Patents by Inventor Minae Niwa

Minae Niwa 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).

  • Method for diagnosing methamphetamine dependence
    Patent number: 7776538
    Abstract: Disclosed is useful means for the therapy or diagnosis of a mental disorder. A method for screening for a compound which is effective for a mental disorder, comprising the steps of (1) providing a cell capable of expressing a gene (target gene) selected from the group consisting of a gene having the nucleotide sequence depicted in SEQ ID NO:1, a gene having the nucleotide sequence depicted in SEQ ID NO:2, a gene having the nucleotide sequence depicted in SEQ ID NO:3 and genes homologous to these genes; (2) exposing the cell to a compound to be tested; (3) determining the amount of a product of the target gene expressed in the cell after the exposure to the compound; and (4) determining the change in amount of the product of the target gene under the influence of exposure to the compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: National University Corporation Nagoya University
    Inventors: Atsumi Nitta, Minae Niwa, Toshitaka Nabeshima
  • Mental Disorder-Related Gene and Use of the Same
    Publication number: 20090155778
    Abstract: Disclosed is useful means for the therapy or diagnosis of a mental disorder. A method for screening for a compound which is effective for a mental disorder, comprising the steps of (1) providing a cell capable of expressing a gene (target gene) selected from the group consisting of a gene having the nucleotide sequence depicted in SEQ ID NO:1, a gene having the nucleotide sequence depicted in SEQ ID NO:2, a gene having the nucleotide sequence depicted in SEQ ID NO:3 and genes homologous to these genes; (2) exposing the cell to a compound to be tested; (3) determining the amount of a product of the target gene expressed in the cell after the exposure to the compound; and (4) determining the change in amount of the product of the target gene under the influence of exposure to the compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: National University Corporation Nagoya
    Inventors: Atsumi Nitta, Minae Niwa, Toshitaka Nabeshima