Patents by Inventor Kazunori Ban

Kazunori Ban 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: 11898130
    Abstract: A cell culture equipment comprising a culture component permeable member 10 that is permeable to culture components, a culture vessel 30 that covers one side of the culture component permeable member 10 and holds a cell-containing medium, and a medium holding vessel 40 that covers the other side of the culture component permeable member 10 and holds a medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignees: Peace, Inc., FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Tanabe, Ryoji Hiraide, Kenta Suto, Kazunori Ban, Satoshi Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20230064788
    Abstract: An solution transfer device comprises a pump 60 and a substrate 70. The pump 60 comprises a tube 1 for transferring a solution; tube rotors 21A, 21B, 21C, which contact the tube 1; and a driver 10 for transferring a solution within the tube 1 by rotating the tube rotors 21A, 21B, 21C without contacting the tube rotors 21A, 21B, 21C. The substrate 70 is provided with a solution-transferring flow path that is connected to the tube 1 of the pump 60.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicants: I Peace, Inc., FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji TANABE, Ryoji HIRAIDE, Kazunori BAN, Satoshi KINOSHITA
  • Publication number: 20230038829
    Abstract: This cell production device comprises: a cell production plate that includes a fluid circuit in which a plurality of functional sites are integrated; and a closed type connector that connects the fluid circuit to an external space in a closed manner, wherein the fluid circuit comprises, as the plurality of functional sites, an injection and discharge unit that injects or discharges a fluid into or out of the fluid circuit via the closed type connector, a variable volume unit that stores a fluid that is extruded or withdrawn by the injected or discharged fluid, and a cell induction and culture unit that performs at least one of induction and culture of cells based on the injected fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Kazunori BAN, Satoshi KINOSHITA, Koji TANABE, Ryoji HIRAIDE
  • Publication number: 20230037137
    Abstract: This cell production device comprises: a cell production plate that includes a fluid circuit having a plurality of functional parts integrated therein; and a plurality of closed type connectors that connect the fluid circuit to an external space in a closed manner. The fluid circuit comprises, as the plurality of functional parts: a plurality of injection and discharge units capable of injecting or discharging a plurality of types of fluids into or out of the fluid circuit via the plurality of closed type connectors; a plurality of fluid reservoir units capable of storing the plurality of types of fluids to be injected or discharged; and a cell induction and culture unit that performs at least one of induction and culture of cells based on the stored plurality of types of fluids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Kazunori BAN, Satoshi KINOSHITA, Koji TANABE, Ryoji HIRAIDE
  • Publication number: 20230010002
    Abstract: A microscope observation system comprises a cell production device provided with a culture vessel in which cells or cell masses are cultured, a microscope device capable of observing an object including cells or cell masses, a conveying apparatus that conveys the microscope device to the cell production device, and an operating control section that sends a command to the conveying apparatus to temporarily move the conveying apparatus from a current position to a relay position and then to move the conveying apparatus to a target position when focusing the microscope device onto the object, wherein a first distance from the current position to the relay position is a distance necessary to drive an actuator by at least a predetermined amount in order to actuate a rotation shaft or a translation shaft of the conveying apparatus, and a second distance from the current position to the target position is a shorter distance than the first distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Kazunori BAN, Satoshi KINOSHITA, Koji TANABE, Ryoji HIRAIDE
  • Publication number: 20220403307
    Abstract: A cell culture device (200) includes a cell culture vessel (22) for culturing cells, a factor container (81) for storing a factor, a reagent container (82) for storing a reagent for introducing the factor into the cells, and a flow path for transporting the factor and the reagent from the factor container (81) and the reagent container (82) to the cell culture vessel (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicants: I Peace, Inc., FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji TANABE, Ryoji HIRAIDE, Kazunori BAN, Satoshi KINOSHITA
  • Publication number: 20220396561
    Abstract: A crystal of a 1,3,5-triazine derivative or a solvate thereof, and a method for producing the same are provided. The present invention relates to a crystal of a compound represented by Formula (I) or a solvate thereof: and relates to a pharmaceutical composition containing the same. The present invention also relates to a crystal of a compound represented by Formula (I), or a solvate thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki KAI, Toshikatsu MAKI, Shinichi ODA, Kazunori BAN, Koichi TSUBONE, Masahiro HOSOYA, Yuki MURAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20220356436
    Abstract: This cell production device comprises: a cell production plate with a first side and a second side, comprising a cell induction and culture tank configured to perform at least one of induction and culture of cells, and a culture medium reservoir tank configured to store a culture medium to be supplied to the cell induction and culture tank; a warming element that is arranged at or near the first side of the cell production plate and that warms the cell induction and culture tank; and a cooling element that is arranged at or near the second side of the cell production plate and that cools the culture medium reservoir tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Kazunori BAN, Satoshi KINOSHITA, Koji TANABE, Ryoji HIRAIDE
  • Publication number: 20220306981
    Abstract: Provided is an erythrocyte removal device 100 including a blood container 10 that holds blood and an erythrocyte removal vessel 11 that at least partially removes erythrocytes from blood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicants: I Peace, Inc., FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji TANABE, Ryoji HIRAIDE, Kiyonori INABA, Kazunori BAN, Satoshi KINOSHITA
  • Publication number: 20220251492
    Abstract: There is provided a cell culture vessel for culturing a cell in an interior thereof, wherein a width of a bottom surface is equal to or larger than a height of a side surface, the cell culture vessel comprising a flow path configured to supply a fluid into the interior, and wherein the interior is able to be closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicants: I Peace, Inc., FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji TANABE, Ryoji HIRAIDE, Kazunori BAN, Satoshi KINOSHITA
  • Publication number: 20220234043
    Abstract: There is provided a cell mass dissociator including a serpentine flow path which is a flow path through which a cell mass flows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicants: I Peace, Inc., FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji TANABE, Ryoji HIRAIDE, Kazunori BAN, Satoshi KINOSHITA
  • Publication number: 20220195370
    Abstract: A cell culture vessel comprising a housing in which a culture chamber is provided. In the housing, at least two holes that connect the outside of the housing and a culture chamber are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicants: I Peace, Inc., FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Tanabe, Ryoji Hiraide, Kenta Suto, Kazunori Ban, Satoshi Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 11364636
    Abstract: To perform a start-up operation of robots more simply than conventionally. A programming device includes: a program generation unit that generates a program for causing a predetermined operation passing through a plurality of movement destination points to be executed by a robot; a robot control unit that causes the predetermined operation to be executed by the robot according to control based on the program; an image acquisition unit that acquires a photographed image capturing a reference point that is arranged at a position having a predetermined relative relationship with a position of the movement destination point; and a movement destination point correction unit that corrects information of the movement destination point included in the program, based on the photographed image and the predetermined relative relationship, in which the robot control unit controls the robot based on corrected information of the movement destination point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazunori Ban
  • Publication number: 20220177820
    Abstract: This cell production system is provided with: a robot that assists cell production; and a plurality of closed system cell production devices which are affected by the robot in a one-to-many manner, wherein the closed system cell production devices are each provided with a double-sided structure of a dangerous region side affected by the robot and a safe region side on the reverse side of the dangerous region side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Kazunori BAN, Satoshi KINOSHITA, Koji TANABE, Ryoji HIRAIDE, Atsushi NAKAO
  • Publication number: 20210222107
    Abstract: A cell culture equipment comprising a culture component permeable member 10 that is permeable to culture components, a culture vessel 30 that covers one side of the culture component permeable member 10 and holds a cell-containing medium, and a medium holding vessel 40 that covers the other side of the culture component permeable member 10 and holds a medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicants: I Peace, Inc., FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji TANABE, Ryoji HIRAIDE, Kenta SUTO, Kazunori BAN, Satoshi KINOSHITA
  • Patent number: 10647003
    Abstract: To perform a start-up operation of robots more simply than conventionally. A programming device includes: a program generation unit that generates a program for causing a predetermined operation passing through a plurality of movement destination points to be executed by a robot; a robot control unit that causes the predetermined operation to be executed by the robot according to control based on the program; an image acquisition unit that acquires a photographed image capturing a reference point that is arranged at a position having a predetermined relative relationship with a position of the movement destination point; and a movement destination point correction unit that corrects information of the movement destination point included in the program, based on the photographed image and the predetermined relative relationship, in which the robot control unit controls the robot based on corrected information of the movement destination point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Fanuc Corporation
    Inventor: Kazunori Ban
  • Publication number: 20200086495
    Abstract: To perform a start-up operation of robots more simply than conventionally. A programming device includes: a program generation unit that generates a program for causing a predetermined operation passing through a plurality of movement destination points to be executed by a robot; a robot control unit that causes the predetermined operation to be executed by the robot according to control based on the program; an image acquisition unit that acquires a photographed image capturing a reference point that is arranged at a position having a predetermined relative relationship with a position of the movement destination point; and a movement destination point correction unit that corrects information of the movement destination point included in the program, based on the photographed image and the predetermined relative relationship, in which the robot control unit controls the robot based on corrected information of the movement destination point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventor: Kazunori BAN
  • Publication number: 20180333859
    Abstract: To perform a start-up operation of robots more simply than conventionally. A programming device includes: a program generation unit that generates a program for causing a predetermined operation passing through a plurality of movement destination points to be executed by a robot; a robot control unit that causes the predetermined operation to be executed by the robot according to control based on the program; an image acquisition unit that acquires a photographed image capturing a reference point that is arranged at a position having a predetermined relative relationship with a position of the movement destination point; and a movement destination point correction unit that corrects information of the movement destination point included in the program, based on the photographed image and the predetermined relative relationship, in which the robot control unit controls the robot based on corrected information of the movement destination point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventor: Kazunori BAN
  • Patent number: 9844882
    Abstract: A robot system is provided with a three-dimensional sensor which acquires three-dimensional information of an object, and a robot which includes a gripping device for gripping an object. The robot system uses first three-dimensional information which relates to a state before an object is taken out and second three-dimensional information which relates to a state after an object is taken out as the basis to acquire three-dimensional shape information of an object, and uses the three-dimensional shape information of the object as the basis to calculate a position and posture of the robot when an object is placed at a target site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shouta Takizawa, Fumikazu Warashina, Kazunori Ban
  • Patent number: 9604363
    Abstract: A pickup device for picking up a target object from a plurality of objects randomly piled up in a container, and for placing the target object in a predetermined posture to a target location is provided. The device includes an approximate position obtaining part for obtaining information on an approximate position of the target object, based on information on a height distribution of the objects in the container, which is obtained by a first visual sensor. The device also includes a placement operation controlling part for controlling a robot so as to bring the target object into a predetermined position and posture relative to the target location, based on information on a position and posture of the target object relative to a robot, which is obtained by a second visual sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Fanuc Corporation
    Inventor: Kazunori Ban