Patents by Inventor Chiharu Kitajima

Chiharu Kitajima 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).

  • Carbostyril compound
    Patent number: 8362252
    Abstract: The present invention provides a carbostyril compound represented by General Formula (1) or a salt thereof, wherein A is a direct bond, a lower alkylene group, or a lower alkylidene group; X is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; R4 and R5 each represent a hydrogen atom; the bond between the 3 and 4 positions of the carbostyril skeleton is a single bond or a double bond; R1 is a hydrogen atom, etc; R2 is a hydrogen atom, etc; and R3 is a hydrogen atom, etc. The carbostyril compound or salt thereof of the present invention induces the production of TFF, and thus is usable for the treatment and/or prevention of disorders such as alimentary tract diseases, oral diseases, upper respiratory tract diseases, respiratory tract diseases, eye diseases, cancers, and wounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Kuroda, Takahito Yamauchi, Tomoichi Shinohara, Kunio Oshima, Chiharu Kitajima, Hitoshi Nagao, Tae Fukushima, Takahiro Tomoyasu, Hironobu Ishiyama, Kazuhide Ohta, Masaaki Takano, Takumi Sumida
  • CARBOSTYRIL COMPOUND
    Publication number: 20100261705
    Abstract: The present invention provides a carbostyril compound represented by General Formula (1) or a salt thereof, wherein A is a direct bond, a lower alkylene group, or a lower alkylidene group; X is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; R4 and R5 each represent a hydrogen atom; the bond between the 3 and 4 positions of the carbostyril skeleton is a single bond or a double bond; R1 is a hydrogen atom, etc; R2 is a hydrogen atom, etc; and R3 is a hydrogen atom, etc. The carbostyril compound or salt thereof of the present invention induces the production of TFF, and thus is usable for the treatment and/or prevention of disorders such as alimentary tract diseases, oral diseases, upper respiratory tract diseases, respiratory tract diseases, eye diseases, cancers, and wounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2009
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: Takeshi Kuroda, Takahito Yamauchi, Tomoichi Shinohara, Kunio Oshima, Chiharu Kitajima, Hitoshi Nagao, Tae Fukushima, Takahiro Tomoyasu, Hironobu Ishiyama, Ohta Kazuhide, Masaaki Takano, Takumi Sumida
  • Carbostyril compound
    Patent number: 7777038
    Abstract: The present invention provides a carbostyril compound represented by General Formula (1) or a salt thereof, wherein A is a direct bond, a lower alkylene group, or a lower alkylidene group; X is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; R4 and R5 each represent a hydrogen atom; the bond between the 3 and 4 positions of the carbostyril skeleton is a single bond or a double bond; R1 is a hydrogen atom, etc; R2 is a hydrogen atom, etc; and R3 is a hydrogen atom, etc. The carbostyril compound or salt thereof of the present invention induces the production of TFF, and thus is usable for the treatment and/or prevention of disorders such as alimentary tract diseases, oral diseases, upper respiratory tract diseases, respiratory tract diseases, eye diseases, cancers, and wounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Kuroda, Takahito Yamauchi, Tomoichi Shinohara, Kunio Oshima, Chiharu Kitajima, Hitoshi Nagao, Tae Fukushima, Takahiro Tomoyasu, Hironobu Ishiyama, Kazuhide Ohta, Masaaki Takano, Takumi Sumida
  • Carbostyril compound
    Publication number: 20070179173
    Abstract: The present invention provides a carbostyril compound represented by General Formula (1) or a salt thereof, wherein A is a direct bond, a lower alkylene group, or a lower alkylidene group; X is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; R4 and R5 each represent a hydrogen atom; the bond between the 3 and 4 positions of the carbostyril skeleton is a single bond or a double bond; R1 is a hydrogen atom, etc; R2 is a hydrogen atom, etc; and R3 is a hydrogen atom, etc. The carbostyril compound or salt thereof of the present invention induces the production of TFF, and thus is usable for the treatment and/or prevention of disorders such as alimentary tract diseases, oral diseases, upper respiratory tract diseases, respiratory tract diseases, eye diseases, cancers, and wounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventors: Takeshi Kuroda, Takahito Yamauchi, Tomoichi Shinohara, Kunio Oshima, Chiharu Kitajima, Hitoshi Nagao, Tae Fukushima, Takahiro Tomoyasu, Hironobu Ishiyama, Kazuhide Ohta, Masaaki Takano, Takumi Sumida