Patents by Inventor Hidekazu Toyofuku

Hidekazu Toyofuku 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).

  • Publication number: 20240016937
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition containing a nucleic acid molecule and a buffer, and having the features of (a) being in the form of a solution at ambient temperature; and (b) a content of the nucleic acid molecule after storage at 25° C., relative humidity 60% for 4 weeks, of not less than 80% relative to the content at the time of start of the storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Taimu YAMADA, Hidekazu TOYOFUKU
  • Publication number: 20230049327
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a compound that can be used as a more superior therapeutic agent for central nervous system diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi YAMASHITA, Tetsuya SATO, Takuya MINOWA, Yusuke HOSHIKA, Hidekazu TOYOFUKU, Tatsuya YAMAGUCHI, Masahiro SOTA, Shuuji KAWANO, Takayuki NAKAMURA, Ryohei ETO, Takuma IKEBUCHI, Kei MORIYAMA, Nobuaki ITO
  • Publication number: 20220305007
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a sustained-release injectable preparation which is in a medication administration form that can provide the effect of 7-[4-(4-benzo[b]thiophen-4-yl-piperazin-1-yl)butoxy]-1H-quinolin-2-one for a prolonged period of time, the preparation releasing a therapeutically effective amount of 7-[4-(4-benzo[b]thiophen-4-yl-piperazin-1-yl)butoxy]-1H-quinolin-2-one for at least one week. The present invention provides an injectable preparation containing 7-[4-(4-benzo[b]thiophen-4-yl-piperazin-1-yl)butoxy]-1H-quinolin-2-one or a salt thereof as an active ingredient, which releases the active ingredient in such a manner that its blood concentration is maintained for at least one week.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya SATO, Takuya MINOWA, Yusuke HOSHIKA, Hidekazu TOYOFUKU
  • Patent number: 11326163
    Abstract: Disclosed is a phosphorylation inhibitor of SMAD2/3 protein or a therapeutic agent for fibrosis which contains as an active ingredient, a nucleic acid that suppresses NEK6 (NIMA-related serine/threonine kinase 6) gene expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: KYORIN PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Nakao, Junichi Ishiyama, Wataru Ichikawa, Atsushi Masui, Yunike Akasaka, Hidekazu Toyofuku, Aya Honda
  • Publication number: 20210115030
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a compound that can be used as a more superior therapeutic agent for central nervous system diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi YAMASHITA, Tetsuya SATO, Takuya MINOWA, Yusuke HOSHIKA, Hidekazu TOYOFUKU, Tatsuya YAMAGUCHI, Masahiro SOTA, Shuuji KAWANO, Takayuki NAKAMURA, Ryohei ETO, Takuma IKEBUCHI, Kei MORIYAMA, Nobuaki ITO
  • Publication number: 20210087556
    Abstract: Disclosed is a phosphorylation inhibitor of SMAD2/3 protein or a therapeutic agent for fibrosis which contains as an active ingredient, a nucleic acid that suppresses NEK6 (NIMA-related serine/threonine kinase 6) gene expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: KYORIN PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Nakao, Junichi Ishiyama, Wataru Ichikawa, Atsushi Masui, Yunike Akasaka, Hidekazu Toyofuku, Aya Honda
  • Patent number: 10751426
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition containing a single-stranded nucleic acid molecule consisting of a nucleotide sequence shown by 5?-AGCAGAGUACACACAGCAUAUACC-P-GGUAUAUGCUGUGUGUACUCUGCUUC-P-G-3? (SEQ ID NO: 1) (in the sequence, P is a proline derivative linker represented by (I) in the DESCRIPTION) and a buffer, and having the following features: (a) being in the form of a solution at ambient temperature; and (b) a content of the nucleic acid molecule after storage at 25° C., relative humidity 60% for 4 weeks, of not less than 80% relative to the content at the time of start of the storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignees: BONAC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taimu Yamada, Hidekazu Toyofuku, Kohei Tahara, Risako Onodera, Hirofumi Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20200163960
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a sustained-release injectable preparation which is in a medication administration form that can provide the effect of 7-[4-(4-benzo[b]thiophen-4-yl-piperazin-1-yl)butoxy]-1H-quinolin-2-one for a prolonged period of time, the preparation releasing a therapeutically effective amount of 7-[4-(4-benzo[b]thiophen-4-yl-piperazin-1-yl)butoxy]-1H-quinolin-2-one for at least one week. The present invention provides an injectable preparation containing 7-[4-(4-benzo[b]thiophen-4-yl-piperazin-1-yl)butoxy]-1H-quinolin-2-one or a salt thereof as an active ingredient, which releases the active ingredient in such a manner that its blood concentration is maintained for at least one week.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya SATO, Takuya MINOWA, Yusuke HOSHIKA, Hidekazu TOYOFUKU
  • Publication number: 20200140424
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a compound that can be used as a more superior therapeutic agent for central nervous system diseases. The present invention provides a dihydrate of 7-[4-(4-benzo[b]thiophen-4-yl-piperazin-1-yl) butoxy]-1H-quinolin-2-one or of a salt thereof, and a process for producing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi YAMASHITA, Tetsuya SATO, Takuya MINOWA, Yusuke HOSHIKA, Hidekazu TOYOFUKU, Tatsuya YAMAGUCHI, Masahiro SOTA, Shuuji KAWANO, Takayuki NAKAMURA, Ryohei ETO, Takuma IKEBUCHI, Kei MORIYAMA, Nobuaki ITO
  • Patent number: 10624889
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a sustained-release injectable preparation which is in a medication administration form that can provide the effect of 7-[4-(4-benzo[b]thiophen-4-yl-piperazin-1-yl)butoxy]-1H-quinolin-2-one for a prolonged period of time, the preparation releasing a therapeutically effective amount of 7-[4-(4-benzo[b]thiophen-4-yl-piperazin-1-yl)butoxy]-1H-quinolin-2-one for at least one week. The present invention provides an injectable preparation containing 7-[4-(4-benzo[b]thiophen-4-yl-piperazin-1-yl)butoxy]-1H-quinolin-2-one or a salt thereof as an active ingredient, which releases the active ingredient in such a manner that its blood concentration is maintained for at least one week.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Sato, Takuya Minowa, Yusuke Hoshika, Hidekazu Toyofuku
  • Patent number: 10407415
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a compound that can be used as a more superior therapeutic agent for central nervous system diseases. The present invention provides a dihydrate of 7-[4-(4-benzo[b]thiophen-4-yl-piperazin-1-yl)butoxy]-1H-quinolin-2-one or of a salt thereof, and a process for producing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yamashita, Tetsuya Sato, Takuya Minowa, Yusuke Hoshika, Hidekazu Toyofuku, Tetsuya Yamaguchi, Masahiro Sota, Shuuji Kawano, Takayuki Nakamura, Ryohei Eto, Takuma Ikebuchi, Kei Moriyama, Nobuaki Ito
  • Patent number: 10337009
    Abstract: The invention provides a single-stranded nucleic acid molecule of (A) or (B) containing a TGF-?1 gene expression inhibitory sequence. The single-stranded nucleic acid molecule (A) consists of region (Xc), linker region (Lx) and region (X) from the 5?-side to the 3?-side, wherein linker region (Lx) has a non-nucleotide structure containing at least one of a pyrrolidine skeleton and a piperidine skeleton, and at least one of region (X) and region (Xc) contains the expression inhibitory sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: BONAC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Matsumoto, Hidekazu Toyofuku
  • Publication number: 20190010503
    Abstract: The present invention provides a single-stranded nucleic acid molecule inhibiting expression of a prorenin gene or a prorenin receptor gene, comprising only region (X), linker region (Lx) and region (Xc), wherein the aforementioned linker region (Lx) has a non-nucleotide structure comprising at least one of a pyrrolidine skeleton and a piperidine skeleton, and at least one of the aforementioned region (X) and the aforementioned region (Xc) comprises an expression inhibitory sequence comprising a nucleotide sequence consisting of at least 18 continuous nucleotides in any of an expression inhibitory sequence of a prorenin gene shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 to 5 and an expression inhibitory sequence of prorenin receptor gene shown in SEQ ID NO: 6 to 11.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicants: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY, TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, BONAC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Susumu ISHIDA, Atsuhiro KANDA, Masahiko KURODA, Hidekazu TOYOFUKU
  • Publication number: 20180339064
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition containing a single-stranded nucleic acid molecule consisting of a nucleotide sequence shown by 5?-AGCAGAGUACACACAGCAUAUACC-P-GGUAUAUGCUGUGUGUACUCUGCUUC-P-G-3? (SEQ ID NO: 1) (in the sequence, P is a proline derivative linker represented by (I) in the DESCRIPTION) and a buffer, and having the following features: (a) being in the form of a solution at ambient temperature; and (b) a content of the nucleic acid molecule after storage at 25° C., relative humidity 60% for 4 weeks, of not less than 80% relative to the content at the time of start of the storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicants: BONAC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taimu YAMADA, Hidekazu TOYOFUKU, Kohei TAHARA, Risako ONODERA, Hirofumi TAKEUCHI
  • Publication number: 20180099004
    Abstract: The present invention provides a single stranded nucleic acid molecule represented by the following formula (I): (I) (SEQ?ID?NO:?1) 5?-uagcaccauuugaaaucaguguucc-P- ggaacacugauuucaaauggugcuauu-3? wherein —P— shows a proline derivative linker represented by the following formula (Ia): an agent for treating corneal diseases such as ocular surface disorders and the like, comprising the single stranded nucleic acid molecule as an active ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicants: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, BONAC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi TAKEUCHI, Tomohiko USUI, Masahiko KURODA, Masakatsu TAKANASHI, Shinichiro OHNO, Hidekazu TOYOFUKU, Kohei TAHARA, Risako ONODERA
  • Publication number: 20180092910
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a sustained-release injectable preparation which is in a medication administration form that can provide the effect of 7-[4-(4-benzo[b]thiophen-4-yl-piperazin-1-yl)butoxy]-1H-quinolin-2-one for a prolonged period of time, the preparation releasing a therapeutically effective amount of 7-[4-(4-benzo[b]thiophen-4-yl-piperazin-1-yl)butoxy]-1H-quinolin-2-one for at least one week. The present invention provides an injectable preparation containing 7-[4-(4-benzo[b]thiophen-4-yl-piperazin-1-yl)butoxy]-1H-quinolin-2-one or a salt thereof as an active ingredient, which releases the active ingredient in such a manner that its blood concentration is maintained for at least one week.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya SATO, Takuya MINOWA, Yusuke HOSHIKA, Hidekazu TOYOFUKU
  • Publication number: 20180036409
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition containing a nucleic acid molecule and a buffer, and having the features of (a) being in the form of a solution at ambient temperature; and (b) a content of the nucleic acid molecule after storage at 25° C., relative humidity 60% for 4 weeks, of not less than 80% relative to the content at the time of start of the storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: BONAC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taimu YAMADA, Hidekazu TOYOFUKU
  • Publication number: 20170349902
    Abstract: The invention provides a single-stranded nucleic acid molecule of (A) or (B) containing a TGF-?1 gene expression inhibitory sequence. The single-stranded nucleic acid molecule (A) consists of region (Xc), linker region (Lx) and region (X) from the 5?-side to the 3?-side, wherein linker region (Lx) has a non-nucleotide structure containing at least one of a pyrrolidine skeleton and a piperidine skeleton, and at least one of region (X) and region (Xc) contains the expression inhibitory sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: BONAC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro MATSUMOTO, Hidekazu TOYOFUKU
  • Publication number: 20170066752
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a compound that can be used as a more superior therapeutic agent for central nervous system diseases. The present invention provides a dihydrate of 7-[4-(4-benzo[b]thiophen-4-yl-piperazin-1-yl)butoxy]-1H-quinolin-2-one or of a salt thereof, and a process for producing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi YAMASHITA, Tetsuya SATO, Takuya MINOWA, Yusuke HOSHIKA, Hidekazu TOYOFUKU, Tetsuya YAMAGUCHI, Masahiro SOTA, Shuuji KAWANO, Takayuki NAKAMURA, Ryohei ETO, Takuma IKEBUCHI, Kei MORIYAMA, Nobuaki ITO
  • Patent number: 9499525
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a compound that can be used as a more superior therapeutic agent for central nervous system diseases. The present invention provides a dihydrate of 7-[4-(4-benzo[b]thiophen-4-yl-piperazin-1-yl)butoxy]-1H-quinolin-2-one or of a salt thereof, and a process for producing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yamashita, Tetsuya Sato, Takuya Minowa, Yusuke Hoshika, Hidekazu Toyofuku, Tatsuya Yamaguchi, Masahiro Sota, Shuuji Kawano, Takayuki Nakamura, Ryohei Eto, Takuma Ikebuchi, Kei Moriyama, Nobuaki Ito