Patents by Inventor Taro Masunaga

Taro Masunaga 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).

  • Pyrazinyl hydroxyacrylamide compounds having an inhibitory effect on the activity of histone deacetylase
    Patent number: 7750155
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel N-hydroxyacrylamide compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. More particularly, it relates to novel N-hydroxyacrylamide compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof which act as a HDAC inhibitor, to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same and to a method of using the same therapeutically in the treatment and/or prevention of HDAC-related disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Fumiyuki Shirai, Hideo Tsutsumi, Hiromichi Itani, Yoshihiro Kozuki, Yoshiteru Eikyu, Taro Masunaga
  • N-HYDROXYACRYLAMIDE COMPOUNDS
    Publication number: 20090054465
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel N-hydroxyacrylamide compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. More particularly, it relates to novel N-hydroxyacrylamide compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof which act as a HDAC inhibitor, to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same and to a method of using the same therapeutically in the treatment and/or prevention of HDAC-related disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: Astella Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Fumiyuki Shirai, Hideo Tsutsumi, Hiromichi Itani, Yoshihiro Kozuki, Yoshiteru Eikyu, Taro Masunaga