Patents by Inventor Toshiyuka Yoneda

Toshiyuka Yoneda 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).

  • Osteoclast growth regulating factors and antibodies
    Patent number: 5599708
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel osteoclast growth regulatory factor, hereinafter referred to as "osteoclastpoietic factor (OPF)," which stimulates the formation of osteoclast bone cells, a process of preparing same, therapeutic and diagnostic uses thereof, antibodies to and antagonists of OPF, and assays for OPF, all of which relate to the development of therapeutics for the prevention and treatment of diseases involving bone tissue, for example, osteoporosis, Paget's disease and osteopetrosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1997
    Assignee: Osteosa Liquidation Trust
    Inventors: Gregory R. Mundy, Wilson H. Burgess, Toshiyuka Yoneda