Patents by Inventor Masato Matsuoka

Masato Matsuoka 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).

  • Patent number: 8217031
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound represented by formula [1] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: In formula [1], one of X and Y is CH and the other is oxygen or sulfur; R is hydrogen, etc.; Z is hydrogen, etc.; Ar is phenyl, etc.; and n is 1 or 2 and or m is 1 or 2, excluding compounds where n is 2 and m is 2 simultaneously. Also provided is a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of formula [1] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient. The composition is usable as an agent for the prevention or treatment of depression, panic disorder, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, obesity, stress urinary incontinence, and overactive bladder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Matsuoka, Tatsuya Oyama
  • Publication number: 20100048537
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound represented by formula [1] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: In formula [1], one of X and Y is CH and the other is oxygen or sulfur; R is hydrogen, etc.; Z is hydrogen, etc.; Ar is phenyl, etc.; and n is 1 or 2 and or m is 1 or 2, excluding compounds where n is 2 and m is 2 simultaneously. Also provided is a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of formula [1] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient. The composition is usable as an agent for the prevention or treatment of depression, panic disorder, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, obesity, stress urinary incontinence, and overactive bladder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Matsuoka, Tatsuya Oyama