Patents by Inventor Isao Usui

Isao Usui 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 identifying compounds for producing insulin sensitization
    Patent number: 7749720
    Abstract: The invention herein provides a mode of treating metabolic syndrome, which includes Type 2 diabetes mellitus and insulin resistance in human and other subjects by identifying and administering an insulin sensitizing compound which modulates GRK2 function in the insulin signaling pathway. The invention also provides polynucleotides, polypeptides, vectors, cells, tissues and organisms useful in the identification and treatment of metabolic syndrome. A number of desirable insulin sensitizing aspects are achieved by various embodiments of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Jerrold M. Olefsky, Isao Usui, Takeshi Imamura
  • Methods and Compositions for Producing Insulin Sensitization
    Publication number: 20070292409
    Abstract: The invention herein provides a mode of treating metabolic syndrome, which includes Type 2 diabetes mellitus and insulin resistance in human and other subjects by identifying and administering an insulin sensitizing compound which modulates GRK2 function in the insulin signaling pathway. The invention also provides polynucleotides, polypeptides, vectors, cells, tissues and organisms useful in the identification and treatment of metabolic syndrome. A number of desirable insulin sensitizing aspects are achieved by various embodiments of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Jerrold Olefsky, Isao Usui, Takeshi Imamura