Patents by Inventor Minoru KAWATANI

Minoru KAWATANI 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).

  • Publication number: 20240002411
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a radioactive zirconium-labeled complex that can realize a high labeling index in a reaction between a radioactive zirconium ion and a ligand compound. The production method of the present invention includes a step of reacting a radioactive zirconium ion with a ligand compound in a reaction solution containing water to coordinate the radioactive zirconium ion. This step is performed in a state where the pH of the reaction solution is in an acidic region. The reaction solution does not contain an organic solvent but contains a water-soluble organic compound having one or two sulfo groups or carboxy groups in its structure, separately from the ligand compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: NIHON MEDI-PHYSICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideaki TAKEMORI, Hiroaki ICHIKAWA, Minoru KAWATANI, Akihiro IZAWA, Tomoyuki IMAI
  • Publication number: 20230390425
    Abstract: A conjugate of an anti-HER2 antibody site-specifically modified with a peptide and a chelating agent. The chelating agent is chelated with a metal radionuclide, the peptide and the chelating agent are linked by a linker (L), and the linker (L) does not contain a thiourea bond. A radiopharmaceutical including the conjugate as an active ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: NIHON MEDI-PHYSICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru KAWATANI, Takahisa HANADA, Gota TONOYA, Takuya TAKEDA
  • Publication number: 20230248854
    Abstract: The production method of a radioactive metal-labeled antibody of the present invention includes a step of conducting a click reaction of a radioactive metal complex and an antibody site-specifically modified with a peptide to produce a radioactive metal-labeled antibody. The click reaction is performed between a first atomic group of the radioactive metal complex and a second atomic group directly or indirectly linked to the peptide. The second atomic group is an atomic group containing an azide group, or an atomic group containing trans-cyclooctene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: NIHON MEDI-PHYSICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro IZAWA, Yu OGAWA, Hiroaki ICHIKAWA, Minoru KAWATANI, Hideaki TAKEMORI, Yuki OKUMURA
  • Publication number: 20210072241
    Abstract: A fluorescent probe can be used to detect and visualize carboxypeptidase activity with high sensitivity. The fluorescent probe has, as a base nucleus, a fluorescent skeleton that functions in the visible light region, and makes carboxypeptidase activity detectable and visible, for example, within a cell or clinical specimen, with high sensitivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Yasuteru URANO, Mako KAMIYA, Minoru KAWATANI, Hirohisa IWAKI, Kyoko YAMAMOTO, Haruki KUME, Daisuke YAMADA