Patents by Inventor Tohru Hirato

Tohru Hirato 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).

  • Treatment of optic nerve disorder with prostanoic acid compounds
    Patent number: 5773471
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for treatment of optic nerve disorder by the administration of a prostanoic acid compound in an amount effective in treatment of optic nerve disorder to a subject in need of such treatment, by which visual acuity can be recovered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Assignee: R-Tech Ueno, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Oguchi, Yukihiko Mashima, Yoshiki Hiida, Tomihiko Tanino, Ryuji Ueno, Hiroyoshi Osama, Tohru Hirato
  • DNA encoding human colony-stimulating factors
    Patent number: 5650297
    Abstract: This invention relates to a biologically active recombinant human M-CSF obtained by expressing a human M-CSF gene coding for the amino acid sequence of the formula (1) in its entirety or devoid of a portion thereof; a process for preparing the recombinant human M-CSF; an expression plasmid containing the human M-CSF gene defined above; and a transformant haboring the above expression plasmid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1997
    Assignee: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Takahashi, Tohru Hirato, Satoru Nakai, Yeong-Man Hong, Naomi Kouno, Yoshikatsu Hirai