Patents by Inventor Kimi Nishikawa

Kimi Nishikawa 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).

  • Aptamer modulators of complement protein C3 and biologically active proteolytic products thereof
    Patent number: 8927509
    Abstract: This invention relates to nucleic acid aptamers that recognize and bind the complement protein C3 or its biologically active proteolytic products and methods of their use. Particularly preferred are bi-functional aptamer construct that binding specifically with C3b or iC3b, and another target protein. Use of these molecular constructs for commandeering the opsonization process is also described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: The Research Foundation of State University of New York
    Inventors: Hua Shi, Albert J. T. Millis, Kimi Nishikawa, Prabhat Kumar Mallik
  • APTAMER MODULATORS OF COMPLEMENT PROTEIN C3 AND BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE PROTEOLYTIC PRODUCTS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20120141382
    Abstract: This invention relates to nucleic acid aptamers that recognize and bind the complement protein C3 or its biologically active proteolytic products and methods of their use. Particularly preferred are bi-functional aptamer construct that binding specifically with C3b or iC3b, and another target protein. Use of these molecular constructs for commandeering the opsonization process is also described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2009
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: Research Foundation of State University of New York at Albany
    Inventors: Hua Shi, Albert J.T. Millis, Kimi Nishikawa, Prabhat Kumar Mallik