Patents by Inventor Ikuo Wada

Ikuo Wada 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).

  • Methods of detection and treatment of protein trafficking disorders and increasing secretory protein production
    Patent number: 5691306
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for increasing secretory protein production. In another aspect, the present invention provides compositions for use in methods of treating and diagnosing protein trafficking disorders. These methods generally involve the alteration of calnexin activity to increase protein secretion or retention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1997
    Assignee: National Research Council of Canada
    Inventors: John J. M. Bergeron, David Y. Thomas, Ikuo Wada
  • Method for treating and rinsing metal articles
    Patent number: 3979220
    Abstract: Metal articles are sequentially treated in a surface-treatment tank containing a solution of surface-treating agents, then rinsed in a plurality of series-connected water-washing tanks.The contents of the surface-treatment tank and water-washing tanks are cycled to a concentrator by way of a heat exchanger and concentrated solution is returned to the surface-treatment tank. Steam is condensed in the heat exchanger to cause evaporation of water in the concentrator and the steam condensate is transferred to the water-washing tanks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1974
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1976
    Assignee: Ebara Udylite Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koichi Ishiyama, Yuji Sakata, Ikuo Wada