Patents by Inventor Aya Nagaoka

Aya Nagaoka 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).

  • Hyaluronic Acid Decomposition-Promoting Factor and Inhibitor Thereof
    Publication number: 20150274843
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to KIAA1199, which is a novel factor involved in decomposition of hyaluronic acid, and to use thereof. More specifically, the invention is directed to a hyaluronic acid decomposition-promoting agent containing the KIAA1199 gene and a protein encoded by the gene; to a hyaluronic acid decomposition-inhibiting agent characterized by inhibiting the activity or expression thereof (including an siRNA or a monoclonal antibody); and to a method for screening a novel hyaluronic acid decomposition-controlling agent, in which the method contains employing the expression of KIAA1199 as an index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki YOSHIDA, Shintaro Inoue, Shingo Sakai, Aya Nagaoka
  • Hyaluronic acid decomposition-promoting factor and inhibitor thereof
    Patent number: 9056096
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to KIAA1199, which is a novel factor involved in decomposition of hyaluronic acid, and to use thereof. More specifically, the invention is directed to a hyaluronic acid decomposition-promoting agent containing the KIAA1199 gene and a protein encoded by the gene; to a hyaluronic acid decomposition-inhibiting agent characterized by inhibiting the activity or expression thereof (including an siRNA or a monoclonal antibody); and to a method for screening a novel hyaluronic acid decomposition-controlling agent, in which the method contains employing the expression of KIAA1199 as an index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yoshida, Shintaro Inoue, Shingo Sakai, Aya Nagaoka
  • Hyaluronic Acid Decomposition-Promoting Factor and Inhibitor Thereof
    Publication number: 20130095110
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to KIAA1199, which is a novel factor involved in decomposition of hyaluronic acid, and to use thereof. More specifically, the invention is directed to a hyaluronic acid decomposition-promoting agent containing the KIAA1199 gene and a protein encoded by the gene; to a hyaluronic acid decomposition-inhibiting agent characterized by inhibiting the activity or expression thereof (including an siRNA or a monoclonal antibody); and to a method for screening a novel hyaluronic acid decomposition-controlling agent, in which the method contains employing the expression of KIAA1199 as an index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yoshida, Shintaro Inoue, Shingo Sakai, Aya Nagaoka