Patents by Inventor Masayuki Shirakura

Masayuki Shirakura 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).

  • Sendai viral vectors comprising foreign genes inserted between the R1 and R2 Loci
    Patent number: 7241617
    Abstract: Use of a negative-sense RNA virus vector has enabled transfer of nucleic acid into nerve cells. The method of this invention can be used for introducing a gene efficiently into nerve cells including the central nerve tissue in gene therapy, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: DNAVEC Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Masayuki Fukumura, Makoto Asakawa, Mamoru Hasegawa, Masayuki Shirakura
  • Negative-sense RNA virus vector for nerve cell
    Publication number: 20050271628
    Abstract: Use of a negative-sense RNA virus vector has enabled transfer of nucleic acid into nerve cells. The method of this invention can be used for introducing a gene efficiently into nerve cells including the central nerve tissue in gene therapy, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Inventors: Masayuki Fukumura, Makoto Asakawa, Mamoru Hasegawa, Masayuki Shirakura
  • Negative-sense RNA virus vector for nerve cell
    Publication number: 20020012995
    Abstract: Use of a negative-sense RNA virus vector has enabled transfer of nucleic acid into nerve cells. The method of this invention can be used for introducing a gene efficiently into nerve cells including the central nerve tissue in gene therapy, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Applicant: DNAVEC Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Masayuki Fukumura, Makoto Asakawa, Mamoru Hasegawa, Masayuki Shirakura