Patents by Inventor Masakuni Nishikawa

Masakuni 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).

  • Angiogenesis promoters
    Patent number: 6288113
    Abstract: An angiogenesis promoter containing a compound of the following formula (I) wherein R1 is acyl, R2 is alkyl, R3 and R4 are the same or different and each is hydrogen atom or hydroxy protecting group and R5 is alkyl, as an active ingredient. This compound itself not only has an angiogenesis promoting effect but also potentiates the angiogenic effect by a drug (e.g., b-FGF) having such effect. Therefore, it can express the angiogenesis promoting effect more effectively in the ischemic tissues and the site under different disease state, where b-FGF has locally increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignees: Welfide Corporation, Seikagaku Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Egi, Yoshiji Kubo, Satoru Inoue, Hideaki Kido, Masakuni Nishikawa, Kazutaka Hayashi