Patents by Inventor Chieko Taniguchi

Chieko Taniguchi 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).

  • GENE POLYMORPHISM USEFUL FOR ASSISTANCE/THERAPY FOR SMOKING CESSATION
    Publication number: 20100003681
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for determination of a smoking trend in a subject which is useful for the assistance or therapy for smoking cessation, which comprises the steps of detecting one or more polymorphisms occurring on one or more genes selected from the genes (1) to (3) or a genome or in the neighborhood of the genes or the genome and determining the smoking trend based on the results of the detection: (1) nicotinic acetylcholine receptor ?2 subunit (CHRNB2) gene; (2) serotonin transporter (SLC6A4(5HTT)) gene; and (3) nicotinic acetylcholine receptor ?4 subunit (CHRNA4) gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: Junichi Azuma, Yasushi Fujio, Chieko Taniguchi, Tsuyoshi Fukuda, Makiko Maeda, Tomoko Kubota, Etsuko Tange, Risa Ueki