Patents by Inventor Shinva Ikematsu

Shinva Ikematsu 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).

  • Composition comprising midkine or pleiotrophin protein and method of increasing hematopoietic cells
    Publication number: 20020132984
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel use of the MK family that is used alone as an agent for proliferating hematopoietic stem cells and hematopoietic precursor cells. The invention also provides an agent for remarkably enhancing the above-described effect for promoting the proliferation of hematopoietic stem cells and hematopoietic precursor cells, comprising the MK family in combination with known hematopoietic factors such as IL-3, IL-6, G-CSF, GM-CSF, M-CSF, SCF, and EPO.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2002
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Applicant: Meiji Milk Products Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Kikuchi, Shinva Ikematsu, Munehiro Oda, Sadatoshi Sakuma, Takashi Muramatsu