Patents by Inventor Kikuo Tomonou

Kikuo Tomonou 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 for stabilizing proteins
    Patent number: 8084584
    Abstract: The present inventors revealed that deamidation of an antibody can be suppressed without influencing its activity by substituting a glycine that is located adjacent to an asparagine with another amino acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Izumi Sugo, Kikuo Tomonou
  • Methods for stabilizing proteins
    Publication number: 20060287508
    Abstract: The present inventors revealed that deamidation of an antibody can be suppressed without influencing its activity by substituting a glycine that is located adjacent to an asparagine with another amino acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventors: Izumi Sugo, Kikuo Tomonou
  • Method of stabilizing protein
    Publication number: 20050171339
    Abstract: The present inventors revealed that deamidation of an antibody can be suppressed without influencing its activity by substituting a glycine that is located adjacent to an asparagine with another amino acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2002
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Izumi Sugo, Kikuo Tomonou