Patents by Inventor Tadashi Nakakarumai

Tadashi Nakakarumai 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).

  • Protein and processes for producing the same
    Patent number: 7252973
    Abstract: A novel protein and a process of producing the protein is provided. The protein is a glycoprotein having activity of suppressing the differentiation and/or maturation of adipocyte, having a molecular weight of about 45 kD under non-reducing conditions and about 28 kD and/or 23 kD under reducing conditions, and exhibiting affinity to heparin. A process of producing the protein comprising culturing human fibroblasts and purifying the culture broth by chromatography using an ion exchange column, affinity column, and reverse phase column. A cDNA encoding the protein and a process of producing the protein using the cDNA are also provided. The protein of the present invention is useful as a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating obesity or as an antigen for establishing immunological diagnosis, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Goto, Akihiro Tomoyasu, Kazuki Yano, Fumie Kobayashi, Nobuaki Nakagawa, Hisataka Yasuda, Kyoji Yamaguchi, Masahiko Kinosaki, Shin-ichi Mochizuki, Tadashi Nakakarumai, Tomonori Morinaga, Eisuke Tsuda, Kanji Higashio
  • Novel protein and processes for producing the same
    Publication number: 20050026253
    Abstract: A novel protein and a process of producing the protein is provided. The protein is a glycoprotein having activity of suppressing the differentiation and/or maturation of adipocyte, having a molecular weight of about 45 kD under non-reducing conditions and about 28 kD and/or 23 kD under reducing conditions, and exhibiting affinity to heparin. A process of producing the protein comprising culturing human fibroblasts and purifying the culture broth by chromatography using an ion exchange column, affinity column, and reverse phase column. A cDNA encoding the protein and a process of producing the protein using the cDNA are also provided. The protein of the present invention is useful as a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating obesity or as an antigen for establishing immunological diagnosis, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Applicant: DAIICHI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaaki Goto, Akihiro Tomoyasu, Kazuki Yano, Fumie Kobayashi, Nobuaki Nakagawa, Hisataka Yasuda, Kyoji Yamaguchi, Masahiko Kinosaki, Shin-ichi Mochizuki, Tadashi Nakakarumai, Tomonori Morinaga, Eisuke Tsuda, Kanji Higashio