Patents by Inventor Takemasa Shiraishi

Takemasa Shiraishi 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).

  • Methods for improving brain function using leptin or analogs thereof
    Patent number: 6518235
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a drug for improvement of brain function which is effective to prevent from or to cure dementia such as Alzheimer's disease. The drug for improvement of brain function of this invention comprises leptin of mammals as an effective component wherefore has a superior effect in improvement of learning and memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Inventors: Yutaka Oomura, Nobuaki Hori, Takemasa Shiraishi, Kazuo Sasaki, Hiroshi Takeda, Minoru Tsuji, Teruhiko Matsumiya