Patents by Inventor Tomonori Waku

Tomonori Waku 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).

  • Noncovalent collagen crosslinking agent
    Patent number: 8389686
    Abstract: The present invention provides a collagen crosslinking agent superior in biocompatibility that is free from the damage by UV irradiation and also from the problems of toxicity caused by residual monomer or unreacted functional groups. Provided is a noncovalent collagen crosslinking agent (for fibrous protein collagen), comprising a spacer of a polyvalent alcohol having two or more OH groups at the terminals and arms of collagen peptides formed of repetitions of three amino acids, the arms being bound via the OH groups to the spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignees: Osaka University, Tohoku University
    Inventors: Mitsuru Akashi, Kohji Nishida, Michiya Matsusaki, Akira Kubota, Tomonori Waku
  • NONCOVALENT COLLAGEN CROSSLINKING AGENT
    Publication number: 20110060129
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a collagen crosslinking agent superior in biocompatibility that is free from the damage by UV irradiation and also from the problems of toxicity caused by residual monomer or unreacted functional groups. [Means to Solve] Provided is a noncovalent collagen crosslinking agent (for fibrous protein collagen), comprising a spacer of a polyvalent alcohol having two or more OH groups at the terminals and arms of collagen peptides formed of repetitions of three amino acids, the arms being bound via the OH groups to the spacer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2009
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicants: OSAKA UNIVERSITY, TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Mitsuru Akashi, Kohji Nishida, Michiya Matsusaki, Akira Kubota, Tomonori Waku