaccine and a lymphokine by the application of gene engineering, (2) a recombinant DNA containing a nucleotide sequence coding for the above fused protein, (3) a transformant bearing the above recombinant DNA, (4) a method for producing the fused protein which comprises cultivating the above transformant, producing and accumulating the above fused protein in a culture, and collecting the fused protein, and (5) a hybrid protein obtained by chemically combining an antigen used for vaccine with a lymphokine. The resulting fused and hybrid proteins have strong immunogenicity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1996
    Assignee: Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukio Fujisawa, Shuji Hinuma, Aki Aono