Patents by Inventor Michio Yazawa

Michio Yazawa 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).

  • Cell culture container and method of producing the same
    Patent number: 8435782
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a cell culture chamber with which the survival rate of cells to be cultured can be increased, and a method of producing the same. A cell culture chamber according to the present invention includes a mass of projections formed of a plurality of microprojections 1 formed on a surface on which cells are cultured. The width or diameter of each of the microprojections 1 is in a range of 20 nm to 3 ?m, and the aspect ratio of each of the microprojections is in a range of 0.2 to 3.0. Thus, there can be provided a cell culture chamber most suitable for the adhesion and differentiation/proliferation of cells to be cultured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taiji Nishi, Go Tazaki, Motohiro Fukuda, Michio Yazawa, Masayuki Takahashi
  • CELL CULTURE CONTAINER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20090170190
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a cell culture chamber with which the survival rate of cells to be cultured can be increased, and a method of producing the same. A cell culture chamber according to the present invention includes a mass of projections formed of a plurality of microprojections 1 formed on a surface on which cells are cultured. The width or diameter of each of the microprojections 1 is in a range of 20 nm to 3 ?m, and the aspect ratio of each of the microprojections is in a range of 0.2 to 3.0. Thus, there can be provided a cell culture chamber most suitable for the adhesion and differentiation/proliferation of cells to be cultured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Taiji Nishi, Go Tazaki, Motohiro Fukuda, Michio Yazawa, Masayuki Takahashi