Patents by Inventor Takehide Kimura

Takehide Kimura 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).

  • Patent number: 10006923
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for measuring glycated hemoglobin in a sample, which comprises directly oxidizing glycated hemoglobin in a sample, and then measuring a substance produced or consumed by the oxidation; and a method for measuring glycated hemoglobin in a sample, which comprises directly oxidizing glycated hemoglobin in a sample using an enzyme, and then measuring a substance produced or consumed by the oxidation. A method for measuring glycated hemoglobin of the present invention is useful for diagnosing lifestyle-related disease such as diabetes mellitus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignees: KYOWA MEDEX CO., LTD., KYOTO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Noriyuki Ogawa, Fumi Umehara, Takehide Kimura, Kousaku Murata, Wataru Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 9944970
    Abstract: The present invention provides a protein comprising an amino acid sequence in which arginine at position 61 of a protein comprising the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted to an amino acid selected from the group consisting of glycine, alanine, valine, leucine, serine, threonine, proline, cysteine, methionine, asparagine, glutamine, and aspartic acid; and a method for measuring a glycated hemoglobin in a sample, wherein the method comprises reacting a glycated hemoglobin in a sample with a protease to produce a glycated hexapeptide, then reacting the produced glycated hexapeptide with the aforementioned protein, and measuring a substance produced or consumed by the reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignees: KYOWA MEDEX CO., LTD., KYOTO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Noriyuki Ogawa, Fumi Umehara, Takehide Kimura, Kousaku Murata, Wataru Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20160138073
    Abstract: The present invention provides a protein comprising an amino acid sequence in which arginine at position 61 of a protein comprising the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted to an amino acid selected from the group consisting of glycine, alanine, valine, leucine, serine, threonine, proline, cysteine, methionine, asparagine, glutamine, and aspartic acid; and a method for measuring a glycated hemoglobin in a sample, wherein the method comprises reacting a glycated hemoglobin in a sample with a protease to produce a glycated hexapeptide, then reacting the produced glycated hexapeptide with the aforementioned protein, and measuring a substance produced or consumed by the reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Noriyuki OGAWA, Fumi UMEHARA, Takehide KIMURA, Kousaku MURATA, Wataru HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20160123999
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for measuring glycated hemoglobin in a sample, which comprises directly oxidizing glycated hemoglobin in a sample, and then measuring a substance produced or consumed by the oxidation; and a method for measuring glycated hemoglobin in a sample, which comprises directly oxidizing glycated hemoglobin in a sample using an enzyme, and then measuring a substance produced or consumed by the oxidation. A method for measuring glycated hemoglobin of the present invention is useful for diagnosing lifestyle-related disease such as diabetes mellitus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Noriyuki OGAWA, Fumi UMEHARA, Takehide KIMURA, Kousaku MURATA, Wataru HASHIMOTO
  • Patent number: 9051600
    Abstract: Provided is a method for simply and accurately measuring sphingomyelin in a sample, and a kit therefore. The method is a method for measuring sphingomyelin in a sample, comprising reacting the sample with a phospholipase D which does not react with sphingomyelin and lysophosphatidylcholine but reacts with phosphatidylcholine, a lysophospholipase or a monoglyceride lipase, and a choline oxidase, eliminating the formed hydrogen peroxide, reacting the resultant with a phospholipase D which does not react with glycerol-3-phosphorylcholine and free fatty acid but reacts with sphingomyelin, and a choline oxidase, and measuring the formed hydrogen peroxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: KYOWA MEDEX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takehide Kimura, Kazuhito Miyauchi, Hideyuki Kuwata
  • Publication number: 20140162300
    Abstract: Provided is a method for simply and accurately measuring sphingomyelin in a sample, and a kit therefor. The method is a method for measuring sphingomyelin in a sample, comprising reacting the sample with a phospholipase D which does not react with sphingomyelin and lysophosphatidylcholine but reacts with phosphatidylcholine, a lysophospholipase or a monoglyceride lipase, and a choline oxidase, eliminating the formed hydrogen peroxide, reacting the resultant with a phospholipase D which does not react with glycerol-3-phosphorylcholine and free fatty acid but reacts with sphingomyelin, and a choline oxidase, and measuring the formed hydrogen peroxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: KYOWA MEDEX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takehide Kimura, Kazuhito Miyauchi, Hideyuki Kuwata