Patents by Inventor Mamoru NISHITANI

Mamoru NISHITANI 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: 10953131
    Abstract: Provided are a method for rapidly producing a calcium phosphate molded article having high strength with high shaping precision, a calcium phosphate molded article produced by the method, and a material for transplantation. Disclosed is a method for producing a calcium phosphate molded article, the method including: step (a) of forming a layer containing a calcium phosphate powder having a ratio of the numbers of atoms of Ca/P of 1.4 to 1.8 on a substrate; and step (b) of producing a calcium phosphate molded article by jetting an organic acid solution having a pH of 3.5 or lower and including an organic acid whose calcium salt has a solubility in water of 1 g/100 mL or less, through a nozzle unit into a liquid droplet state, thereby dropping the organic acid solution onto the layer containing a calcium phosphate powder formed in step (a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ota, Manabu Katsumura, Kazuya Kawasaki, Yoshio Ishii, Hideo Fushimi, Takahiro Hiratsuka, Ai Okamura, Mamoru Nishitani, Masayuki Ezumi
  • Publication number: 20190167841
    Abstract: Provided are a method for rapidly producing a calcium phosphate molded article having high strength with high shaping precision, a calcium phosphate molded article produced by the method, and a material for transplantation. Disclosed is a method for producing a calcium phosphate molded article, the method including: step (a) of forming a layer containing a calcium phosphate powder having a ratio of the numbers of atoms of Ca/P of 1.4 to 1.8 on a substrate; and step (b) of producing a calcium phosphate molded article by jetting an organic acid solution having a pH of 3.5 or lower and including an organic acid whose calcium salt has a solubility in water of 1 g/100 mL or less, through a nozzle unit into a liquid droplet state, thereby dropping the organic acid solution onto the layer containing a calcium phosphate powder formed in step (a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi OTA, Manabu KATSUMURA, Kazuya KAWASAKI, Yoshio ISHII, Hideo FUSHIMI, Takahiro HIRATSUKA, Ai OKAMURA, Mamoru NISHITANI, Masayuki EZUMI