Patents by Inventor Chihaya Imai

Chihaya Imai 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).

  • Publication number: 20180118845
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a chimeric receptor capable of signaling both a primary and a co-stimulatory pathway, thus allowing activation of the co-stimulatory pathway without binding to the natural ligand. The cytoplasmic domain of the receptor contains a portion of the 4-1BB signaling domain. Embodiments of the invention relate to polynucleotides that encode the receptor, vectors and host cells encoding a chimeric receptor, particularly including T cells and natural killer (NK) cells and methods of use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Dario Campana, Chihaya Imai
  • Publication number: 20180057563
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a chimeric receptor capable of signaling both a primary and a co-stimulatory pathway, thus allowing activation of the co-stimulatory pathway without binding to the natural ligand. The cytoplasmic domain of the receptor contains a portion of the 4-1BB signaling domain. Embodiments of the invention relate to polynucleotides that encode the receptor, vectors and host cells encoding a chimeric receptor, particularly including T cells and natural killer (NK) cells and methods of use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Dario Campana, Chihaya Imai
  • Patent number: 9856322
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a chimeric receptor capable of signaling both a primary and a co-stimulatory pathway, thus allowing activation of the co-stimulatory pathway without binding to the natural ligand. The cytoplasmic domain of the receptor contains a portion of the 4-1BB signaling domain. Embodiments of the invention relate to polynucleotides that encode the receptor, vectors and host cells encoding a chimeric receptor, particularly including T cells and natural killer (NK) cells and methods of use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Inc.
    Inventors: Dario Campana, Chihaya Imai
  • Patent number: 9834590
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a chimeric receptor capable of signaling both a primary and a co-stimulatory pathway, thus allowing activation of the co-stimulatory pathway without binding to the natural ligand. The cytoplasmic domain of the receptor contains a portion of the 4-1BB signaling domain. Embodiments of the invention relate to polynucleotides that encode the receptor, vectors and host cells encoding a chimeric receptor, particularly including T cells and natural killer (NK) cells and methods of use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Inc.
    Inventors: Dario Campana, Chihaya Imai
  • Publication number: 20170283482
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a chimeric receptor capable of signaling both a primary and a co-stimulatory pathway, thus allowing activation of the co-stimulatory pathway without binding to the natural ligand. The cytoplasmic domain of the receptor contains a portion of the 4-1BB signaling domain. Embodiments of the invention relate to polynucleotides that encode the receptor, vectors and host cells encoding a chimeric receptor, particularly including T cells and natural killer (NK) cells and methods of use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Dario Campana, Chihaya Imai
  • Patent number: 9746951
    Abstract: A touch-sensitive vehicle display device is disclosed. The touch-sensitive vehicle display device comprises a body having a display including a touch panel on a surface thereof, whereby a screen operation is performed on the surface of the display by a touch-screen operation; an operation plate provided along the surface of the display; and a controller controlling information to be indicated on the display. The operation plate includes an opening section to indicate a switch provided to face the touch panel, and a plurality of touch-sensitive switch-confirmation portions provided on an end portion of the opening section for switch indication, and the controller controls a switch-indication portion to be inside the opening section to indicate switching in the display, and controls a plurality of selection-switches to be in the switch-indication portion to correspond to the plurality of switch-confirmation portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chihaya Imai
  • Patent number: 9684392
    Abstract: Provided is an in-car operation display device which improves the operability of a display unit. The display unit is used for indications and operations for car-installed functions such as settings and instructions of the car-installed functions. An operating means (first switch plate SpL, second switch plate SpR) includes an operating-plate portion (6L, 6R) configured to be operated to move along a display screen 5a of a display unit 5. The operating-plate portion (6L, 6R) includes a protruding switch portion (touch-sensor protrusion 10-15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideaki Kamiyama, Masaharu Haginoya, Chihaya Imai
  • Patent number: 9605049
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a chimeric receptor capable of signaling both a primary and a co-stimulatory pathway, thus allowing activation of the co-stimulatory pathway without binding to the natural ligand. The cytoplasmic domain of the receptor contains a portion of the 4-1BB signaling domain. Embodiments of the invention relate to polynucleotides that encode the receptor, vectors and host cells encoding a chimeric receptor, particularly including T cells and natural killer (NK) cells and methods of use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Inc.
    Inventors: Dario Campana, Chihaya Imai
  • Publication number: 20160041671
    Abstract: A touch-sensitive vehicle display device is disclosed. The touch-sensitive vehicle display device comprises a body having a display including a touch panel on a surface thereof, whereby a screen operation is performed on the surface of the display by a touch-screen operation; an operation plate provided along the surface of the display; and a controller controlling information to be indicated on the display. The operation plate includes an opening section to indicate a switch provided to face the touch panel, and a plurality of touch-sensitive switch-confirmation portions provided on an end portion of the opening section for switch indication, and the controller controls a switch-indication portion to be inside the opening section to indicate switching in the display, and controls a plurality of selection-switches to be in the switch-indication portion to correspond to the plurality of switch-confirmation portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventor: Chihaya IMAI
  • Publication number: 20160009784
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a chimeric receptor capable of signaling both a primary and a co-stimulatory pathway, thus allowing activation of the co-stimulatory pathway without binding to the natural ligand. The cytoplasmic domain of the receptor contains a portion of the 4-1BB signaling domain. Embodiments of the invention relate to polynucleotides that encode the receptor, vectors and host cells encoding a chimeric receptor, particularly including T cells and natural killer (NK) cells and methods of use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Dario Campana, Chihaya Imai
  • Patent number: 9201536
    Abstract: A touch-sensitive vehicle display device is disclosed. The touch-sensitive vehicle display device comprises a body having a display including a touch panel on a surface thereof, whereby a screen operation is performed on the surface of the display by a touch-screen operation; an operation plate provided along the surface of the display; and a controller controlling information to be indicated on the display. The operation plate includes an opening section to indicate a switch provided to face the touch panel, and a plurality of touch-sensitive switch-confirmation portions provided on an end portion of the opening section for switch indication, and the controller controls a switch-indication portion to be inside the opening section to indicate switching in the display, and controls a plurality of selection-switches to be in the switch-indication portion to correspond to the plurality of switch-confirmation portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chihaya Imai
  • Publication number: 20150084886
    Abstract: Provided is an in-car operation display device which improves the operability of a display unit. The display unit is used for indications and operations for car-installed functions such as settings and instructions of the car-installed functions. An operating means (first switch plate SpL, second switch plate SpR) includes an operating-plate portion (6L, 6R) configured to be operated to move along a display screen 5a of a display unit 5. The operating-plate portion (6L, 6R) includes a protruding switch portion (touch-sensor protrusion 10-15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideaki Kamiyama, Masaharu Haginoya, Chihaya Imai
  • Publication number: 20140350784
    Abstract: A touch-sensitive vehicle display device is disclosed. The touch-sensitive vehicle display device comprises a body having a display including a touch panel on a surface thereof, whereby a screen operation is performed on the surface of the display by a touch-screen operation; an operation plate provided along the surface of the display; and a controller controlling information to be indicated on the display. The operation plate includes an opening section to indicate a switch provided to face the touch panel, and a plurality of touch-sensitive switch-confirmation portions provided on an end portion of the opening section for switch indication, and the controller controls a switch-indication portion to be inside the opening section to indicate switching in the display, and controls a plurality of selection-switches to be in the switch-indication portion to correspond to the plurality of switch-confirmation portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chihaya IMAI
  • Publication number: 20140341869
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a chimeric receptor capable of signaling both a primary and a co-stimulatory pathway, thus allowing activation of the co-stimulatory pathway without binding to the natural ligand. The cytoplasmic domain of the receptor contains a portion of the 4-1BB signaling domain. Embodiments of the invention relate to polynucleotides that encode the receptor, vectors and host cells encoding a chimeric receptor, particularly including T cells and natural killer (NK) cells and methods of use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Dario Campana, Chihaya Imai
  • Publication number: 20140328812
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a chimeric receptor capable of signaling both a primary and a co-stimulatory pathway, thus allowing activation of the co-stimulatory pathway without binding to the natural ligand. The cytoplasmic domain of the receptor contains a portion of the 4-1BB signaling domain. Embodiments of the invention relate to polynucleotides that encode the receptor, vectors and host cells encoding a chimeric receptor, particularly including T cells and natural killer (NK) cells and methods of use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Dario Campana, Chihaya Imai
  • Publication number: 20130266551
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a chimeric receptor capable of signaling both a primary and a co-stimulatory pathway, thus allowing activation of the co-stimulatory pathway without binding to the natural ligand. The cytoplasmic domain of the receptor contains a portion of the 4-1BB signaling domain. Embodiments of the invention relate to polynucleotides that encode the receptor, vectors and host cells encoding a chimeric receptor, particularly including T cells and natural killer (NK) cells and methods of use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: DARIO CAMPANA, CHIHAYA IMAI
  • Patent number: 8399645
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a chimeric receptor capable of signaling both a primary and a co-stimulatory pathway, thus allowing activation of the co-stimulatory pathway without binding to the natural ligand. The cytoplasmic domain of the receptor contains a portion of the 4-1BB signaling domain. Embodiments of the invention relate to polynucleotides that encode the receptor, vectors and host cells encoding a chimeric receptor, particularly including T cells and natural killer (NK) cells and methods of use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Inc.
    Inventors: Dario Campana, Chihaya Imai
  • Publication number: 20120282256
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a chimeric receptor capable of signaling both a primary and a co-stimulatory pathway, thus allowing activation of the co-stimulatory pathway without binding to the natural ligand. The cytoplasmic domain of the receptor contains a portion of the 4-1BB signaling domain. Embodiments of the invention relate to polynucleotides that encode the receptor, vectors and host cells encoding a chimeric receptor, particularly including T cells and natural killer (NK) cells and methods of use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Inc.
    Inventors: Dario CAMPANA, Chihaya Imai
  • Publication number: 20120015434
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel methods for preferentially activating and expanding NK cells. The methods utilize the stimulatory effects of IL-15 and CD137 ligand to preferentially expand and activate NK cells in a mixed cell culture comprising NK cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
    Inventors: Dario Campana, Chihaya Imai
  • Patent number: 8026097
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel methods for preferentially activating and expanding NK cells. The methods utilize the stimulatory effects of IL-15 and CD137 ligand to preferentially expand and activate NK cells in a mixed cell culture comprising NK cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
    Inventors: Dario Campana, Chihaya Imai