Patents by Inventor Akiko Ikekawa

Akiko Ikekawa 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).

  • Physiologically active substance EEM-S originating in mushrooms, process for producing the same and drugs
    Patent number: 6783771
    Abstract: EEM-S obtained by extracting with hot water or a lower alcohol at least one mushroom selected from among Lentinus edodes, Flammulina velutipes, Hypsizygus marmoreus, Pleurotus ostreatus, Pholiota nameko, Grifola fondosa, Volvariella speciosa ver. speciosa, Lyophllum decastes, blanc du pays, Tricholoma matsutake, Ganoderma lucidum and Phellinus yucatensis, treating the obtained extract by the molecular sieve method and thus eliminating low-molecular-weight and high-molecular-weight fractions: and preparations thereof. This EEM-S exerts physiological effects such as anticancer, immunopotentiating, antioxidative, hypotensive and hypoglycemic effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Life Science Laboratories Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuro Ikekawa, Akiko Ikekawa, Fumitake Shimada
  • Physiologically active substance eem-s originating in mushroms, process for producing the same and drugs
    Publication number: 20030012798
    Abstract: EEM-S obtained by extracting with hot water or a lower alcohol at least one mushroom selected from among Lentinus edodes, Flammulina velutipes, Hypsizygus marmoreus, Pleurotus ostreatus, Pholiota nameko, Grifola fondosa, Volvariella speciosa ver. speciosa, Lyophllum decastes, blanc du pays, Tricholoma matsutake, Ganoderma lucidum and Phellinus yucatensis, treating the obtained extract by the molecular sieve method and thus eliminating low-molecular-weight and high-molecular-weight fractions: and preparations thereof. This EEM-S exerts physiological effects such as anticancer, immunopotentiating, antioxidative, hypotensive and hypoglycemic effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventors: Tetsuro Ikekawa, Akiko Ikekawa, Fumitake Shimada