Patents by Inventor Yoshikazu Imanishi

Yoshikazu Imanishi 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).

  • Methods for assessing a physiological state of a mammalian retina
    Patent number: 8346345
    Abstract: In one aspect the present invention provides methods for assessing a physiological state of a mammalian retina in vivo, the methods of this aspect of the invention each include the steps of (a) irradiating a portion of a mammalian retina, in vivo, with light having a wavelength in the range of from 600 nm to 1000 nm at an intensity sufficient to stimulate two-photon-induced fluorescence in the retina; and (b) assessing a physiological state of the retina by analyzing the fluorescence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: University of Washington
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Imanishi, Krzysztof Palczewski, Bryan S. Sires, Eric J. Seibel
  • METHODS FOR ASSESSING A PHYSIOLOGICAL STATE OF A MAMMALIAN RETINA
    Publication number: 20100262016
    Abstract: In one aspect the present invention provides methods for assessing a physiological state of a mammalian retina in vivo, the methods of this aspect of the invention each include the steps of (a) irradiating a portion of a mammalian retina, in vivo, with light having a wavelength in the range of from 600 nm to 1000 nm at an intensity sufficient to stimulate two-photon-induced fluorescence in the retina; and (b) assessing a physiological state of the retina by analyzing the fluorescence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Imanishi, Krzysztof Palczewski, Bryan S. Sires, Eric J. Seibel
  • Methods for assessing a physiological state of a mammalian retina
    Patent number: 7706863
    Abstract: In one aspect the present invention provides methods for assessing a physiological state of a mammalian retina in vivo, the methods of this aspect of the invention each include the steps of: (a) irradiating a portion of a mammalian retina, in vivo, with light having a wavelength in the range of from 600 nm to 1000 nm at an intensity sufficient to stimulate two-photon-induced fluorescence in the retina; and (b) assessing a physiological state of the retina by analyzing the fluorescence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: University of Washington
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Imanishi, Krzysztof Palczewski, Bryan S. Sires, Eric J. Seibel
  • Methods for assessing a physiological state of a mammalian retina
    Publication number: 20050159662
    Abstract: In one aspect the present invention provides methods for assessing a physiological state of a mammalian retina in vivo, the methods of this aspect of the invention each include the steps of: (a) irradiating a portion of a mammalian retina, in vivo, with light having a wavelength in the range of from 600 nm to 1000 nm at an intensity sufficient to stimulate two-photon-induced fluorescence in the retina; and (b) assessing a physiological state of the retina by analyzing the fluorescence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2004
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Imanishi, Krzysztof Palczewski, Bryan Sires, Eric Seibel