Patents by Inventor Takeji Sasaki

Takeji Sasaki 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: 6391315
    Abstract: An antigenic composition is derived from surface extracted protein of cell wall surfaces and the culture supernatant extract of Staphylococci. The strain is highly virulent and &bgr; hemolytic on blood agar plate. They are mixed and purified by ion exchange and gel filtration column chromatography. This preparation method can be used in all Gram-positive bacilli. The antigens, having molecular weight of about 10,000-70,000 are certain kinds of glycoprotein comprising proteins (ca. 10-20%) and carbohydrates (ca. 75-90%). They are extracted from the cells with the use of a hypertonic buffer solution of pH 6.5-8.5 at a temperature below the denaturing point of the antigenic protein, and are salted out with ammonium sulfate (ca. 65-85%). The culture supernatant is extracted in the same way by salting out with ammonium sulfate (ca. 65-85%). The antigen fraction from both cell wall and culture supernatant is obtained in such an operation. The antigen can be used as a preparation antigen to Staphylococcus antigen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Takahashi Hashimoto
    Inventors: Takashi Takahashi, Takeji Sasaki, Yuzuru Iwai, Takashi Hashimoto