Patents by Inventor Hirofumi Kunitomo

Hirofumi Kunitomo 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).

  • ENDOCRINE CELL LINES AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20100167397
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there are provided (1) various cell lines derived from hypothalamus and Langerhans islets of mammals, (2) process for producing an active peptide and expression cloning system of active peptide precursor gene using the cell line as a host, (3) a method of screening or evaluating a substance capable of acting on the cells using the cell line, (4) a method of screening or isolating a useful gene or useful peptide using the cell line and (5) a highly-sensitive and simple assay system for GPCR ligand used in the above expression cloning system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: KYOWA HAKKO KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: KATSUTOSHI SASAKI, KAZUMI MIURA, SATOSHI SAEKI, MISAKO SUZUKI, KAZUYA KISHIMOTO, HIROFUMI KUNITOMO, TATSUNARI NISHI, MASUO OBINATA
  • Endocrine cell lines and methods of using same
    Publication number: 20070105096
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there are provided (1) various cell lines derived from hypothalamus and Langerhans islets of mammals, (2) process for producing an active peptide and expression cloning system of active peptide precursor gene using the cell line as a host, (3) a method of screening or evaluating a substance capable of acting on the cells using the cell line, (4) a method of screening or isolating a useful gene or useful peptide using the cell line and (5) a highly-sensitive and simple assay system for GPCR ligand used in the above expression cloning system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventors: Katsutoshi Sasaki, Kazumi Miura, Satoshi Saeki, Misako Suzuki, Kazuya Kishimoto, Hirofumi Kunitomo, Tatsunari Nishi, Masuo Obinata
  • Endocrine cell lines and method of using the same
    Publication number: 20070037178
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there are provided (1) various cell lines derived from hypothalamus and Langerhans islets of mammals, (2) process for producing an active peptide and expression cloning system of active peptide precursor gene using the cell line as a host, (3) a method of screening or evaluating a substance capable of acting on the cells using the cell line, (4) a method of screening or isolating a useful gene or useful peptide using the cell line and (5) a highly-sensitive and simple assay system for GPCR ligand used in the above expression cloning system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Applicant: KYOWA HAKKO KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsutoshi Sasaki, Kazumi Miura, Satoshi Saeki, Misako Suzuki, Kazuya Kishimoto, Hirofumi Kunitomo, Tatsunari Nishi, Masuo Obinata