Patents by Inventor Taketoshi Okami

Taketoshi Okami 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).

  • Hemoglobin combined with a poly(alkylene oxide)
    Patent number: 4670417
    Abstract: There is disclosed hemoglobin modified in that a poly(alkylene oxide) is bonded thereto by a bond between a terminal group of said poly(alkylene oxide) and an amino group of said hemoglobin, said bond having the structure:--CH.sub.2 --O--(CH.sub.2)--CONH--Hbwherein Hb represents said hemoglobin and n represents a positive integer, preferably 1 to 7. The modified hemoglobin is an effective oxygen carrier and can therefore be used as a blood substitute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1987
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Keiji Iwasaki, Yuji Iwashita, Taketoshi Okami