Patents by Inventor Minoru Okushima

Minoru Okushima 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).

  • Cancerous metastasis inhibitor
    Patent number: 6509445
    Abstract: A chimeric protein wherein HI-8 which is the C-terminal domain of human urinary trypsin inhibitor (UTI) having a cancer cell metastasis inhibitory effect, is linked to a peptide containing the G domain of urokinase binding specifically to urokinase receptor expressed in a large amount in cancer cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kobayashi, Toshihiko Terao, Dan Sugino, Minoru Okushima
  • Peptide having elastase inhibitory activity and producing method thereof
    Patent number: 5541288
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel peptide having a pharmacologically useful activity and a producing method thereof. The peptide is prepared by altering a part of amino acids which constitute a peptide having a normal protease inhibitory activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1996
    Assignee: Nissin Shokuhin Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shigeru Nakano, Toshiyuki Mabuchi, Miki Tada, Yasuo Taoda, Dan Sugino, Yoshio Kono, Kaoru Nishimura, Minoru Okushima