Patents by Inventor Botao GAO

Botao GAO 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).

  • HEPATOCYTE CONSTRUCT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200291350
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter is to provide a hepatocyte structure, particularly, a hepatocyte structure that mimics nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). A hepatocyte construct including an aggregate containing hepatocytes and adherent cells that are non-hepatocytes, and wherein the hepatocytes include ballooned hepatocytes is provided. Further, a method for producing a hepatocyte construct, comprising: (i) forming an aggregate by aggregating a cell group comprising hepatocytes and adherent cells that are non-hepatocytes; and (ii) culturing the aggregate is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicants: NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION, TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Botao GAO, Yuki KAGAWA, Tetsuya OGAWA, Hirotsugu KUBO, Tatsuya SHIMIZU, Katsuhisa SAKAGUCHI