Patents by Inventor Ryoko Tano

Ryoko Tano 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).

  • Sight regeneration assisting device
    Patent number: 8249716
    Abstract: A sight regeneration assisting device for regenerating the sight of a patient comprises a plurality of needlelike electrodes each having a pointed distal end and being to be inserted in an optic papilla of a patient's eye in use; and a signal generator connected with the electrodes through a conductive wire to generate an electric stimulus pulse signal to be outputted from the electrodes, each of the electrodes, excepting a predetermined portion including the distal end, being coated with a coating layer made of resin exhibiting good biocompatibility and insulation, and the coating layer being formed with a turn-back retaining portion for retaining the electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Nidek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuo Tano, Hirokazu Sakaguchi, Eiji Yonezawa, Ryoko Tano, legal representative, Ryotaro Tano, legal representative, Kojiro Tano, legal representative, Sayaka Nakajima, legal representative
  • SIGHT REGENERATION ASSISTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100222842
    Abstract: A sight regeneration assisting device for regenerating the sight of a patient comprises a plurality of needlelike electrodes each having a pointed distal end and being to be inserted in an optic papilla of a patient's eye in use; and a signal generator connected with the electrodes through a conductive wire to generate an electric stimulus pulse signal to be outputted from the electrodes, each of the electrodes, excepting a predetermined portion including the distal end, being coated with a coating layer made of resin exhibiting good biocompatibility and insulation, and the coating layer being formed with a turn-back retaining portion for retaining the electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: Nidek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuo Tano, Ryoko Tano, Ryotaro Tano, Kojiro Tano, Sayaka Nakajima, Hirokazu Sakaguchi, Eiji Yonezawa
  • THERAPEUTIC AGENTS FOR OCULAR INFLAMMATORY DISEASE COMPRISING INTERLEUKIN 6 RECEPTOR INHIBITOR AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT
    Publication number: 20100129355
    Abstract: The present invention relates to therapeutic and/or prophylactic agents for ocular inflammatory disease, which comprise an interleukin 6 (IL-6) receptor inhibitor as an active ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Ohguro, Yasuo Tano, Ryoko Tano, Kohei Sonoda, Tatsuro Ishibashi