Patents by Inventor Akemi IMAOKA

Akemi IMAOKA 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).

  • Method for preparing specimen for analysis or observation of skin
    Patent number: 11644458
    Abstract: A method is shown for preparing a specimen for extensively analyzing a resident skin bacterium and/or a substance present in the stratum corneum, such as a protein or a lipid, or observing the shape of the stratum corneum. A method for preparing a specimen for analyzing a resident skin bacterium and/or a substance present m the stratum corneum or observing the shape of the stratum, includes applying a solution containing a polyvinyl alcohol polymer to the skin so as to form a thin-film and peeling and collecting the formed thin-film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA
    Inventors: Daisuke Niwa, Akemi Imaoka, Naoki Izawa, Yasuyuki Takahashi, Miyuki Kudo
  • METHOD FOR PREPARING SPECIMEN FOR ANALYSIS OR OBSERVATION OF SKIN
    Publication number: 20200292525
    Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing a specimen for extensively analyzing a resident skin bacterium and/or a substance present in the stratum corneum, such as a protein or a lipid, or observing the shape of the stratum corneum. A method for preparing a specimen for analyzing a resident skin bacterium and/or a substance present in the stratum corneum or observing the shape of the stratum, comprising applying a solution containing a polyvinyl alcohol polymer to the skin so as to form a thin-film and peeling and collecting the formed thin-film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA
    Inventors: Daisuke NIWA, Akemi IMAOKA, Naoki IZAWA, Yasuyuki TAKAHASHI, Miyuki KUDO