Patents by Inventor Tomohide Saka

Tomohide Saka 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).

  • Antitumor protein and corresponding gene sequence isolated from matsutake mushrooms
    Patent number: 6762296
    Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide an antitumor protein and a gene encoding the same. The specification discloses a protein comprising (a) an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No.1 or (b) a modified amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No.1 which have antitumor activity wherein one or more amino acids are added and/or inserted into the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No.1 and/or one or more amino acids in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No.1 are substituted and/or deleted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: Independent Administrative Food Research institute
    Inventors: Yukio Kawamura, Akihiro Morita, Koji Izumo, Tomohide Saka
  • Antitumor protein and gene encoding same
    Publication number: 20020137896
    Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide an antitumor protein and a gene encoding the same. The specification discloses a protein comprising (a) an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No.1 or (b) a modified amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No.1 which have antitumor activity wherein one or more amino acids are added and/or inserted into the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No.1 and/or one or more amino acids in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No.1 are substituted and/or deleted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2001
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Yukio Kawamura, Akihiro Morita, Koji Izumo, Tomohide Saka
  • Antitumor protein and corresponding gene sequence isolated from matsutake mushrooms
    Patent number: 6291648
    Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide an antitumor protein and a gene encoding the same. The specification discloses a protein comprising (a) an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No.1 or (b) a modified amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No.1 which have antitumor activity wherein one or more amino acids are added and/or inserted into the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No.1 and/or one or more amino acids in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No.1 are substituted and/or deleted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Inventors: Yukio Kawamura, Akihiro Morita, Koji Izumo, Tomohide Saka