Patents by Inventor Shigeyuki Tanifuji

Shigeyuki Tanifuji 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).

  • Patent number: 8506930
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound which has affinity with amyloid, shows sufficiently rapid clearance from normal tissues and is suppressed in toxicity such as mutagencity. Provided is a compound represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein A1, A2, A3 and A4 independently represents a carbon or nitrogen; R1 is a halogen substituent; R2 is a halogen substituent; and m is an integer of 0 to 2, provided that at least one of R1 and R2 is a radioactive halogen substituent, at least one of A1, A2, A3 and A4 represents a carbon, and R1 binds to a carbon represented by A1, A2, A3 or A4 as well as a low-toxic diagnostic agent comprising a compound represented by the preceding formula or a salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Nihon Medi-Physics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Tanifuji, Daisaku Nakamura, Shinya Takasaki, Yuki Okumura
  • Patent number: 8399672
    Abstract: A compound effective as a probe targeting amyloid for image diagnosis and a reagent comprising the compound for detecting amyloid deposited on a biological tissue are provided. Provided are a compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1, R2 and R3 independently represent a group selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen, hydroxyl group, alkyl substituent with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkoxy substituent having alkyl chain with 1 to 4 carbon atoms and halogen substituent, excluding the case where two or more of the substituents R1, R2 and R3 are hydrogen, R4 is a group selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen, hydroxyl group, alkoxy substituent having alkyl chain with 1 to 4 carbon atoms and halogen substituent, and m is an integer of 1 to 4, provided that at least one of R1, R2, R3 and R4 represents a radioactive halogen substituent, and a reagent comprising the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Nihon Medi-Physics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Tanifuji, Daisaku Nakamura, Shinya Takasaki, Yuki Okumura
  • Patent number: 8303935
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound which has affinity with amyloid, shows sufficiently rapid clearance from normal tissues and is suppressed in toxicity such as mutagencity. Provided is a compound represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein A1, A2, A3 and A4 independently represents a carbon or nitrogen; R1 is a halogen substituent; R2 is a halogen substituent; and m is an integer of 0 to 2, provided that at least one of R1 and R2 is a radioactive halogen substituent, at least one of A1, A2, A3 and A4 represents a carbon, and R1 binds to a carbon represented by A1, A2, A3 or A4 as well as a low-toxic diagnostic agent comprising a compound represented by the preceding formula or a salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Nihon Medi-Physics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Tanifuji, Daisaku Nakamura, Shinya Takasaki, Yuki Okumura
  • Publication number: 20120271053
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound which has affinity with amyloid, shows sufficiently rapid clearance from normal tissues and is suppressed in toxicity such as mutagencity. Provided is a compound represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein A1, A2, A3 and A4 independently represents a carbon or nitrogen; R1 is a halogen substituent; R2 is a halogen substituent; and m is an integer of 0 to 2, provided that at least one of R1 and R2 is a radioactive halogen substituent, at least one of A1, A2, A3 and A4 represents a carbon, and R1 binds to a carbon represented by A1, A2, A3 or A4 as well as a low-toxic diagnostic agent comprising a compound represented by the preceding formula or a salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: NIHON MEDI-PHYSICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeyuki TANIFUJI, Daisaku Nakamura, Shinya Takasaki, Yuki Okumura
  • Patent number: 8277777
    Abstract: A compound that has affinity with amyloid, exhibits sufficiently rapid clearance from normal tissues, and is suppressed in toxicity such as mutagenicity is provided, which is represented by the following formula (1): or a salt thereof, wherein R1 is a group selected from hydrogen, hydroxyl group, carboxyl group, sulfate group, amino group, nitro group, cyano group, an alkyl substituent with one to 4 carbon atoms or an alkoxy substituent with one to 4 carbon atoms; R2 is a radioactive halogen substituent; and m is an integer of 0 to 2, and a low-toxic diagnostic agent for Alzheimer's disease comprising a compound represented by the above formula or a salt thereof is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignees: Nihon Medi-Physics Co., Ltd., GE Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Tanifuji, Akio Hayashi, Daisaku Nakamura, Shinya Takasaki, Anthony Eamon Storey, Denis Raymond Christophe Bouvet
  • Patent number: 8207189
    Abstract: A compound represented by the following formula or a salt thereof: wherein each of A1, A2, A3 and A4 independently represents a carbon or nitrogen, R1 is a radioactive halogen substituent, R2 is a group selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a hydroxyl group, a methoxy group, a carboxyl group, an amino group, an N-methylamino group, an N,N-dimethylamino group and a cyano group, and p is an integer of 0 to 2, provided at least one of A1, A2, A3 and A4 represents a carbon, and R1 binds to a carbon represented by A1, A2, A3 or A4, is effective as an image diagnosis probe targeting amyloid. A diagnostic agent for Alzheimer's disease contains the compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Nihon Medi-Physics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Tanifuji, Daisaku Nakamura, Shinya Takasaki, Yuki Okumura
  • Patent number: 8022207
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compound which has affinity with amyloid, shows sufficiently rapid clearance from normal tissues and is suppressed in toxicity such as mutagenicity, and also relates to a low-toxic diagnostic agent for Alzheimer's disease containing the compound. The compound is represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein A1, A2, A3 and A4 independently represent a carbon or a nitrogen, and R3 is a group represented by the following formula: wherein R1 is a radioactive halogen substituent; m is an integer of 0 to 4; and n is an integer of 0 or 1, provided that at least one of A1, A2, A3 and A4 represents a carbon, and R3 binds to a carbon represented by A1, A2, A3 or A4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Nihon Medi-Physics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Tanifuji, Daisaku Nakamura, Shinya Takasaki
  • Publication number: 20110201808
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compound which has affinity with amyloid, shows sufficiently rapid clearance from normal tissues and is suppressed in toxicity such as mutagenicity, and also relates to a low-toxic diagnostic agent for Alzheimer's disease containing the compound. The compound is represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein A1, A2, A3 and A4 independently represent a carbon or a nitrogen, and R3 is a group represented by the following formula: wherein R1 is a radioactive halogen substituent; m is an integer of 0 to 4; and n is an integer of 0 or 1, provided that at least one of A1, A2, A3 and A4 represents a carbon, and R3 binds to a carbon represented by A1, A2, A3 or A4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: NIHON MEDI-PHYSICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeyuki TANIFUJI, Daisaku NAKAMURA, Shinya TAKASAKI
  • Publication number: 20100292479
    Abstract: A compound effective as a probe targeting amyloid for image diagnosis and a reagent comprising the compound for detecting amyloid deposited on a biological tissue are provided. Provided are a compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1, R2 and R3 independently represent a group selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen, hydroxyl group, alkyl substituent with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkoxy substituent having alkyl chain with 1 to 4 carbon atoms and halogen substituent, excluding the case where two or more of the substituents R1, R2 and R3 are hydrogen, R4 is a group selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen, hydroxyl group, alkoxy substituent having alkyl chain with 1 to 4 carbon atoms and halogen substituent, and m is an integer of 1 to 4, provided that at least one of R1, R2, R3 and R4 represents a radioactive halogen substituent, and a reagent comprising the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: NIHON MEDI-PHYSICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Tanifuji, Daisaku Nakamura, Shinya Takasaki, Yuki Okumura
  • Publication number: 20100267952
    Abstract: The invention provides a reagent for detecting amyloid in a biological tissue which can be detect amyloid in vitro and in vivo with high sensitivity using a compound which has affinity with amyloid and is suppressed in toxicity such as mutagenicity. The reagent for detecting amyloid deposited in a biological tissue comprises a compound represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein A1, A2, A3 and A4 independently represents a carbon or nitrogen; R1 is a halogen substituent; R2 is a halogen substituent; and m is an integer of 0 to 2, provided that at least one of R1 and R2 is a radioactive halogen substituent, at least one of A1, A2, A3 and A4 represents a carbon, and R1 binds to a carbon represented by A1, A2, A3 and A4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: NIHON MEDI-PHYSICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Tanifuji, Daisaku Nakamura, Shinya Takasaki
  • Publication number: 20100249419
    Abstract: The invention provides a reagent for detecting amyloid deposited in a biological tissue which can detect amyloid in vitro and in vivo with high sensitivity using a compound which has affinity with amyloid and is suppressed in toxicity such as mutagencity. The reagent for detecting amyloid deposited in a biological tissue comprises a compound represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein A1, A2, A3 and A4 independently represent a carbon or nitrogen; R1 is a radioactive halogen substituent; R2 is a group selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxyl group, methoxy group, carboxyl group, amino group, N-methylamino group, N,N-dimethylamino group and cyano group; and m is an integer of 0 to 2, provided that at least one of A1, A2, A3 and A4 represents a carbon, and R1 binds to a carbon represented by A1, A2, A3 and A4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: NIHON MEDI-PHYSICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Tanifuji, Daisaku Nakamura, Shinya Takasaki, Yuki Okumura
  • Publication number: 20100249407
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compound which has affinity with amyloid, shows sufficiently rapid clearance from normal tissues and is suppressed in toxicity such as mutagenicity, and also relates to a low-toxic diagnostic agent for Alzheimer's disease containing the compound. The compound is represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein A1, A2, A3 and A4 independently represent a carbon or a nitrogen, and R3 is a group represented by the following formula: wherein R1 is a radioactive halogen substituent; m is an integer of 0 to 4; and n is an integer of 0 or 1, provided that at least one of A1, A2, A3 and A4 represents a carbon, and R3 binds to a carbon represented by A1, A2, A3 or A4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: NIHON MEDI-PHYSICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Tanifuji, Daisaku Nakamura, Shinya Takasaki
  • Publication number: 20100249408
    Abstract: The invention provides a reagent for detecting amyloid in a biological tissue which can detect amyloid in vitro and in vivo with high sensitivity using a compound which has affinity with amyloid and is suppressed in toxicity such as mutagenicity. The reagent for detecting amyloid deposited in a biological tissue comprises the compound represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein A1, A2, A3 and A4 independently represent a carbon or a nitrogen, and R3 is a group represented by the following formula: wherein R1 is a radioactive halogen substituent; m is an integer of 0 to 4; and n is an integer of 0 or 1, provided that at least one of A1, A2, A3 and A4 represents a carbon, and R3 binds to a carbon represented by A1, A2, A3 or A4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: NIHON MEDI-PHYSICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Tanifuji, Daisaku Nakamura, Shinya Takasaki, Yuki Okumura
  • Publication number: 20100249418
    Abstract: A compound effective as a probe targeting amyloid for image diagnosis and a reagent comprising the compound for detecting amyloid deposited on a biological tissue are provided. Provided are a compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1 is a group selected from the group consisting of a halogen substituent, alkyl substituent with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkoxy substituent having alkyl chain with 1 to 4 carbon atoms and hydroxyl group, R2 is a group selected from the group consisting of a cyano substituent, alkyl substituent with 1 to 4 carbon atoms and halogen substituent, R3 is a group selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group, halogen substituent and substituent represented by the following formula: (wherein R4 is a hydrogen, halogen substituent or hydroxyl group, and m is an integer of 1 to 4), provided that at least one of R1, R2, R3 and R4 represents a radioactive halogen, and a reagent comprising the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: NIHON MEDI-PHYSICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Tanifuji, Daisaku Nakamura, Shinya Takasaki, Yuki Okumura
  • Publication number: 20100216994
    Abstract: The invention provides a reagent which can detect amyloid in vitro and in vivo with high sensitivity using a compound which has affinity with amyloid. The reagent for detecting amyloid deposited in a biological tissue comprises the compound represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein A1, A2, A3 and A4 independently represent a carbon or nitrogen, R2 is a group selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen, hydroxyl group, carboxyl group, sulfuric acid group, amino group, nitro group, cyano group, non-radioactive halogen substituent, alkyl substituent with 1 to 4 carbon atoms and alkoxy substituent with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and R2 is a radioactive halogen substituent, provided that at least one of A1, A2, A3 and A4 represents a carbon, and R1 binds to a carbon represented by A1, A2, A3 or A4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: NIHON MEDI-PHYSICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Tanifuji, Daisaku Nakamura, Shinya Takasaki, Yuki Okumura
  • Publication number: 20100092387
    Abstract: A compound that has affinity with amyloid, exhibits sufficiently rapid clearance from normal tissues, and is suppressed in toxicity such as mutagenicity is provided, which is represented by the following formula (1): or a salt thereof, wherein R1 is a group selected from hydrogen, hydroxyl group, carboxyl group, sulfate group, amino group, nitro group, cyano group, an alkyl substituent with one to 4 carbon atoms or an alkoxy substituent with one to 4 carbon atoms; R2 is a radioactive halogen substituent; and m is an integer of 0 to 2, and a low-toxic diagnostic agent for Alzheimer's disease comprising a compound represented by the above formula or a salt thereof is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicants: NIHON MEDI-PHYSICS CO., LTD., GE HEALTHCARE LIMITED
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Tanifuji, Akio Hayashi, Daisaku Nakamura, Shinya Takasaki, Storey Anthony Eamon, Denis Raymond Christophe Bouvet
  • Publication number: 20100069640
    Abstract: A compound represented by the following formula or a salt thereof: wherein each of A1, A2, A3 and A4 independently represents a carbon or nitrogen, R1 is a radioactive halogen substituent, R2 is a group selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a hydroxyl group, a methoxy group, a carboxyl group, an amino group, an N-methylamino group, an N,N-dimethylamino group and a cyano group, and p is an integer of 0 to 2, provided at least one of A1, A2, A3 and A4 represents a carbon, and R1 binds to a carbon represented by A1, A2, A3 or A4, is effective as an image diagnosis probe targeting amyloid and a diagnostic agent for Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: NIHON MEDI-PHYSICS COL, LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Tanifuji, Daisaku Nakamura, Shinya Takasaki, Yuki Okumura
  • Publication number: 20090252679
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound which has affinity with amyloid, shows sufficiently rapid clearance from normal tissues and is suppressed in toxicity such as mutagencity. Provided is a compound represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein A1, A2, A3 and A4 independently represents a carbon or nitrogen; R1 is a halogen substituent; R2 is a halogen substituent; and m is an integer of 0 to 2, provided that at least one of R1 and R2 is a radioactive halogen substituent, at least one of A1, A2, A3 and A4 represents a carbon, and R1 binds to a carbon represented by A1, A2, A3 or A4 as well as a low-toxic diagnostic agent comprising a compound represented by the preceding formula or a salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: NIHON MEDI-PHYSICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Tanifuji, Daisaku Nakamura, Shinya Takasaki, Yuki Okumura
  • Publication number: 20090252680
    Abstract: A compound represented by the following formula or a salt thereof: wherein each of A1, A2, A3 and A4 independently represents a carbon or nitrogen; R1 is a group selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxyl group, carboxyl group, sulfuric acid group, amino group, nitro group, cyano group, non-radioactive halogen substituents, alkyl substituents with 1-4 carbon atoms and alkoxy substituents with 1-4 carbon atoms; and R2 is a radioactive halogen substituent, provided at least one of A1, A2, A3 and A4 represents a carbon, and R1 binds to a carbon represented by A1, A2, A3 or A4, is effective as an image diagnosis probe targeting amyloid and as well as a diagnostic agent for Alzheimer's disease including the compound represented by the above formula or a salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: NIHON- MEDI-PHYSICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Tanifuji, Daisaku Nakamura, Shinya Takasaki, Yuki Okumura