Patents by Inventor Tadafumi Kubota

Tadafumi Kubota 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).

  • Anti-inflammatory metabolite derived from omega-3-type fatty acid
    Patent number: 9238634
    Abstract: The purpose is to provide a compound which can overcomes the disadvantages of conventional steroid drugs and NSAID. It is found that specific epoxy monohydroxy forms of eicosapentaenoic acid, docosahexaenoic acid and docosapentaenoic acid which are independently represented by formulae [chemical formula 1], [chemical formula 5] and the like have an inhibitory activity on neutrophils. This compound can inhibit the invasion of neutrophils into tissues and the activation of neutrophils which are observed in acute inflammations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Makoto Arita, Hiroyuki Arai, Yosuke Isobe, Tadafumi Kubota
  • NOVEL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY METABOLITE DERIVED FROM OMEGA-3-TYPE FATTY ACID
    Publication number: 20130274327
    Abstract: The purpose is to provide a compound which can overcomes the disadvantages of conventional steroid drugs and NSAID. It is found that specific epoxy monohydroxy forms of eicosapentaenoic acid, docosahexaenoic acid and docosapentaenoic acid which are independently represented by formulae [chemical formula 1], [chemical formula 5] and the like have an inhibitory activity on neutrophils. This compound can inhibit the invasion of neutrophils into tissues and the activation of neutrophils which are observed in acute inflammations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Makoto Arita, Hiroyuki Arai, Yosuke Isobe, Tadafumi Kubota