Patents by Inventor Yuhya Wakasa

Yuhya Wakasa 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).

  • Protein having immunogenicity of cedar pollen, polynucleotide encoding the protein, and use thereof
    Patent number: 9260491
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a protein that can successfully treats almost all patients with cedar pollinosis and can be ingested as a food. That is, the present invention provides a protein comprising an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:1 or comprising an amino acid sequence having a mutation(s) in said amino acid sequence, and having an immunogenicity of a cedar pollen; a polynucleotide encoding said protein; a vector comprising said polynucleotide; a transformant comprising said polynucleotide or said vector; and intended uses of said protein, said polynucleotide, and said transformant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignees: NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD., NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
    Inventors: Fumio Takaiwa, Hidenori Takagi, Yuhya Wakasa, Yuji Fujii, Tomotaka Shinya, Saori Kasahara
  • PROTEIN HAVING IMMUNOGENICITY OF CEDAR POLLEN, POLYNUCLEOTIDE ENCODING THE PROTEIN, AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20120244176
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a protein that can successfully treats almost all patients with cedar pollinosis and can be ingested as a food. That is, the present invention provides a protein comprising an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:1 or comprising an amino acid sequence having a mutation(s) in said amino acid sequence, and having an immunogenicity of a cedar pollen; a polynucleotide encoding said protein; a vector comprising said polynucleotide; a transformant comprising said polynucleotide or said vector; and intended uses of said protein, said polynucleotide, and said transformant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicants: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fumio Takaiwa, Hidenori Takagi, Yuhya Wakasa, Yuji Fujii, Tomotaka Shinya, Saori Kasahara