Patents by Inventor Katsushi AMANO

Katsushi AMANO 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).

  • Method for investigation of liver damage type
    Patent number: 10073077
    Abstract: Provided is a test method for discriminating a liver injury type using as an indicator a level of lithocholic acid (hereinafter abbreviated as LCA) in a biological sample of a subject. That is, provided is a test method comprising measuring a level of LCA in a biological sample collected from a subject, and discriminating a liver injury type as hepatocellular injury type, cholestasis type, or a mixed type thereof using the measured level of LCA as an indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tomokazu Matsuura, Katsushi Amano, Tomonori Sugita, Noriko Masubuchi, Masahiro Sugihara
  • Method For Investigation Of Liver Damage Type
    Publication number: 20160169862
    Abstract: Provided is a test method for discriminating a liver injury type using as an indicator a level of lithocholic acid (hereinafter abbreviated as LCA) in a biological sample of a subject. That is, provided is a test method comprising measuring a level of LCA in a biological sample collected from a subject, and discriminating a liver injury type as hepatocellular injury type, cholestasis type, or a mixed type thereof using the measured level of LCA as an indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited
    Inventors: Tomokazu MATSUURA, Katsushi AMANO, Tomonori SUGITA, Noriko MASUBUCHI, Masahiro SUGIHARA