Patents by Inventor Akihiro Tanimoto

Akihiro Tanimoto 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).

  • Complex compound and MRI probe made of same
    Patent number: 8460636
    Abstract: Novel gadolinium complex compounds responsive to ions and compounds other than zinc ion, as well as MRI probes made of the compounds are disclosed. Since the gadolinium complex compounds of the present invention such as that represented by the following structural formula exhibit responsiveness to potassium ion, calcium ion, glucose or the like, by using the gadolinium complex compounds of the present invention as a MRI probe, the ion or compound in a living body can be detected and concentration distribution thereof may be determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Japan Science and Technology Agency
    Inventors: Koji Suzuki, Hiroki Hifumi, Akihiro Tanimoto, Megumi Makino
  • COMPLEX COMPOUND AND MRI PROBE MADE OF SAME
    Publication number: 20120093735
    Abstract: Novel gadolinium complex compounds responsive to ions and compounds other than zinc ion, as well as MRI probes made of the compounds are disclosed. Since the gadolinium complex compounds of the present invention such as that represented by the following structural formula exhibit responsiveness to potassium ion, calcium ion, glucose or the like, by using the gadolinium complex compounds of the present invention as a MRI probe, the ion or compound in a living body can be detected and concentration distribution thereof may be determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: Koji SUZUKI, Hiroki Hifumi, Akihiro Tanimoto, Megumi Makino
  • Complex Compound and MRI Probe Made of Same
    Publication number: 20110165089
    Abstract: Novel gadolinium complex compounds responsive to ions and compounds other than zinc ion, as well as MRI probes made of the compounds are disclosed. Since the gadolinium complex compounds of the present invention such as that represented by the following structural formula exhibit responsiveness to potassium ion, calcium ion, glucose or the like, by using the gadolinium complex compounds of the present invention as a MRI probe, the ion or compound in a living body can be detected and concentration distribution thereof may be determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: Japan Science and Technology Agency
    Inventors: Koji Suzuki, Hiroki Hifumi, Akihiro Tanimoto, Megumi Makino