Patents by Inventor Ayako OTANI
Ayako OTANI 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).
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Publication number: 20240279597Abstract: The present invention provides a culture method of cells and/or tissues including culturing cells and/or tissues in a suspended state by using a medium composition wherein indeterminate structures are formed in a liquid medium, the structures are uniformly dispersed in the solution and substantially retain the cells and/or tissues without substantially increasing the viscosity of the solution, thus affording an effect of preventing sedimentation thereof, and the likeType: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2024Publication date: August 22, 2024Applicants: Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd., Kyoto UniversityInventors: Taito NISHINO, Tatsuro KANAKI, Ayako OTANI, Koichiro SARUHASHI, Misayo TOMURA, Takehisa IWAMA, Masato HORIKAWA, Norio NAKATSUJI, Tomomi OTSUJI
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Patent number: 12031692Abstract: A vehicle light fixture includes: one light source including a light emitting layer partitioned into a plurality of segments capable of emitting light individually; and a control unit for causing the light emitting layer to emit light in a different light emitting state by performing control of selecting the segment for emitting light from among the plurality of segments, and control of at least one of brightness and a light emission timing of the selected segment.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2019Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Ayako Otani, Masataka Nakagawa, Hironari Zushi
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Publication number: 20220306985Abstract: The present invention provides a culture method of cells and/or tissues including culturing cells and/or tissues in a suspended state by using a medium composition wherein indeterminate structures are formed in a liquid medium, the structures are uniformly dispersed in the solution and substantially retain the cells and/or tissues without substantially increasing the viscosity of the solution, thus affording an effect of preventing sedimentation thereof, and the likeType: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Applicants: Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd., Kyoto UniversityInventors: Taito NISHINO, Tatsuro KANAKI, Ayako OTANI, Koichiro SARUHASHI, Misayo Tomura, Takehisa IWAMA, Masato HORIKAWA, Norio NAKATSUJI, Tomomi OTSUJI
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Patent number: 11371013Abstract: The present invention provides a culture method of cells and/or tissues including culturing cells and/or tissues in a suspended state by using a medium composition wherein indeterminate structures are formed in a liquid medium, the structures are uniformly dispersed in the solution and substantially retain the cells and/or tissues without substantially increasing the viscosity of the solution, thus affording an effect of preventing sedimentation thereof, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignees: Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd., Kyoto UniversityInventors: Taito Nishino, Tatsuro Kanaki, Ayako Otani, Koichiro Saruhashi, Misayo Tomura, Takehisa Iwama, Masato Horikawa, Norio Nakatsuji, Tomomi Otsuji
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Patent number: 11345827Abstract: This is to provide a coating film having a function of inhibiting adhesion of a biological substance, a method for manufacturing the coating film, a copolymer obtainable by polymerizing a specific monomer mixture, a composition for forming a coating film having a specific composition, a method for manufacturing a varnish containing a copolymer to be used as a raw material of the composition for forming a coating film which is used for forming said film, and a sol for forming the coating film. In particular, this is to provide a coating film obtained by the method comprising a process of applying a composition for forming a coating film which comprises a copolymer comprising a recurring unit containing an organic group of the formula (a) and a recurring unit containing an organic group of the formula (b) and a solvent onto a substrate; and a process of drying at a temperature of ?200° C. to 200° C. (wherein Ua1, Ua2, Ub1, Ub2 and Ub3, and An? are as defined in the present specification and the claims).Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2014Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yoshiomi Hiroi, Ayako Otani, Takahiro Kishioka, Taito Nishino, Tomoyuki Ozawa
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Publication number: 20220010941Abstract: A vehicle light fixture includes: one light source including a light emitting layer partitioned into a plurality of segments capable of emitting light individually; and a control unit for causing the light emitting layer to emit light in a different light emitting state by performing control of selecting the segment for emitting light from among the plurality of segments, and control of at least one of brightness and a light emission timing of the selected segment.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2019Publication date: January 13, 2022Applicant: lchikoh lndustries LtdInventors: Ayako OTANI, Masataka NAKAGAWA, Hironari ZUSHI
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Patent number: 10914725Abstract: The invention provides a medium additive, medium composition and a culture method and the like, capable of efficiently culturing cells or tissues in a well dispersed state, and further, permitting cell image analysis of the cells or tissues. The medium additive or medium composition contains agar, which preferably is a low molecular weight agar having a weight average molecular weight of 10,000-60,000. Using same, cells or tissues can be cultured in a well-dispersed state in a medium, and a proliferation promoting effect for the cells or tissues can also be obtained. In addition, the cells can be cultured in any of a floating state and a precipitated state by adjusting the concentration of the aforementioned agar.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2016Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Natsuki Abe, Taito Nishino, Ayako Otani
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Patent number: 10774234Abstract: The present invention is to provide a cell culture vessel comprising a copolymer which contains a recurring unit containing an organic group of the following formula (a) and a recurring unit containing an organic group of the following formula (b) being coated onto a surface thereof, a method for manufacturing the same and a method for manufacturing a cell aggregate using the same (wherein Ua1, Ua2, Ub1, Ub2 and Ub3, and An? are as defined in the present specification and the claims).Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2014Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Ayako Otani, Taito Nishino, Yoshiomi Hiroi, Takahiro Kishioka, Tomoyuki Ozawa
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Publication number: 20200208101Abstract: The present invention provides a culture method of cells and/or tissues including culturing cells and/or tissues in a suspended state by using a medium composition wherein indeterminate structures are formed in a liquid medium, the structures are uniformly dispersed in the solution and substantially retain the cells and/or tissues without substantially increasing the viscosity of the solution, thus affording an effect of preventing sedimentation thereof, and the likeType: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2020Publication date: July 2, 2020Applicants: Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd., Kyoto UniversityInventors: Taito NISHINO, Tatsuro KANAKI, Ayako OTANI, Koichiro SARUHASHI, Misayo Tomura, Takehisa IWAMA, Masato HORIKAWA, Norio NAKATSUJI, Tomomi OTSUJI
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Patent number: 10590380Abstract: The present invention provides a culture method of cells and/or tissues including culturing cells and/or tissues in a suspended state by using a medium composition wherein indeterminate structures are formed in a liquid medium, the structures are uniformly dispersed in the solution and substantially retain the cells and/or tissues without substantially increasing the viscosity of the solution, thus affording an effect of preventing sedimentation thereof, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignees: Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd., Kyoto UniversityInventors: Taito Nishino, Tatsuro Kanaki, Ayako Otani, Koichiro Saruhashi, Misayo Tomura, Takehisa Iwama, Masato Horikawa, Norio Nakatsuji, Tomomi Otsuji
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Patent number: 10240122Abstract: A composition for producing a fiber, containing (A) a polymer compound containing a unit structure represented by the formula (1) and a unit structure represented by the formula (2), (B) a crosslinking agent, (C) an acid compound, and (D) a solvent wherein each symbol in the formulas (1) and (2) is as described in the DESCRIPTION.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2015Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignees: NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD., KYOTO UNIVERSITYInventors: Makiko Umezaki, Takahiro Kishioka, Taito Nishino, Ayako Otani, Kenichiro Kamei, Li Liu, Yong Chen
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Patent number: 10092687Abstract: This is to provide a blood filter comprising a porous element; and a copolymer which exists in at least a part of a surface of the porous element, and which contains a recurring unit containing an organic group of the following formula (a) and a recurring unit containing an organic group of the following formula (b), wherein Ua1, Ua2, Ub1, Ub2 and Ub3, and An? are as defined in the present specification and the claims.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2014Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuro Kanaki, Takahiro Kishioka, Taito Nishino, Yoshiomi Hiroi, Ayako Otani, Tomoyuki Ozawa
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Publication number: 20180136196Abstract: The invention provides a medium additive, medium composition and a culture method and the like, capable of efficiently culturing cells or tissues in a well dispersed state, and further, permitting cell image analysis of the cells or tissues. The medium additive or medium composition contains agar, which preferably is a low molecular weight agar having a weight average molecular weight of 10,000-60,000. Using same, cells or tissues can be cultured in a well-dispersed state in a medium, and a proliferation promoting effect for the cells or tissues can also be obtained. In addition, the cells can be cultured in any of a floating state and a precipitated state by adjusting the concentration of the aforementioned agar.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2016Publication date: May 17, 2018Applicant: NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Natsuki ABE, Taito NISHINO, Ayako OTANI
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Patent number: 9957644Abstract: The invention provides a composition for the production of a fiber having organic solvent resistance, a fiber obtained by spinning the composition, and a biocompatible material containing the fiber. The composition contains (A) a polymer compound containing a unit structure represented by the formula (1) wherein each symbol is as described herein, (B) a crosslinking agent, (C) an acid compound, and (D) a solvent.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2014Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Makiko Umezaki, Takahiro Kishioka, Taito Nishino, Ayako Otani
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Publication number: 20170175077Abstract: The present invention provides a culture method of cells and/or tissues including culturing cells and/or tissues in a suspended state by using a medium composition wherein indeterminate structures are formed in a liquid medium, the structures are uniformly dispersed in the solution and substantially retain the cells and/or tissues without substantially increasing the viscosity of the solution, thus affording an effect of preventing sedimentation thereof, and the likeType: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2017Publication date: June 22, 2017Applicants: Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd., Kyoto UniversityInventors: Taito NISHINO, Tatsuro KANAKI, Ayako OTANI, Koichiro SARUHASHI, Misayo Tomura, Takehisa IWAMA, Masato HORIKAWA, Norio NAKATSUJI, Tomomi OTSUJI
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Patent number: 9664671Abstract: The present invention provides a culture method of cells and/or tissues including culturing cells and/or tissues in a suspended state by using a medium composition wherein indeterminate structures are formed in a liquid medium, the structures are uniformly dispersed in the solution and substantially retain the cells and/or tissues without substantially increasing the viscosity of the solution, thus affording an effect of preventing sedimentation thereof, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2013Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignees: Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd., Kyoto UniversityInventors: Taito Nishino, Tatsuro Kanaki, Ayako Otani, Koichiro Saruhashi, Misayo Tomura, Takehisa Iwama, Masato Horikawa, Norio Nakatsuji, Tomomi Otsuji
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Publication number: 20170044491Abstract: A composition for producing a fiber, containing (A) a polymer compound containing a unit structure represented by the formula (1) and a unit structure represented by the formula (2), (B) a crosslinking agent, (C) an acid compound, and (D) a solvent wherein each symbol in the formulas (1) and (2) is as described in the DESCRIPTION.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2015Publication date: February 16, 2017Applicants: NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD., KYOTO UNIVERSITYInventors: Makiko UMEZAKI, Takahiro KISHIOKA, Taito NISHINO, Ayako OTANI, Kenichiro KAMEI, Li LIU, Yong CHEN
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Publication number: 20160305044Abstract: The invention provides a fiber which is superior in safety, can be conveniently produced, and has organic solvent resistance, as well as a starting material composition for producing the fiber and a biocompatible material containing the fiber. The fiber is produced by spinning a composition containing (A) a condensation product obtained by condensing one or more kinds of a compound represented by the formula (1), and (B) an acid compound: wherein each symbol is as defined herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2014Publication date: October 20, 2016Applicant: NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takahiro KISHIOKA, Makiko UMEZAKI, Ayako OTANI
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Publication number: 20160201226Abstract: The invention provides a composition for the production of a fiber having organic solvent resistance, a fiber obtained by spinning the composition, and a biocompatible material containing the fiber. The composition contains (A) a polymer compound containing a unit structure represented by the formula (1) wherein each symbol is as described herein, (B) a crosslinking agent, (C) an acid compound, and (D) a solvent.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2014Publication date: July 14, 2016Applicant: NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Makiko UMEZAKI, Takahiro KISHIOKA, Taito NISHINO, Ayako OTANI
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Publication number: 20160129176Abstract: This is to provide a blood filter comprising a porous element; and a copolymer which exists in at least a part of a surface of the porous element, and which contains a recurring unit containing an organic group of the following formula (a) and a recurring unit containing an organic group of the following formula (b), wherein Ua1, Ua2, Ub1, Ub2 and Ub3, and An? are as defined in the present specification and the claims.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2014Publication date: May 12, 2016Inventors: Tatsuro KANAKI, Takahiro KISHIOKA, Taito NISHINO, Yoshiomi HIROI, Ayako OTANI, Tomoyuki OZAWA