Patents by Inventor Kivotoshi Kaneko

Kivotoshi Kaneko 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).

  • Formation and use of prion protein (PRP) complexes
    Patent number: 5750361
    Abstract: Prion protein (PrP) peptides having at least one .alpha.-helical domain and forming a random coil conformation in aqueous solutions bind cellular PrP (PrP.sup.C) to form a complex having characteristics of the scrapie isoform (PrP.sup.Sc). Methods for screening compounds able to inhibit or decrease the binding of PrP peptides to PrP.sup.C are disclosed, as well as methods for assaying PrP.sup.Sc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Stanley B. Prusiner, Kivotoshi Kaneko, Fred E. Cohen