Patents by Inventor Kennosuke KARUBE

Kennosuke KARUBE 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 DIAGNOSING HUMAN T-CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS TYPE 1 (HTLV-1)-RELATED DISEASE
    Publication number: 20220404363
    Abstract: As a technique enabling to simply and accurately diagnose human T cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) related disease, there is provided a diagnostic method for an HTLV-1 related disease based on an amount of tumor necrosis factor receptor 2 (TNFR2) in a blood sample taken from a subject, wherein (1) it is determined based on an increase of the amount of TNFR2 that the subject suffers from, or is likely to develop, the HTLV-1 related disease; and/or (2) it is determined based on a decrease of the amount of TNFR2 that the subject is in remission, or is likely to be in remission, of the HTLV-1 related disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicants: NEC CORPORATION, UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS
    Inventors: Yoshiko YOSHIHARA, Takuya FUKUSHIMA, Yuetsu TANAKA, Hiroaki MASUZAKI, Kennosuke KARUBE, Naoki IMAIZUMI