Patents by Inventor Masakatsu Yanagimachi

Masakatsu Yanagimachi 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 for producing dendritic cells from pluripotent stem cells
    Patent number: 9499789
    Abstract: A dendritic cell is produced from pluripotent stem cells by culturing pluripotent stem cells by the following steps: (1) performing adherent culture in a medium which comprises a BMP family protein but does not comprise serum; (2) performing adherent culture in a medium which comprises VEGF but does not comprise serum; (3) performing adherent culture in a medium which comprises a hematopoietic factor but does not comprise serum; and (4) performing suspension culture in a medium which does not comprise serum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: KYOTO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Tatsutoshi Nakahata, Megumu Saito, Akira Niwa, Masakatsu Yanagimachi
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING DENDRITIC CELLS FROM PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS
    Publication number: 20130330822
    Abstract: A dendritic cell is produced from pluripotent stem cells by culturing pluripotent stem cells by the following steps: (1) performing adherent culture in a medium which comprises a BMP family protein but does not comprise serum; (2) performing adherent culture in a medium which comprises VEGF but does not comprise serum; (3) performing adherent culture in a medium which comprises a hematopoietic factor but does not comprise serum; and (4) performing suspension culture in a medium which does not comprise serum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: KYOTO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Tatsutoshi Nakahata, Megumu Saito, Akira Niwa, Masakatsu Yanagimachi