Patents by Inventor Masayuki YOKODE

Masayuki YOKODE 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).

  • Fibrotic non-human animal, and use thereof
    Patent number: 9565840
    Abstract: The present invention provides a non-human animal IKK? which shows fibrosis of tissue, since it lacks IKK? gene in a myofibroblast- and/or smooth muscle cell-specific manner. Since the non-human animal shows pathology highly similar to scleroderma, it is extremely useful as an animal model of scleroderma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignees: KYOTO UNIVERSITY, THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Noboru Ashida, Masayuki Yokode, Michael Karin, Dat Nguyen Tien
  • FIBROTIC NON-HUMAN ANIMAL, AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150320020
    Abstract: The present invention provides a non-human animal IKK? which shows fibrosis of tissue, since it lacks IKK? gene in a myofibroblast- and/or smooth muscle cell-specific manner. Since the non-human animal shows pathology highly similar to scleroderma, it is extremely useful as an animal model of scleroderma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicants: KYOTO UNIVERSITY, THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Noboru ASHIDA, Masayuki YOKODE, Michael KARIN, Dat NGUYEN TIEN