Patents by Inventor Yosuke Aoki

Yosuke Aoki 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).

  • Serine protease and serine protease gene
    Patent number: 5661000
    Abstract: The present invention offers the serine protease exhibiting a biological activity which a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence shown in FIG. 1 shows, the serine protease precursor where a cleavable peptide or signal peptide connects with the N-terminal of the said serine protease, and the gene encoding them. The serine protease being useful in medical treatment fields can be manufactured in large quantities by the present invention.Moreover, the present invention offers the DNA sequence coding a transcription controlling region contained in the chromosomal gene of the serine protease of a human myeloid cell. This sequence is the transcription controlling region being necessary for the gene expression being specific to a human leukocyte or erythrocyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Yosuke Aoki, Kiyoshi Okano, Masanobu Naruto, Hirohiko Shimizu, Haruji Nakamura