Patents by Inventor Akiko Furuya

Akiko Furuya 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: 8481039
    Abstract: Medicaments for treating diseases related to HB-EGF escalation are in demand. The present invention provides a monoclonal antibody or an antibody fragment thereof which binds to a cell membrane-bound HB-EGF, a membrane type HB-EGF and a secretory HB-EGF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Eisuke Mekada, Ryo Iwamoto, Shingo Miyamoto, Kenya Shitara, Akiko Furuya, Kazuyasu Nakamura, Kumiko Takahashi, Hiroshi Ando, Kazuhiro Masuda, Yuka Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20120276090
    Abstract: A recombinant antibody or the antibody fragment thereof which specifically reacts with an extracellular domain of human CCR4; a DNA which encodes the recombinant antibody or the antibody fragment thereof; a method for producing the recombinant antibody or the antibody fragment thereof; a method for immunologically detecting CCR4, a method for immunologically detecting a cell which expressed CCR4 on the cell surface, a method for depleting a cell which expresses CCR4 on the cell surface, and a method for inhibiting production of Th2 cytokine, which comprise using the recombinant antibody according or antibody fragment thereof; a therapeutic or diagnostic agent for Th2-mediated immune diseases; and a therapeutic or diagnostic agent for a blood cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: KYOWA HAKKO KIRIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenya SHITARA, Nobuo HANAI, Emi SHOJI, Mikiko SAKURADA, Akiko FURUYA, Kazuyasu NAKAMURA, Rinpei NIWA, Kenji SHIBATA, Motoo YAMASAKI
  • Patent number: 8268592
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a monoclonal antibody which is useful for treating or diagnosing a disease relating to system ASC amino acid transporter 2 (hereinafter, referred to as “ASCT2”) or a method using the antibody. The present invention provides a monoclonal antibody which specifically recognizes a native three-dimensional structure of an extracellular region of ASCT2 and binds to the extracellular region, or an antibody fragment thereof; a hybridoma which produces the antibody; a DNA which encodes the antibody; a vector which contains the DNA; a transformant obtainable by introducing the vector; a process for producing an antibody or an antibody fragment thereof using the hybridoma or the transformant; and a therapeutic agent using the antibody or the antibody fragment thereof, and a diagnostic agent using the antibody or the antibody fragment thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Norihiko Shiraishi, Akiko Furuya, Hiroe Toki, Hiroshi Ando, Masayo Suzuki, Tsuguo Kubota
  • Publication number: 20120177649
    Abstract: Medicaments for treating diseases related to HB-EGF escalation are in demand. The present invention provides a monoclonal antibody or an antibody fragment thereof which binds to a cell membrane-bound HB-EGF, a membrane type HB-EGF and a secretory HB-EGF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: KYOWA HAKKO KIRIN, CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eisuke MEKADA, Ryo IWAMOTO, Shingo MIYAMOTO, Kenya SHITARA, Akiko FURUYA, Kazuyasu NAKAMURA, Kumiko TAKAHASHI, Hiroshi ANDO, Kazuhiro MASUDA, Yuka SASAKI
  • Patent number: 8197814
    Abstract: A recombinant antibody or the antibody fragment thereof which specifically reacts with an extracellular domain of human CCR4; a DNA which encodes the recombinant antibody or the antibody fragment thereof; a method for producing the recombinant antibody or the antibody fragment thereof; a method for immunologically detecting CCR4, a method for immunologically detecting a cell which expressed CCR4 on the cell surface, a method for depleting a cell which expresses CCR4 on the cell surface, and a method for inhibiting production of Th2 cytokine, which comprise using the recombinant antibody according or antibody fragment thereof; a therapeutic or diagnostic agent for Th2-mediated immune diseases; and a therapeutic or diagnostic agent for a blood cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenya Shitara, Nobuo Hanai, Emi Shoji, Mikiko Sakurada, Akiko Furuya, Kazuyasu Nakamura, Rinpei Niwa, Kenji Shibata, Motoo Yamasaki
  • Patent number: 8173781
    Abstract: Medicaments for treating diseases related to HB-EGF escalation are in demand. The present invention provides a monoclonal antibody or an antibody fragment thereof which binds to a cell membrane-bound HB-EGF, a membrane type HB-EGF and a secretory HB-EGF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Eisuke Mekada, Ryo Iwamoto, Shingo Miyamoto, Kenya Shitara, Akiko Furuya, Kazuyasu Nakamura, Kumiko Takahashi, Hiroshi Ando, Kazuhiro Masuda, Yuka Sasaki
  • Patent number: 8163282
    Abstract: Medicaments for treating diseases related to HB-EGF escalation are in demand. The present invention provides a monoclonal antibody or an antibody fragment thereof which binds to a cell membrane-bound HB-EGF, a membrane type HB-EGF and a secretory HB-EGF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Eisuke Mekada, Ryo Iwamoto, Shingo Miyamoto, Kenya Shitara, Akiko Furuya, Kazuyasu Nakamura, Kumiko Takahashi, Hiroshi Ando, Kazuhiro Masuda, Yuka Sasaki
  • Patent number: 8125266
    Abstract: A boosting circuit includes a charge pump circuit; and a power supply circuit configured to supply a power supply voltage to the charge pump circuit. The power supply circuit includes an N-channel transistor connected with a power supply terminal of the charge pump circuit; and a current control circuit configured to control current flowing between the N-channel transistor and the charge pump circuit through the power supply terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Akiko Furuya, Yasuhiro Tonda
  • Patent number: 8093362
    Abstract: An antibody which binds to a polypeptide encoded by human PERP (p53 apoptosis effector related to PMP-22) gene which is considered to be related to incidence of cancer or the like is desired. The present invention provides a gene recombinant antibody which has no consensus sequence of an N-linked sugar chain in a variable region, specifically recognizes three-dimensional structure of an extracellular region of a polypeptide encoded by the PERP gene and binds to the extracellular region. The antibody is useful for treatment of various diseases expressing a polypeptide encoded by the PERP gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignees: Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd., Japan as Represented by President of National Cancer Center
    Inventors: Atsushi Ochiai, Emi Hosaka, Kazuyasu Nakamura, Akiko Furuya, Yuji Ohki
  • Patent number: 8093361
    Abstract: The present invention provides an antibody which specifically recognizes three-dimensional structure of an extracellular region of a polypeptide encoded by PERP (p53 apoptosis effector related to PMP-22) gene and binds to the extracellular region. The antibody of the present invention is useful for treatment of various diseases which highly expresses a polypeptide encoded by the PERP gene. Also, a polypeptide encoded by the PERP gene or a cell expressing the polypeptide can be specifically detected by an immunological method using the antibody, so that the antibody is useful for diagnosis of various diseases related to PERP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignees: Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd, Japan as represented by President of National Cancer Center
    Inventors: Atsushi Ochiai, Norihiko Shiraishi, Yoko Kato, Toshio Ota, Susume Sekine, Kenya Shitara, Akiko Furuya, So Ohta, Emi Hosaka, Yuka Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20110052595
    Abstract: Medicaments for treating diseases related to HB-EGF escalation are in demand. The present invention provides a monoclonal antibody or an antibody fragment thereof which binds to a cell membrane-bound HB-EGF, a membrane type HB-EGF and a secretory HB-EGF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: KYOWA HAKKO KIRIN CO., LTD
    Inventors: Eisuke MEKADA, Ryo Iwamoto, Shingo Miyamoto, Kenya Shitara, Akiko Furuya, Kazuyasu Nakamura, Kumiko Takahashi, Hiroshi Ando, Kazuhiro Masuda, Yuka Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20110034673
    Abstract: Medicaments for treating diseases related to HB-EGF escalation are in demand. The present invention provides a monoclonal antibody or an antibody fragment thereof which binds to a cell membrane-bound HB-EGF, a membrane type HB-EGF and a secretory HB-EGF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: KYOWA HAKKO KIRIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eisuke MEKADA, Ryo IWAMOTO, Shingo MIYAMOTO, Kenya SHITARA, Akiko FURUYA, Kazuyasu NAKAMURA, Kumiko TAKAHASHI, Hiroshi ANDO, Kazuhiro MASUDA, Yuka SASAKI
  • Patent number: 7882289
    Abstract: In a data transmission system having a plurality of apparatuses connected to one another in a cascade, each slave apparatus has an identification number retention section retaining the same identification number as the other slave apparatuses, a receiver receiving data accompanied by an apparatus number, a judgment section judging that the data is destined for itself when the apparatus number coincides with the identification number, while judging that the data is destined for another slave apparatus when the apparatus number does not coincide with the identification number, and a transmitter changing the apparatus number by subtracting or adding when the data is judged to be destined for another slave apparatus, and transmitting the data to another lower-ranked slave apparatus. Thereby, data transmission can be accomplished without automatically setting an apparatus number to each of the plural apparatuses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Akiko Furuya
  • Patent number: 7858091
    Abstract: Using the proteins of the present invention, DNAs encoding the proteins, and antibodies recognizing the proteins, detection methods for diseases relating to the novel insulin-like growth factor binding proteins of the present invention, as well as diagnostic agents, preventive agents, and therapeutic agents for diseases relating to the proteins of the present invention can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuya Yamano, Susumu Sekine, Mitsuo Satoh, Toshio Ota, Akiko Furuya, Kenji Shibata, Yuki Kobayashi, Miho Takebayashi, Yusuke Nakamura, Sumio Sugano
  • Patent number: 7851601
    Abstract: Medicaments for treating diseases related to HB-EGF escalation are in demand. The present invention provides a monoclonal antibody or an antibody fragment thereof which binds to a cell membrane-bound HB-EGF, a membrane type HB-EGF and a secretory HB-EGF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eisuke Mekada, Ryo Iwamoto, Shingo Miyamoto, Kenya Shitara, Akiko Furuya, Kazuyasu Nakamura, Kumiko Takahashi, Hiroshi Ando, Kazuhiro Masuda, Yuka Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20100221178
    Abstract: A recombinant antibody or the antibody fragment thereof which specifically reacts with an extracellular domain of human CCR4; a DNA which encodes the recombinant antibody or the antibody fragment thereof; a method for producing the recombinant antibody or the antibody fragment thereof; a method for immunologically detecting CCR4, a method for immunologically detecting a cell which expressed CCR4 on the cell surface, a method for depleting a cell which expresses CCR4 on the cell surface, and a method for inhibiting production of Th2 cytokine, which comprise using the recombinant antibody according or antibody fragment thereof; a therapeutic or diagnostic agent for Th2-mediated immune diseases; and a therapeutic or diagnostic agent for a blood cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: KYOWA HAKKO KIRIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenya SHITARA, Nobuo Hanai, Emi Shoji, Mikiko Sakurada, Akiko Furuya, Kazuyasu Nakamura, Rinpei Niwa, Kenji Shibata, Motoo Yamasaki
  • Patent number: 7787479
    Abstract: There is provided a gateway apparatus that controls a forwarding process of frame data between multiple communication channels, said gateway apparatus including a search engine that is respectively provided for each of the multiple communication channels to route the frame data between the multiple communication channels, and a first storage portion that is respectively provided for each of the multiple communication channels to temporarily stores the frame data routed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignees: Fujitsu Ten Limited, Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Tomohiro Matsuo, Tsuyoshi Takatori, Kaoru Noumi, Susumu Nishihashi, Tomohide Kasame, Yukio Ishikawa, Junji Takahashi, Yasuyuki Umezaki, Akiko Furuya, Nobuaki Kawasoe, Naoto Shimoji, Masayoshi Kusumoto
  • Publication number: 20100196392
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a monoclonal antibody which is useful for treating or diagnosing a disease relating to system ASC amino acid transporter 2 (hereinafter, referred to as “ASCT2”) or a method using the antibody. The present invention provides a monoclonal antibody which specifically recognizes a native three-dimensional structure of an extracellular region of ASCT2 and binds to the extracellular region, or an antibody fragment thereof; a hybridoma which produces the antibody; a DNA which encodes the antibody; a vector which contains the DNA; a transformant obtainable by introducing the vector; a process for producing an antibody or an antibody fragment thereof using the hybridoma or the transformant; and a therapeutic agent using the antibody or the antibody fragment thereof, and a diagnostic agent using the antibody or the antibody fragment thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norihiko SHIRAISHI, Akiko Furuya, Hiroe Toki, Hiroshi Ando, Masayo Suzuki, Tsuguo Kubota
  • Publication number: 20100189724
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for screening a patient to be administered with a pharmaceutical composition which comprises an anti-cancer antibody as an active ingredient, said method comprising collecting samples from patients who expresses an antigen which is recognized by the anti-cancer antibody, measuring cadherin function in the samples, and selecting a patient whose the cadherin function is decreased or deleted; a method for screening a patient who has a high efficacy ratio for a pharmaceutical composition which comprises an anti-cancer antibody as an active ingredient; and a method for improving an efficacy ratio for a pharmaceutical composition which comprises an anti-cancer antibody as an active ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: KYOWA HAKKO KIRIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Sato, Naoya Kimoto, Yuji Ohki, Akiko Furuya, Hiroyuki Ishida, Atsushi Ochian
  • Publication number: 20100184958
    Abstract: Medicaments for treating diseases related to HB-EGF escalation are in demand. The present invention provides a monoclonal antibody or an antibody fragment thereof which binds to a cell membrane-bound HB-EGF, a membrane type HB-EGF and a secretory HB-EGF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: KYOWA HAKKO KIRIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: EISUKE MEKADA, RYO IWAMOTO, SHINGO MIYAMOTO, KENYA SHITARA, AKIKO FURUYA, KAZUYASU NAKAMURA, KUMIKO TAKAHASHI, HIROSHI ANDO, KAZUHIRO MASUDA, YUKA SASAKI