Patents by Inventor Hiroshi MITACHI

Hiroshi MITACHI 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).

  • SKELETAL STRUCTURE FOR ARTIFICIAL PINNA AND ARTIFICIAL CARTILAGINOUS TISSUE, AND ARTIFICIAL PINNA USING SAME
    Publication number: 20240293601
    Abstract: A skeletal structure for an artificial pinna includes a base portion formed in a flat shape with a fibrous structural body using a bioabsorbable material, and a helix portion and an antihelix portion disposed on the front surface of the base portion. In the skeletal structure, the base portion is provided with a two-dimensional elastic structure, and the helix portion and the antihelix portion are provided with a three-dimensional fiber structure formed with the fibrous structural bodies. Thus, a flexible skeletal structure can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicants: KINKI UNIVERSITY, GUNZE LIMITED
    Inventors: Noritaka ISOGAI, Takeshi TERAMURA, Kazunari MASUTANI, Hiroshi MITACHI, Takatoshi YOTSUYANAGI