Patents by Inventor Hirotomo Akabane

Hirotomo Akabane 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: 20130045207
    Abstract: Provided is a novel antibody having an excellent antibacterial activity against P. aeruginosa. By using plasmablasts obtained from cystic fibrosis patients with chronic P. aeruginosa pulmonary infection as starting materials, antibodies which bind to LPS of a P. aeruginosa strain of serotype G and which have excellent antibacterial activities in vitro and in vivo were successfully obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicants: SYMPHOGEN A/S, MEIJI SEIKA PHARMA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiro Tanaka, Peter Sejer Andersen, Takafumi Okutomi, Tsuneyoshi Inaba, Keiko Otsuka, Hirotomo Akabane, Yukari Hoshina, Hiroshi Nagaso, Masashi Kumagai
  • Publication number: 20130022604
    Abstract: Provided is a novel antibody having an excellent antibacterial activity against P. aeruginosa. By using plasmablasts obtained from cystic fibrosis patients with chronic P. aeruginosa pulmonary infection as starting materials, antibodies which bind to LPS of a P. aeruginosa strain of serotype B and which have excellent antibacterial activities in vitro and in vivo were successfully obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicants: SYMPHOGEN A/S, MEIJI SEIKA PHARMA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiro Tanaka, Peter Sejer Andersen, Takafumi Okutomi, Tsuneyoshi Inaba, Keiko Otsuka, Hirotomo Akabane, Yukari Hoshina, Hiroshi Nagaso, Masashi Kumagai
  • Publication number: 20130022603
    Abstract: Provided is a novel antibody having an excellent antibacterial activity against P. aeruginosa. By using plasmablasts obtained from cystic fibrosis patients with chronic P. aeruginosa pulmonary infection as starting materials, antibodies which bind to LPS of a P. aeruginosa strain of serotype I and which have excellent antibacterial activities in vitro and in vivo were successfully obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicants: SYMPHOGEN A/S, MEIJI SEIKA KAISHA, LTD.
    Inventors: Jiro Tanaka, Peter Sejer Andersen, Takafumi Okutomi, Tsuneyoshi Inaba, Keiko Otsuka, Hirotomo Akabane, Yukari Hoshina, Hiroshi Nagaso, Masashi Kumagai
  • Publication number: 20130004500
    Abstract: Provided is a novel antibody having an excellent antibacterial activity against P. aeruginosa. By using plasmablasts obtained from cystic fibrosis patients with chronic P. aeruginosa pulmonary infection as starting materials, antibodies which bind to LPS of a P. aeruginosa strain of serotype A and which have excellent antibacterial activities in vitro and in vivo were successfully obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicants: SYMPHOGEN A/S, MEIJI SEIKA PHARMA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiro Tanaka, Peter Sejer Andersen, Takafumi Okutomi, Tsuneyoshi Inaba, Keiko Otsuka, Hirotomo Akabane, Yukari Hoshina, Hiroshi Nagaso, Masashi Kumagai
  • Publication number: 20130004499
    Abstract: Provided is a novel antibody having an excellent antibacterial activity against P. aeruginosa. By using plasmablasts obtained from cystic fibrosis patients with chronic P. aeruginosa pulmonary infection as starting materials, antibodies which bind to LPS of a P. aeruginosa strain of serotype E and which have excellent antibacterial activities in vitro and in vivo were successfully obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicants: SYMPHOGEN A/S, Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiro Tanaka, Peter Sejer Andersen, Takafumi Okutomi, Tsuneyoshi Inaba, Keiko Otsuka, Hirotomo Akabane, Yukari Hoshina, Jun Saito, Hiroshi Nagaso, Masashi Kumagai, Yasuyo Hagiwara
  • Patent number: 7910575
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for use in the prophylaxis or treatment of allergic ophthalmic diseases or allergic nasal diseases, which comprises 7,8-dimethoxy-4(5H),10-dioxo-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-c][1]benzazepine, 2-(1-isopropoxycarbonyloxy-2-methylpropyl)-7,8-dimethoxy-4(5H),10-dioxo-2H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-c][1]benzazepine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The pharmaceutical composition according to the present invention has few side effects, exerts strong prophylactic and therapeutic effects in the late phase exhibiting pharmaceutical resistance to conventional instillations, and can be used appropriately for topical applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Shishikura, Tsuneyoshi Inaba, Yukari Hoshina, Hirotomo Akabane, Mitsuhiro Uchida
  • Publication number: 20100330100
    Abstract: An object is to provide: a protein antigen or a peptide antigen usable as a vaccine composition which has an ability to practically prevent or treat a Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection, and which can cope with the diversity of clinical isolates derived from patients with a Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection; and an antibody directed against the antigen. The present invention provides a protein antigen or a peptide antigen and an antibody directed against these, which are for use in diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of a disease associated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. According to the present invention, a protein or a peptide derived from a Pseudomonas aeruginosa-outer membrane protein PA4710, and an antibody directed against these are provided, which are for use in diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of a disease associated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: Meiji Seika Kaisha Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiro Tanaka, Hiroshi Nagaso, Masashi Kumagai, Keiko Otsuka, Hirotomo Akabane, Takahisa Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20100291070
    Abstract: An object is to provide an antibody and a vaccine composition which have an ability to practically prevent or treat a Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection, and which can cope with the diversity of clinical isolates derived from patients infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. According to the present invention, an antibody against a PA1698 protein that is a type III secretion system component protein of Pseudomonas aeruginosa or against a peptide of the protein, and a vaccine composition comprising the protein or the peptide are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2008
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: MEIJI SEIKA KAISHA, LTD.
    Inventors: Masashi Kumagai, Jiro Tanaka, Hiroshi Nagaso, Tomohisa Ninomiya, Keiko Otsuka, Hirotomo Akabane, Takahisa Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20090012058
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for use in the prophylaxis or treatment of allergic ophthalmic diseases or allergic nasal diseases, which comprises 7,8-dimethoxy-4(5H),10-dioxo-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-c][1]benzazepine, 2-(1-isopropoxycarbonyloxy-2-methylpropyl)-7,8-dimethoxy-4(5H),10-dioxo-2H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-c][1]benzazepine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The pharmaceutical composition according to the present invention has few side effects, exerts strong prophylactic and therapeutic effects in the late phase exhibiting pharmaceutical resistance to conventional instillations, and can be used appropriately for topical applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventors: Takashi Shishikura, Tsuneyoshi Inaba, Yukari Hoshina, Hirotomo Akabane, Mitsuhiro Uchida