Patents by Inventor Taisuke Ichimaru

Taisuke Ichimaru 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).

  • Publication number: 20240018180
    Abstract: Oxidizing an oligonucleotide precursor having a phosphite ester bond or a phosphonate ester bond with an oxidant, wherein the oxidant is a compound represented by the formula (I) excluding 2,2-dipyridyl disulfide: wherein the symbols are as defined in the specification is useful for producing an oligonucleotide having a phosphate ester bond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Nobuhiko HAYAKAWA, Taisuke ICHIMARU, Satoshi INOUE, Daisuke TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20220348602
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a convergent liquid phase process for manufacturing oligonucleotides by coupling two or more oligonucleotide fragments, each of which have two or more nucleotides. Also provided by the present disclosure are reaction steps involved the convergent liquid phase process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Xianglin Shi, William F. Kiesman, Firoz Antia, Yannick Fillon, Xuan Zhou, Wuming Yan, Hong Jiang, Hien Nguyen, Robert S. Gronke, Taisuke Ichimaru, Takuya Hamagaki, Daisuke Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20220235090
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a more stable and efficient method for producing oligonucleotide, particularly, oligonucleotide having various functional groups linked to the 3?-terminal and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Ken YAMASHITA, Kunihiro HIRAI, Satoshi KATAYAMA, Taisuke ICHIMARU, Daisuke TAKAHASHI, Naoko HIROSE
  • Publication number: 20220010348
    Abstract: A method including obtaining a phosphite form or a phosphorous acid diester form by coupling a nucleoside, nucleotide or oligonucleotide wherein a 5?-hydroxy group is not protected, and other group is optionally protected by a protecting group used for nucleic acid synthesis or bonded to a solid phase carrier, and a nucleoside, nucleotide or oligonucleotide wherein a 3?-hydroxy group or a 3?-amino group is modified by a method for forming a phosphite form or a phosphorous acid diester form, and other group is optionally protected by a protecting group used for nucleic acid synthesis in the presence of an antioxidant is useful for producing an oligonucleotide having a phosphorothioated site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Taisuke ICHIMARU, Daisuke TAKAHASHI, Kunihiro HIRAI, Ken YAMASHITA
  • Publication number: 20210371450
    Abstract: A method for producing an oligonucleotide, including a step of removing a temporary protecting group of a 5?-hydroxyl group by adding an acid to a protected oligonucleotide having a phosphorothioate (PS), phosphate (PO) or H-phosphonate moiety, and deacylating a by-product having an acylated 5?-hydroxyl group by solvolysis can complete a condensation reaction to improve a condensation yield, and can markedly reduce impurities such as single base deletion form (N-1mer) and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Daisuke TAKAHASHI, Taisuke ICHIMARU, Kunihiro HIRAI
  • Patent number: 10919928
    Abstract: Oligonucleotides may be produced by a process, including (1) condensing a nucleoside, nucleotide or oligonucleotide (b), and a nucleoside, nucleotide or oligonucleotide (a), or a substituted nucleotide or oligonucleotide (?) in a non-polar solvent to give a reaction solution containing a phosphite triester product (c); (3) oxidizing or sulfurizing the phosphite triester product (c) to give a reaction solution containing an oligonucleotide (d) wherein the 5?-hydroxy group is protected; (4) deprotecting the oligonucleotide (d) to give a reaction solution containing an oligonucleotide (e) wherein the 5?-hydroxy group is not protected; and (6) adding a polar solvent to the reaction solution containing the oligonucleotide (e) and purifying the oligonucleotide (e) by solid-liquid separation, wherein said nucleoside, nucleotide or oligonucleotide (a) or said substituted nucleotide or oligonucleotide (?) is a compound represented by formula (a-i): wherein Base, Rp1, R10, m, L, Y, and Z are defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Kunihiro Hirai, Satoshi Katayama, Naoko Hirose, Taisuke Ichimaru, Ken Yamashita, Daisuke Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10464966
    Abstract: Precipitation promoters, which are an organic compound having one or more linear aliphatic hydrocarbon groups having not less than 10 carbon atoms, wherein the aliphatic hydrocarbon group has not less than 20 carbon atoms in total are useful for precipitating an organic compound protected by an organic group having one or more aliphatic hydrocarbon groups having not less than 10 carbon atoms from a solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Kunihiro Hirai, Satoshi Katayama, Naoko Hirose, Ken Yamashita, Taisuke Ichimaru, Daisuke Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20180291056
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a more stable and efficient method for producing oligonucleotide, particularly, oligonucleotide having various functional groups linked to the 3?-terminal and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Ken YAMASHITA, Kunihiro Hirai, Satoshi Katayama, Taisuke Ichimaru, Daisuke Takahashi, Naoko Hirose
  • Publication number: 20180282365
    Abstract: Oligonucleotides may be produced by a process, including (1) condensing a nucleoside, nucleotide or oligonucleotide (a) or the like wherein a 5?-hydroxy group is not protected and a nucleoside, nucleotide or oligonucleotide (b) wherein a 5?-hydroxy group is protected in a non-polar solvent to give a reaction solution containing a phosphite triester product (c); (3) oxidizing or sulfurizing the phosphite triester product (c) to give a reaction solution containing an oligonucleotide (d) wherein the 5?-hydroxy group is protected; (4) deprotecting the oligonucleotide (d) to give a reaction solution containing an oligonucleotide (e) wherein the 5?-hydroxy group is not protected; and (6) adding a polar solvent to the reaction solution containing the oligonucleotide (e) and purifying the oligonucleotide (e) by solid-liquid separation or extraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Kunihiro HIRAI, Satoshi Katayama, Naoko Hirose, Taisuke Ichimaru, Ken Yamashita, Daisuke Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20170320904
    Abstract: Precipitation promoters, which are an organic compound having one or more linear aliphatic hydrocarbon groups having not less than 10 carbon atoms, wherein the aliphatic hydrocarbon group has not less than 20 carbon atoms in total are useful for precipitating an organic compound protected by an organic group having one or more aliphatic hydrocarbon groups having not less than 10 carbon atoms from a solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Kunihiro HIRAI, Satoshi KATAYAMA, Naoko HIROSE, Ken YAMASHITA, Taisuke ICHIMARU, Daisuke TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 9655879
    Abstract: Compounds represented by the following formula (I); wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, are useful as hyperglycemic inhibitors having a serine protease inhibitory action and as prophylactic or therapeutic drugs for diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: EA Pharma Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Koshiba, Munetaka Tokumasu, Taisuke Ichimaru, Koji Ohsumi, Tadakiyo Nakagawa, Tatsuhiro Yamada, Kayo Matsumoto, Tamotsu Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20160058734
    Abstract: Compounds represented by the following formula (I); wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, are useful as hyperglycemic inhibitors having a serine protease inhibitory action and as prophylactic or therapeutic drugs for diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Takahiro KOSHIBA, Munetaka Tokumasu, Taisuke Ichimaru, Koji Ohsumi, Tadakiyo Nakagawa, Tatsuhiro Yamada, Kayo Matsumoto, Tamotsu Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9227949
    Abstract: Compounds represented by the following formula (I); wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, are useful as hyperglycemic inhibitors having a serine protease inhibitory action and as prophylactic or therapeutic drugs for diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Takahiro Koshiba, Munetaka Tokumasu, Taisuke Ichimaru, Koji Ohsumi, Tadakiyo Nakagawa, Tatsuhiro Yamada, Kayo Matsumoto, Tamotsu Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9024044
    Abstract: Compounds represented by the following formula (I), are useful as hyperglycemic inhibitors having a serine protease inhibitory action and as prophylactic or therapeutic drugs for diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Takahiro Koshiba, Munetaka Tokumasu, Taisuke Ichimaru, Koji Ohsumi, Tadakiyo Nakagawa, Tatsuhiro Yamada, Kayo Matsumoto, Tamotsu Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20150099733
    Abstract: Compounds represented by the following formula (I); wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, are useful as hyperglycemic inhibitors having a serine protease inhibitory action and as prophylactic or therapeutic drugs for diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Takahiro KOSHIBA, Munetaka TOKUMASU, Taisuke ICHIMARU, Koji OHSUMI, Tadakiyo NAKAGAWA, Tatsuhiro YAMADA, Kayo MATSUMOTO, Tamotsu SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20130338132
    Abstract: Compounds represented by the following formula (I), are useful as hyperglycemic inhibitors having a serine protease inhibitory action and as prophylactic or therapeutic drugs for diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Takahiro Koshiba, Munetaka Tokumasu, Taisuke Ichimaru, Koji Ohsumi, Tadakiyo Nakagawa, Tatsuhiro Yamada, Kayo Matsumoto, Tamotsu Suzuki