Patents by Inventor Haruka EMURA

Haruka EMURA 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).

  • Patent number: 11660596
    Abstract: The present invention provides a medical analysis device and a cell analysis method, which can capture specific cells such as many types of cancer cells including cancer cells not expressing EpCAM and stem cells. Provided is a medical analysis device including a well portion, the well portion having a hydrophilic silane compound layer formed at least partly on the inner surface thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignees: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Minagawa, Masaru Tanaka, Haruka Emura, Kazuki Suto
  • Patent number: 11614440
    Abstract: Provided are specific cell-fractionating and -capturing methods which can fractionate and capture, respectively, specific cells (e.g., many types of cancer cells, including cancer cells not expressing EpCAM, or peripheral blood stem cells). Included is a method for fractionating specific cells present in blood or biological fluid, the method including fractionating the blood or biological fluid by centrifugation to collect the specific cells in the blood or biological fluid, the centrifugation being carried out using a container having a low protein adsorbing layer at least partially formed on the inner surface thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignees: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Minagawa, Masaru Tanaka, Haruka Emura, Kazuki Suto
  • Patent number: 11573232
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for capturing specific cells (e.g. many types of cancer cells, including cancer cells not expressing EpCAM), and a method for analysis of specific cells involving the method. Included is a method for capturing specific cells present in blood or biological fluid, the method including: agglutinating blood cells in sampled blood or biological fluid; centrifuging the resulting blood or biological fluid; and then capturing specific cells therefrom onto a hydrophilic polymer layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignees: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Minagawa, Masaru Tanaka, Takashi Hoshiba, Haruka Emura
  • Patent number: 11226330
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for capturing specific cells (e.g. many types of cancer cells, including cancer cells not expressing EpCAM) and a method for analysis of specific cells involving the method. Included is a method for capturing specific cells present in blood or biological fluid, the method including: subjecting sampled blood or biological fluid to enrichment; and capturing specific cells therefrom onto a hydrophilic polymer layer in a flow field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignees: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY, OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Minagawa, Masaru Tanaka, Takashi Hoshiba, Haruka Emura, Masaki Mori, Hirofumi Yamamoto, Naotsugu Haraguchi
  • Publication number: 20200338554
    Abstract: The present invention provides a medical analysis device and a cell analysis method, which can capture specific cells such as many types of cancer cells including cancer cells not expressing EpCAM and stem cells. Provided is a medical analysis device including a well portion, the well portion having a hydrophilic silane compound layer formed at least partly on the inner surface thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicants: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yasuhisa MINAGAWA, Masaru TANAKA, Haruka EMURA, Kazuki SUTO
  • Publication number: 20200238201
    Abstract: Provided are specific cell-fractionating and -capturing methods which can fractionate and capture, respectively, specific cells (e.g., many types of cancer cells, including cancer cells not expressing EpCAM, or peripheral blood stem cells). Included is a method for fractionating specific cells present in blood or biological fluid, the method including fractionating the blood or biological fluid by centrifugation to collect the specific cells in the blood or biological fluid, the centrifugation being carried out using a container having a low protein adsorbing layer at least partially formed on the inner surface thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicants: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yasuhisa MINAGAWA, Masaru TANAKA, Haruka EMURA, Kazuki SUTO
  • Publication number: 20190250149
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for capturing specific cells (e.g. many types of cancer cells, including cancer cells not expressing EpCAM) and a method for analysis of specific cells involving the method. Included is a method for capturing specific cells present in blood or biological fluid, the method including: centrifuging sampled blood or biological fluid at a centrifugal force of 1000 to 3000 G; and capturing specific cells therefrom onto a hydrophilic polymer layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicants: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY, OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yasuhisa MINAGAWA, Masaru TANAKA, Takashi HOSHIBA, Haruka EMURA, Masaki MORI, Hirofumi YAMAMOTO, Naotsugu HARAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20190250150
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for capturing specific cells (e.g. many types of cancer cells, including cancer cells not expressing EpCAM), and a method for analysis of specific cells involving the method. Included is a method for capturing specific cells present in blood or biological fluid, the method including: agglutinating blood cells in sampled blood or biological fluid; centrifuging the resulting blood or biological fluid; and then capturing specific cells therefrom onto a hydrophilic polymer layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicants: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Minagawa, Masaru Tanaka, Takashi Hoshiba, Haruka Emura
  • Publication number: 20190250151
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for capturing specific cells (e.g. many types of cancer cells, including cancer cells not expressing EpCAM) and a method for analysis of specific cells involving the method. Included is a method for capturing specific cells present in blood or biological fluid, the method including: subjecting sampled blood or biological fluid to enrichment; and capturing specific cells therefrom onto a hydrophilic polymer layer in a flow field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicants: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY, OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yasuhisa MINAGAWA, Masaru TANAKA, Takashi HOSHIBA, Haruka EMURA, Masaki MORI, Hirofumi YAMAMOTO, Naotsugu HARAGUCHI