Patents by Inventor Yoshio Hojima

Yoshio Hojima 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).

  • Patent number: 6562613
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the isolation and identification of the nucleic acid sequence encoding C-proteinase, the recognition of such protein's activity and applications, and tools, processes, and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Thomas Jefferson University
    Inventors: Darwin J. Prockop, Yoshio Hojima, Shi-Wu Li, Aleksander Sieron
  • Publication number: 20020037574
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the isolation and identification of the nucleic acid sequence encoding C-proteinase, the recognition of such protein's activity and applications, and tools, processes, and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2001
    Publication date: March 28, 2002
    Applicant: Thomas Jefferson University
    Inventors: Darwin J. Prockop, Yoshio Hojima, Shi-Wu Li, Aleksander Sieron
  • Patent number: 6258584
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the isolation and identification of the nucleic acid sequence encoding C-proteinase, the recognition of such protein's activity and applications, and tools, processes, and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Thomas Jefferson University
    Inventors: Darwin J. Prockop, Yoshio Hojima, Shi-Wu Li, Aleksander Sieron
  • Patent number: 6020193
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the isolation and identification of the nucleic acid sequence encoding C-proteinase, the recognition of such protein's activity and applications, and tools, processes, and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Assignee: FibroGen, Inc.
    Inventors: Darwin J. Prockop, Yoshio Hojima, Shi-Wu Li, Aleksander Sieron