Patents by Inventor Masahiro Kuninori

Masahiro Kuninori 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: 11702621
    Abstract: Provided are a multilayer film having excellent gas permeability and excellent handling properties and hence is suited for forming a cell culture container, and a cell culture container formed by using the same. A multilayer film used for forming a cell culture container, comprising: a base material composed of a polyethylene-based resin having a density of 0.87 g/cm3 to 0.90 g/cm3; and an inner layer composed of a polyethylene-based resin having a density of 0.896 g/cm3 to 0.93 g/cm3 and forming a cell culture icy surface. A cell culture container is formed by using this multilayer film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: TOYO SEIKAN GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Tanaka, Takahiko Totani, Yoichi Ishizaki, Kyohei Ota, Ryo Suenaga, Masahiro Kuninori
  • Publication number: 20230118544
    Abstract: A biological tissue forming device that ensures a cell-cell interaction and an exchange of liquid components between cell layers of a formed biological tissues with high efficiency can be provided. A biological tissue forming device for forming a biological tissue having a plurality of cell layers formed of adherent cells has both surfaces on which culture regions of the adherent cells are disposed, and includes a culture membrane arranged between the plurality of cell layers after the adherent cells are cultured and a plurality of flow passages divided by the culture membrane. The culture membrane is formed of a readily-soluble material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Masahiro KUNINORI, Kazuhiro TSURUTA, Kentarou ICHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20210316495
    Abstract: A liquid-repellent plastic molded body 1 according to the present invention has a liquid-repellent surface. The liquid-repellent surface has a re-entrant structure surface formed by an array of pillars 20 each having a head portion 20a with an enlarged diameter. At least a part of the re-entrant structure surface has a fluorine-containing surface in which fluorine atoms are distributed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD.
    Inventors: Tsutomu IWASAKI, Masaki AOYA, Ryuuji OONUKI, Masahiro KUNINORI
  • Publication number: 20210008860
    Abstract: A packing member which effectively prevents the liquid repellent material from peeling off the surface and which is provided with the surface excellent in liquid repellency without the need of executing any particular means such as surface-roughening work, treatment with a plasma or vapor deposition. The packing member is characterized by having a surface layer of a blend of a base material polymer mixed with a fluorine-containing polymer, the surface layer forming a gradient of fluorine atom concentration in which fluorine atoms are more distributed in the surface than in the interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki AOYA, Ryuuji OONUKI, Masahiro KUNINORI, Satoo KIMURA, Tsutomu IWASAKI
  • Patent number: 10330585
    Abstract: A counting device counts the number of counting objects in liquid in a flexible container. The counting device includes a mounting table on which the container is mounted and a pressing table arranged opposite to a container-arranged side of the mounting table. The mounting table and the pressing table move relatively in a direction of sandwiching the container, and a light-passing hole facing a surface of the container is provided in at least one of the mounting table and the pressing table. The pressing table includes one or more thickness-setting members that sandwich the container between the pressing table and the mounting table in a periphery of the light-passing hole and on the side opposite to the container in a protruding manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: TOYO SEIKAN GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Koseki, Ryo Suenaga, Masahiro Kuninori
  • Publication number: 20190127676
    Abstract: Provided are a multilayer film having excellent gas permeability and excellent handling properties and hence is suited for forming a cell culture container, and a cell culture container formed by using the same. A multilayer film used for forming a cell culture container, comprising: a base material composed of a polyethylene-based resin having a density of 0.87 g/cm3 to 0.90 g/cm3; and an inner layer composed of a polyethylene-based resin having a density of 0.896 g/cm3 to 0.93 g/cm3 and forming a cell culture icy surface. A cell culture container is formed by using this multilayer film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Tanaka, Takahiko Totani, Yoichi Ishizaki, Kyohei Ota, Ryo Suenaga, Masahiro Kuninori
  • Publication number: 20180238870
    Abstract: An immunological measurement device includes a micro fluid device. The micro fluid device includes a flowpath to move a specimen that is subjected to an immunological measurement by an antigen-antibody reaction; and a labeling reagent supplier that is disposed in an upstream section of the flowpath and labels the specimen. The flowpath includes a detection flowpath that is disposed downstream of the labeling reagent supplier and measures the antigen-antibody reaction of the specimen. The labeling reagent supplier includes a labeling reagent that labels the specimen by the antigen-antibody reaction, and the labeling reagent includes a labeling substance in which an antigen or an antibody is solidified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Iwasaki, Ryuuji Oonuki, Masahiro Kuninori
  • Patent number: 9926522
    Abstract: A culture bag for culturing adherent cells is provided without requiring a highly clean production environment and a complex production step such as a masking step. An adherent cell culture vessel that is formed of a polyolefin is configured so that part or the entirety of the inner surface of the culture vessel has a static water contact angle of 95° or more, and has an advancing contact angle and a receding contact angle that satisfy the inequality “advancing contact angle?receding contact angle>25°” when water runs down along the inner surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiko Totani, Yoichi Ishizaki, Satoshi Tanaka, Ryo Suenaga, Kyohei Ota, Masahiro Kuninori
  • Publication number: 20170259259
    Abstract: A micro liquid transfer structure includes a plurality of micro projections arranged at intervals causing a capillary action, wherein the plurality of micro projections form periodically arranged unit rows, wherein each of the unit rows comprises the micro projections arranged in one row; and liquid transfer paths that are gaps between the micro projections, wherein at least one of the liquid transfer paths is a low flow resistance liquid transfer path having a flow resistance lower than flow resistances of the other liquid transfer paths, and wherein the low flow resistance liquid transfer path is disposed along a predetermined liquid transfer direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuuji Oonuki, Masahiro Kuninori, Tsutomu Iwasaki
  • Patent number: 9574168
    Abstract: A method for collecting cells that have been cultured by using a cell culture kit in which, at least, a culture container for cultivating cells, a cell collection container for collecting cells after cultivation and a waste liquid container for collecting a culture medium after cultivation are linked to one another through a conduit is provided. The method includes transferring a culture supernatant that has been cultured from the culture container to the waste liquid container, transferring a concentrated suspension of cells from the culture container to the cell collection container, returning part of the culture supernatant discharged in the waste liquid container to the culture container and allowing cells remaining in the culture container to be suspended in a suspension of cells, and transferring again a suspension of cells in which remaining cells are suspended from the culture container to the cell collection container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: TOYO SEIKAN GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Tanaka, Ryo Suenaga, Masahiro Kuninori, Kyohei Ota
  • Patent number: 9535001
    Abstract: To enable accurate counting the number of cultured cells without pulling apart cell clusters even if cells are aggregated densely to form three-dimensional cell clusters. An image of cultured cells is acquired, and from this image, an image of cell clusters and an image of individual cells are separated. Based on each of the image of cell clusters and the image of individual cells, the number of cells in the cell cluster and the number of individual cells are calculated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: TOYO SEIKAN GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Kuninori, Ryo Suenaga, Kyohei Ota
  • Publication number: 20160109354
    Abstract: A counting device counts the number of counting objects in liquid in a flexible container. The counting device includes a mounting table on which the container is mounted and a pressing table arranged opposite to a container-arranged side of the mounting table. The mounting table and the pressing table move relatively in a direction of sandwiching the container, and a light-passing hole facing a surface of the container is provided in at least one of the mounting table and the pressing table. The pressing table includes one or more thickness-setting members that sandwich the container between the pressing table and the mounting table in a periphery of the light-passing hole and on the side opposite to the container in a protruding manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Koseki, Ryo Suenaga, Masahiro Kuninori
  • Publication number: 20160025612
    Abstract: To enable accurate counting the number of cultured cells without pulling apart cell clusters even if cells are aggregated densely to form three-dimensional cell clusters. An image of cultured cells is acquired, and from this image, an image of cell clusters and an image of individual cells are separated. Based on each of the image of cell clusters and the image of individual cells, the number of cells in the cell cluster and the number of individual cells are calculated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Masahiro Kuninori, Ryo Suenaga, Kyohei Ota
  • Publication number: 20140335600
    Abstract: A method for collecting cells that have been cultured by using a cell culture kit in which, at least, a culture container for cultivating cells, a cell collection container for collecting cells after cultivation and a waste liquid container for collecting a culture medium after cultivation are linked to one another through a conduit, the method including transferring a culture supernatant that has been cultured from the culture container to the waste liquid container, transferring a concentrated suspension of cells from the culture container to the cell collection container, returning part of the culture supernatant discharged in the waste liquid container to the culture container and allowing cells remaining in the culture container to be suspended in a suspension of cells, and transferring again a suspension of cells in which remaining cells are suspended from the culture container to the cell collection container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Satoshi Tanaka, Ryo Suenaga, Masahiro Kuninori, Kyohei Ota
  • Publication number: 20130230914
    Abstract: A culture bag for culturing adherent cells is provided without requiring a highly clean production environment and a complex production step such as a masking step. An adherent cell culture vessel that is formed of a polyolefin is configured so that part or the entirety of the inner surface of the culture vessel has a static water contact angle of 95° or more, and has an advancing contact angle and a receding contact angle that satisfy the inequality “advancing contact angle?receding contact angle>25°” when water runs down along the inner surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA, LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiko Totani, Yoichi Ishizaki, Satoshi Tanaka, Ryo Suenaga, Kyohei Ota, Masahiro Kuninori
  • Publication number: 20130164831
    Abstract: Provided are a multilayer film having excellent gas permeability and excellent handling properties and hence is suited for forming a cell culture container, and a cell culture container formed by using the same. A multilayer film used for forming a cell culture container, comprising: a base material composed of a polyethylene-based resin having a density of 0.87 g/cm3 to 0.90 g/cm3; and an inner layer composed of a polyethylene-based resin having a density of 0.896 g/cm3 to 0.93 g/cm3 and forming a cell culture surface. A cell culture container is formed by using this multilayer film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA, LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Tanaka, Takahiko Totani, Yoichi Ishizaki, Kyohei Ota, Ryo Suenaga, Masahiro Kuninori