Patents by Inventor Akinori Rokuhara

Akinori Rokuhara 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).

  • Hbv Particles Containing Hbv-Rna
    Publication number: 20070264646
    Abstract: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) particles that contain HBV-RNA but do not contain HBV-DNA in a body fluid sample; A method of measuring the particles according to claim 1 by measuring HBV-RNA; A method of judging the therapeutic effect of the treatment of HBV infections by a drug having an effect of inhibiting RNA-dependent DNA polymerase, which method comprises performing the measurement on a body fluid of a patient who received said treatment; A method of predicting the risk of developing hepatic carcinoma or selecting risk groups of developing hepatic carcinoma by the above measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Applicant: Advanced Life Science Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Noboru Maki, Tatsuji Kimura, Akihiro Matsumoto, Akinori Rokuhara, Eiji Tanaka, Kendo Kiyosawa