Patents by Inventor Yoshimi Imura

Yoshimi Imura 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).

  • Body weight gain inhibitor
    Patent number: 7582662
    Abstract: The invention provides a pharmaceutical agent containing a compound having an angiotensin II antagonistic activity, a prodrug thereof or a salt thereof, which shows superior effect for the suppression of body weight gain. In addition, the present invention provides such a pharmaceutical agent as does not increase body weights of patients even if a therapeutically effective PPAR? agonistic substance is administered in the treatment of diabetes and other diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Zen-ichi Terashita, Keiji Kusumoto, Fuminari Yamaguchi, Yoshimi Imura
  • Crp Lowering Agent
    Publication number: 20090118255
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel drug which is useful as a preventive and/or therapeutic agent for various diseases involved in elevation of CRP level, in particular, inflammatory disease and cancer comprising a compound having inhibitory activity against squalene synthase or a salt thereof, or a prodrug thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2005
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoshimi Imura, Ryuichi Tozawa, Tomoyuki Nishimoto
  • Body weight gain inhibitor
    Publication number: 20060069133
    Abstract: The invention provides a pharmaceutical agent containing a compound having an angiotensin II antagonistic activity, a prodrug thereof or a salt thereof, which shows superior effect for the suppression of body weight gain. In addition, the present invention provides such a pharmaceutical agent as does not increase body weights of patients even if a therapeutically effective PPAR? agonistic substance is administered in the treatment of diabetes and other diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2003
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventors: Zen-ichi Terashita, Keiji Kusumoto, Fuminari Yamaguchi, Yoshimi Imura
  • Fibrinogen-lowering agents
    Publication number: 20030187038
    Abstract: We offer a fibrinogen-lowering agent comprising a compound having an angiotensin II antagonistic activity, a prodrug thereof, or a salt thereof. Because of having an excellent effect of lowering fibrinogen, the above fibrinogen-lowering agent is useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for various diseases caused by hyperfibrionogenemia, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2003
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Yoshimi Imura, Masao Hirakata