Patents by Inventor Satoshi Harajima

Satoshi Harajima 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 introducing foreign matters into living cells
    Patent number: 7132289
    Abstract: A method for introducing a foreign matter into a cell, includes the steps of placing a small particle carrying a foreign matter at a part of a cell surface of a living cell, boring a hole in a cell wall and/or a cell membrane by irradiating and treating said part of the cell surface with a laser beam, and introducing the foreign matter into the living cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: Osaka University
    Inventors: Akio Kobayashi, Kiichi Fukui, Satoshi Harajima, Eiichiro Fukusaki, Shinichiro Kajiyama, Shinya Okuda, Takeshi Shoji
  • Method for processing cells
    Publication number: 20020142465
    Abstract: A method for processing a cell, including the steps of irradiating a cell or a living tissue with a laser beam through an optical fiber, and cutting off, removing or boring a cell wall and/or a cell membrane or an entirety of the cell thus irradiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2002
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Applicant: OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Akio Kobayashi, Kiichi Fukui, Satoshi Harajima, Eiichiro Fukusaki, Shinichiro Kajiyama, Shinya Okuda, Takeshi Shoji
  • Method for introducing foreign matters into living cells
    Publication number: 20020115219
    Abstract: A method for introducing a foreign matter into a cell, includes the steps of placing a small particle carrying a foreign matter at a part of a cell surface of a living cell, boring a hole in a cell wall and/or a cell membrane by irradiating and treating said part of the cell surface with a laser beam, and introducing the foreign matter into the living cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2001
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Applicant: OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Akio Kobayashi, Kiichi Fukui, Satoshi Harajima, Eiichiro Fukusaki, Shinichiro Kajiyama, Shinya Okuda, Takeshi Shoji