Patents by Inventor Kouichi Ohe

Kouichi Ohe 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).

  • Near-infrared dye-conjugated hyaluronic acid derivative and contrast agent for optical imaging including them
    Patent number: 9750827
    Abstract: Provided is a compound having a high ICG content that has high accumulation property in a tumor and has a large intensity of a photoacoustic signal emitted from the tumor even when a time period elapses after administration. Specifically, provided is a hyaluronic acid derivative to which polyethylene glycol and an ICG derivative are conjugated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koji Miki, Tatsuhiro Inoue, Yasuhito Kobayashi, Katsuya Nakano, Kouichi Ohe, Fumio Yamauchi, Tetsuya Yano, Masato Minami
  • NEAR-INFRARED DYE-CONJUGATED HYALURONIC ACID DERIVATIVE AND CONTRAST AGENT FOR OPTICAL IMAGING INCLUDING THEM
    Publication number: 20150374856
    Abstract: Provided is a compound having a high ICG content that has high accumulation property in a tumor and has a large intensity of a photoacoustic signal emitted from the tumor even when a time period elapses after administration. Specifically, provided is a hyaluronic acid derivative to which polyethylene glycol and an ICG derivative are conjugated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Koji Miki, Tatsuhiro Inoue, Yasuhito Kobayashi, Katsuya Nakano, Kouichi Ohe, Fumio Yamauchi, Tetsuya Yano, Masato Minami