Patents by Inventor Shoji Murasugi

Shoji Murasugi 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).

  • Use of flavone derivatives for induction of &bgr;-lactam-sensitivity of MRSA
    Patent number: 6294526
    Abstract: A novel screening system for detecting a non-antibiotic compound having &bgr;-lactam-sensitivity-inducing activity comprising a non-antibiotic compound and a &bgr;-lactam antibiotic two times serially diluted series and a pharmaceutical composition having anti-MRSA activity comprising a flavone derivative and a &bgr;-lactam antibiotic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: Alps Pharmaceutical Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomihiko Higuchi, Yoichi Sato, Shoji Murasugi
  • Method for industrial purification of capsaicin
    Patent number: 5955631
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for industrial purification of Capsaicin in high purity from capsinoids (Capsaicin and analogues), more specifically, a method for industrial purification of Capsaicin which comprises contacting capsinoids containing Capsaicin in a hydrophilic solvent with a silver compound in an aqueous solution to form a Capsaicin-silver complex which is soluble in water, and recovering highly pure Capsaicin from the Capsaicin-silver complex without chromatography.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: Alps Pharmaceutical Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisashi Segi, Shuji Yamada, Satoshi Kato, Shoji Murasugi