Patents by Inventor Masami Kanawa

Masami Kanawa 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).

  • Animal cell culture kit, method for culturing animal cells, method for selective culture of animal cells and cell differentiation method
    Patent number: 10196610
    Abstract: The invention provides an animal cell culture kit to be used favorably for culturing animal cells, a method for culturing animal cells, a method for culturing selectively animal cells, and a method for differentiating a cell. An animal cell culture kit according to the invention includes an incubator containing one or more types of functional groups selected from the group consisting of hydrophilic functional groups and hydrophobic functional groups at predetermined contents on a surface, and a serum-free culture medium. Since the animal cell culture kit includes an incubator having a functional group suitable for adhesion and proliferation of specific animal cells, proliferation of animal cells can be promoted even with a serum-free culture medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yukio Kato, Isao Hirata, Masami Kanawa
  • Animal Cell Culture Kit, Method for Culturing Animal Cells, Method for Selective Culture of Animal Cells and Cell Differentiation Method
    Publication number: 20140030804
    Abstract: The invention provides an animal cell culture kit to be used favorably for culturing animal cells, a method for culturing animal cells, a method for culturing selectively animal cells, and a method for differentiating a cell. An animal cell culture kit according to the invention includes an incubator containing one or more types of functional groups selected from the group consisting of hydrophilic functional groups and hydrophobic functional groups at predetermined contents on a surface, and a serum-free culture medium. Since the animal cell culture kit includes an incubator having a functional group suitable for adhesion and proliferation of specific animal cells, proliferation of animal cells can be promoted even with a serum-free culture medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventors: Yukio Kato, Isao Hirata, Masami Kanawa