Patents by Inventor Chihiro Yamasaki

Chihiro Yamasaki 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).

  • Antibody recognizing proliferative human liver cells, proliferative human liver cells and functional human liver cells
    Publication number: 20070196345
    Abstract: The invention provides a monoclonal antibody which specifically recognizes proliferative human hepatocytes, a method for isolating proliferative human hepatocytes by using the antibody, and a method for inducing to differentiate the proliferative human hepatocytes to functional human hepatocytes. Further, the invention provides the proliferative human hepatocytes and functional human hepatocytes obtained by the methods, as well as a cell kit and a hybrid artificial liver comprising those hepatocytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventors: Chise Mukaidani, Katsutoshi Yoshizato, Chihiro Yamasaki
  • Antibody recognizing proliferative human liver cells, proliferative human liver cells and functional human liver cells
    Patent number: 7220839
    Abstract: The invention provides a monoclonal antibody which specifically recognizes proliferative human hepatocytes, a method for isolating proliferative human hepatocytes by using the antibody, and a method for inducing to differentiate the proliferative human hepatocytes to functional human hepatocytes. Further, the invention provides the proliferative human hepatocytes and functional human hepatocytes obtained by the methods, as well as a cell kit and a hybrid artificial liver comprising those hepatocytes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignees: Japan Science and Technology Agency, Hiroshima Industrial Promotion Organization
    Inventors: Chise Mukaidani, Katsutoshi Yoshizato, Chihiro Yamasaki
  • Antibody recognizing proliferative human liver cells proliferative human liver cells and functional human liver cells
    Publication number: 20050119463
    Abstract: The invention provides a monoclonal antibody which specifically recognizes proliferative human hepatocytes, a method for isolating proliferative human hepatocytes by using the antibody, and a method for inducing to differentiate the proliferative human hepatocytes to functional human hepatocytes. Further, the invention provides the proliferative human hepatocytes and functional human hepatocytes obtained by the methods, as well as a cell kit and a hybrid artificial liver comprising those hepatocytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: Chise Mukaidani, Katsutoshi Yoshizato, Chihiro Yamasaki