Patents by Inventor Kenichiro Seino

Kenichiro Seino 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).

  • Glycolipid and use thereof
    Patent number: 8163705
    Abstract: The present invention provide a compound represented by the following formula (1) wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, or a salt thereof. The compound of the present invention and a salt thereof can preferentially induce production of IL-4, which is one kind of cytokines that control action of immunocytes. Therefore, it is useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases and the like, and prophylaxis or treatment of diseases caused by functional promotion of Th1 cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Riken
    Inventors: Takuya Tashiro, Kenji Mori, Ken-ichi Fuhshuku, Masaru Taniguchi, Kenichiro Seino
  • NOVEL GLYCOLIPID AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20090221516
    Abstract: The present invention provide a compound represented by the following formula (1) wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, or a salt thereof. The compound of the present invention and a salt thereof can preferentially induce production of IL-4, which is one kind of cytokines that control action of immunocytes. Therefore, it is useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases and the like, and prophylaxis or treatment of diseases caused by functional promotion of Th1 cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: RIKEN
    Inventors: Takuya Tashiro, Kenji Mori, Ken-ichi Fuhshuku, Masaru Taniguchi, Kenichiro Seino