Patents by Inventor Osamu Kataoka

Osamu Kataoka 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).

  • Remedy for diabetes
    Patent number: 7932289
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a therapeutic agent for diabetes with sulfonylurea secondary failure, which contains a GPR40 agonist. According to the present invention, a therapeutic agent for diabetes with sulfonylurea secondary failure that affords a superior insulin secretion effect and a superior hypoglycemic effect even in diabetic patients for whom a sulfonylurea compound or a fast-acting insulin secretagogue fails to provide an insulin secretion effect and therefore, fails to provide a sufficient hypoglycemic effect can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Suzuki, Masami Suzuki, Tomoko Asakawa, Osamu Kataoka
  • Remedy for Diabetes
    Publication number: 20080319077
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a therapeutic agent for diabetes with sulfonylurea secondary failure, which contains a GPR40 agonist. According to the present invention, a therapeutic agent for diabetes with sulfonylurea secondary failure that affords a superior insulin secretion effect and a superior hypoglycemic effect even in diabetic patients for whom a sulfonylurea compound or a fast-acting insulin secretagogue fails to provide an insulin secretion effect and therefore, fails to provide a sufficient hypoglycemic effect can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Suzuki, Masami Suzuki, Tomoko Asakawa, Osamu Kataoka