Patents by Inventor Humitaka Tasaka

Humitaka Tasaka 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: 20040254197
    Abstract: The present invention relates to injections for ocular tissues containing a conjugate covalently bonded a drug to PEG. When the drug-PEG conjugate is injected into the ocular tissues, the drug can be retained in the ocular tissues such as an iris, a ciliary body, a vitreous body, a retina and an optic nerve for a long period. Accordingly, the injections for ocular tissues of the present invention make it possible to treat or prevent diseases m various ocular tissues over a long period by a single administration. PEG can be any of straight-chain, stellate and branched. In the case of straight-chain PEG, since the drugs are generally bonded using hydroxyl groups at its both ends, a binding ratio of the drug to PEG is 1:1 or 2:1. Since stellate and branched PEGs have plural hydroxyl groups, plural covalent bond of drugs to PEG can be formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicant: SANTEN PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Humitaka Tasaka, Masaki Nakagawa, Yoshihide Horibe, Mitsuaki Kuwano