Patents by Inventor Yoichiro Horii

Yoichiro Horii 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 for detecting Borna disease virus infection
    Patent number: 7919256
    Abstract: A method for the early detection of disease through the use of reagents bound by IgM antibodies is described. A reagent and method for the detection of anti-Borna disease virus antibodies are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Sysmex Corporation
    Inventors: Kazunari Yamaguchi, Yoichiro Horii, Youichi Takahama, Shinya Nagai
  • Method for detecting antibody and antigen for detecting Borna disease virus
    Publication number: 20040234955
    Abstract: With respect to immunoglobulins that are raised against an exogenous antigen, when the class switching from IgM to IgG necessitates a long period of time, detect of IgM antibody alone, or concurrent detect of the IgM antibodies and IgG antibodies to the exogenous antigen is achieved. An antigen polypeptide for performing the examination of an antibody to Borna disease virus (may be referred to as “BDV”) as an example of such an exogenous antigen in a more accurate manner, and a method for detecting anti-BDV antibody in which such a polypeptide is used are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazunari Yamaguchi, Yoichiro Horii, Youichi Takahama, Shinya Nagai