Patents by Inventor Toshinobu Koga

Toshinobu Koga 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 production of three-dimensional structure of cells
    Patent number: 8198086
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for arranging various cells as cell clusters in an arbitrary three-dimensional space and producing a three dimensional structure of a desired shape constituted exclusively by cells. Furthermore, the present invention provides a support provided with a substrate and a thread or needle-shaped material that penetrates the substrate and cell clusters for positioning cell clusters in arbitrary space. The support is provided with a sheet that can be removed as necessary for covering the substrate. Further, a method for using the support structure to position cell clusters in an arbitrary space and a method for the production of three-dimensional cell structures are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Kyushu University, National University Corporation
    Inventors: Toshinobu Koga, Soichi Nagasato, Yukihide Iwamoto, Koichi Nakayama
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE OF CELLS
    Publication number: 20110200559
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for arranging various cells as cell clusters in an arbitrary three-dimensional space and producing a three dimensional structure of a desired shape constituted exclusively by cells. Furthermore, the present invention provides a support provided with a substrate and a thread or needle-shaped material that penetrates the substrate and cell clusters for positioning cell clusters in arbitrary space. The support is provided with a sheet that can be removed as necessary for covering the substrate. Further, a method for using the support structure to position cell clusters in an arbitrary space and a method for the production of three-dimensional cell structures are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventors: Toshinobu Koga, Soichi Nagasato, Yukihide Iwamoto, Koichi Nakayama