Patents by Inventor Kendo Kiyosawa

Kendo Kiyosawa 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: 20090170063
    Abstract: A truncated form hepatitis C virus gene wherein part of the gene region encoding from the core protein to the NS2 protein of hepatitis C virus has been deleted while retaining the translation frame. In particular, the gene according to claim 1 wherein said part of the gene region is present in a region encoding at least the E1 protein and the E2 protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Shintaro Yagi, Kenjiro Yamaguchi, Kenichi Mori, Eiji Tanaka, Kendo Kiyosawa, Noboru Maki
  • Publication number: 20070264646
    Abstract: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) particles that contain HBV-RNA but do not contain HBV-DNA in a body fluid sample; A method of measuring the particles according to claim 1 by measuring HBV-RNA; A method of judging the therapeutic effect of the treatment of HBV infections by a drug having an effect of inhibiting RNA-dependent DNA polymerase, which method comprises performing the measurement on a body fluid of a patient who received said treatment; A method of predicting the risk of developing hepatic carcinoma or selecting risk groups of developing hepatic carcinoma by the above measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Applicant: Advanced Life Science Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Noboru Maki, Tatsuji Kimura, Akihiro Matsumoto, Akinori Rokuhara, Eiji Tanaka, Kendo Kiyosawa