Patents by Inventor Akiko KANAI

Akiko KANAI 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).

  • Publication number: 20220340642
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a DcR3 variant that has binding activity (preferably neutralizing activity) to a ligand of DcR3, and that results in a decreased amount of aggregates as compared to wild-type DcR3 when produced using a cell derived from a mammal as a host, and/or that exhibits improved in vivo kinetics; a DNA encoding the DcR3 variant; a vector including the DNA; a transformant obtained by introducing the vector; a method for producing a variant using the transformant; and a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for an autoimmune disease, an inflammatory disease or an allergic disease including the variant as an active ingredient, and, in order to achieve the object, the present invention provides a DcR3 variant including a part of DcR3 and a part of a TNF superfamily molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: KYOWA KIRIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akiko KANAI, Hitomi HOSOMI, Sakiko YONEZAWA
  • Patent number: 9775332
    Abstract: A human artificial chromosome vector comprising a gene encoding a human antibody heavy chain, a gene encoding a human antibody light chain, and a gene encoding an IgM heavy chain constant region derived from a nonhuman animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: SAB, LLC
    Inventors: Yoshimi Kuroiwa, Hiroaki Matsushita, Akiko Kanai
  • Publication number: 20160235045
    Abstract: A human artificial chromosome vector comprising a gene encoding a human antibody heavy chain, a gene encoding a human antibody light chain, and a gene encoding an IgM heavy chain constant region derived from a nonhuman animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshimi KUROIWA, Hiroaki MATSUSHITA, Akiko KANAI