Patents by Inventor Toru Mimura

Toru Mimura 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).

  • Curdlan sulfate
    Patent number: 5512672
    Abstract: A beta-1,3-glucan of sulfated curdlan having a sulfur content of 12.4 to 17% and an average molecular weight of 27,000 to 330,000 daltons. Sulfate curdlan exhibits strong HIV inhibitory activity with little anticoagulant activity and little toxicity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1996
    Assignees: Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Fujirebio, Inc.
    Inventors: Naoki Yamamoto, Hideki Nakashima, Toshiyuki Uryu, Takashi Yoshida, Kei Matsuzaki, Yutaro Kaneko, Toru Mimura
  • Azulene derivatives and their use as hypocholesterolemics
    Patent number: 4656194
    Abstract: An azulene derivative capable of exerting a hypocholesterolemic effect on a mammal which is represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl groups and C.sub.2 -C.sub.12 alkenyl groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1987
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Masabumi Yasunami, Kahei Takase, Akira Shinji, Toru Mimura, Kunio Torii, Takaaki Kobayashi, Masaru Okutsu, Takashi Meguro