Patents by Inventor Hironori Yamazoe

Hironori Yamazoe 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).

  • Method of Producing Nerve Cell
    Publication number: 20080305544
    Abstract: An Object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing a nerve cell by inducing differentiation of an embryonic stem cell, a method for inducing differentiation of the embryonic stem cell into a nerve cell, a medium to be used in the production process or differentiation induction method, or a method for improving purity of the nerve cell obtained by inducing differentiation of the embryonic stem cell. The present invention provides a process for producing a nerve cell which is applicable to treatment of neurodegenerative disease or the like easily, selectively or inexpensively by inducing differentiation induction of an embryonic stem cell using vitamin B12 or a salt thereof and heparin, a substance having heparin-like activity or a salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2005
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicants: KYOWA HAKKO KOGYO CO., LTD. TOKYO, JAPAN
    Inventors: Hiroo Iwata, Yoshiki Sasai, Hironori Yamazoe, Masato Kobori, Mitsuo Satoh, Keiichi Yano