Patents by Inventor Yoshitaka Izumoto

Yoshitaka Izumoto 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).

  • Publication number: 20070026501
    Abstract: It is intended to provide an immunogen and a composition for immunological use by which a sufficient immune response is induced even by an antigen protein which has been considered unavailable to induce any effective immune responses for various reasons, and a method of producing an antibody using the same. The immunogen containing a fusion protein including the full-length or a part of a desired antigen protein and a folding factor or its subunit linked thereto via at least one peptide bond. Owing to the function of the folding factor, the antigen protein contained in the fusion protein is obtained as a soluble protein having a correct stereostructure. It is also possible to protect the antigen protein and from rapid decomposition in the blood of an animal having been inoculated therewith. The immunogen induces a higher immune response for an animal than an antigen protein alone. Examples of the folding factor include chaperonins and PPIases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2004
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Applicants: SEKISUI CHEMICAL COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Izumoto, Jun-ichi Hata, Akira Ideno, Masahiro Furutani