Patents by Inventor Tsutomi Hirano

Tsutomi Hirano 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).

  • Method of quantifying small-sized low density lipoprotein
    Patent number: 7544515
    Abstract: A fast and simple method for fractional measurement of a small particle LDL entails separating the small particle LDL and HDL from other lipoproteins, and then measuring cholesterol, triglycerides, or proteins in the separated small particle LDL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Denka Seiken Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuki Itoh, Tsutomi Hirano
  • Method of quantifying small-sized low density lipoprotein
    Publication number: 20060154374
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a fast and simple method for fractional measurement of a small particle LDL. A method for quantifying a small particle low density lipoprotein in a test sample, comprising a first step for separating the small particle low density lipoprotein from other low density lipoproteins, and a second step for measuring cholesterol, triglycerides or proteins in the separated small particle low density lipoprotein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Inventors: Yasuki Itoh, Tsutomi Hirano