Patents by Inventor Fumino Tokitou

Fumino Tokitou 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).

  • Envelope gene-deficient paramyxovirus vector
    Publication number: 20020169306
    Abstract: F gene-deficient virus virions are successfully recovered by using an f gene-deficient Sendai virus genomic cDNA. Further, F gene-deficient infectious viral particles are successfully constructed by using F-expressing cells as helper cells. Also, F gene and HN gene-deficient virus virions are successfully recovered by using a virus genomic cDNA deficient in both F gene and HN gene. Further, F gene and HN gene-deficient infectious viral particles are successfully produced by using F- and HN-expressing cells as helper cells. A virus deficient in F gene and HN gene and having F protein is constructed by using F-expressing cells as helper cells. In addition, M gene-deficient infectious virus particles were produced using helper cells expressing M protein. From cells infected with M gene-deficient viruses, release of virus-like particles was inhibited. Further, a VSV-G pseudo type virus is successfully constructed by using VSV-G-expressing cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2001
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Inventors: Kaio Kitazato, Tsugumine Shu, Hidekazu Kuma, Yasuji Ueda, Makoto Asakawa, Mamoru Hasegawa, Akihiro Iida, Fumino Tokitou, Takahiro Hirata, Tsuyoshi Tokusumi, Makoto Inoue