Patents by Inventor Tetsumei Urano

Tetsumei Urano 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).

  • Therapeutic agent for preterm delivery or abortion using plasminogen activator inhibitor-1
    Patent number: 9448234
    Abstract: A method for diagnosing a risk for preterm delivery or miscarriage in a pregnant woman and preventing preterm delivery or miscarriage in the pregnant woman who has been determined to have the risk is provided. The method includes measuring plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 activity or level in plasma isolated from a pregnant woman. The method also includes determining that the pregnant woman has a risk for preterm delivery or miscarriage when the activity or the level is lower than that in the plasma of a normal pregnant woman. The method also includes administering plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 to the pregnant woman who has been determined to have the risk. A kit for the diagnosis of the degree of risk for preterm delivery or miscarriage also is provided. A pharmaceutical composition for the prevention of preterm delivery or miscarriage, comprising plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, also is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
    Inventors: Naohiro Kanayama, Kazuo Umemura, Takayuki Iwaki, Tetsumei Urano, Kotomi Ikuma
  • THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR PRETERM DELIVERY OR ABORTION USING PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR-1
    Publication number: 20140315227
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for diagnosing the degree of risk for preterm delivery or miscarriage, comprising measuring plasminogen activator inhibitor activity or level in plasma. Specifically, the present invention relates to: a method for diagnosing the degree of risk for preterm delivery or miscarriage, wherein when the plasminogen activator inhibitor activity or level is lower than those of normal pregnant woman, the degree of risk for preterm delivery or miscarriage is determined to be high; a kit for the diagnosis of the degree of risk for preterm delivery or miscarriage; and a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention of preterm delivery or miscarriage, comprising plasminogen activator inhibitor-1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Naohiro Kanayama, Kazuo Umemura, Takayuki Iwaki, Tetsumei Urano, Kotomi Ikuma