Patents by Inventor Midori Kato
Midori Kato 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).
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Patent number: 11814614Abstract: A cell culture device includes a control unit that includes a first gas supply source, a second gas supply source, and a decompression source, and a culture unit that includes a first container, a second container, a first gas channel that connects a third container, the first gas supply source, the second container to a connection point, a second gas channel, a third gas channel, a first liquid channel, a second liquid channel, a gas-liquid channel, a first valve, a second valve, a third valve, a fourth valve, and a fifth valve.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2020Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Masaharu Kiyama, Midori Kato
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Patent number: 11795427Abstract: A culture vessel that can suppress foaming in a culture medium when a common nozzle is used to supply a liquid culture medium and a gas together. This culture vessel includes: a vessel body having an opening portion that communicates with a housing space; a lid that closes the opening portion; and a nozzle that passes through the and extends to the housing space, and supplies a liquid culture medium and a gas together. The nozzle has a vent opening portion that is formed so as to open in a side of the nozzle and serves as a movement path of the gas from inside of the nozzle into the housing space.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2019Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ryohei Tsukada, Toru Yakabe, Haruo Okubo, Masaharu Kiyama, Midori Kato, Hikaru Saito
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Publication number: 20230272330Abstract: Provided are a novel evaluation system and an evaluation method for evaluating a state of cells. The evaluation system includes: a Raman spectroscopic device configured to perform Raman spectroscopic analysis on extracellular vesicles contained in a culture supernatant of the cells; and an analysis device configured to evaluate the state of the cells based on a Raman spectrum obtained by the Raman spectroscopic analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2022Publication date: August 31, 2023Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Kakuro HIRAI, Hikaru SAITO, Midori KATO
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Publication number: 20230020267Abstract: A drive assistance apparatus predicts demand for vehicles in each area including a driving route, based on a demand prediction model for predicting the demand in the area. The drive assistance apparatus also predicts the frequency of occurrence of an obstacle in each of the regions obtained by dividing the area, based on a frequency model for predicting the frequency of occurrence of the obstacle in the region, and generates a driving route of the vehicle, based on the predicted demand in the area and the predicted frequency of occurrence of the obstacle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Shunsuke MOCHIZUKI, Kazuhito TAKENAKA, Midori KATO, Kenji MUTOU
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Patent number: 11441114Abstract: A liquid feed device that feeds a liquid medium and a cell suspension to target containers by respectively suited liquid feed methods is provided. A pump 6 is connected between a first liquid bottle 12 containing a liquid medium and a second liquid bottle 2 containing a cell suspension, and a receptacle 8 to be used as a culture container is connected downstream of a second liquid bottle 12. The liquid medium in the first liquid bottle is sent to the receptacle through the pump 6 and a branch point 20 by opening a first supply valve 17, and the cell suspension in the second liquid bottle is sent to the receptacle by opening a first gas introducing valve 10, a second gas introducing valve 15, and a second supply valve 19 and transferring, by pressure, a gas supplied from the first gas introducing valve 10 to the second liquid bottle through the pump 6 and a branch point 16.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2017Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Masaharu Kiyama, Guangbin Zhou, Daisuke Suzuki, Midori Kato, Hikaru Saito
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Publication number: 20220213426Abstract: By swinging a culture vessel before aspiration removal of a medium, a centrally dense state (83) of the cell population is formed. In the centrally dense state (83), a cell cluster (84) is separated from an outlet port (58a). After aspiration removal of the medium, a new medium is introduced into the culture vessel. After the introduction of the new medium, an overall dispersed state of the cell population is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2019Publication date: July 7, 2022Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Akane HONGO, Midori KATO, Naohiro MAKITA, Itsunari MINAMI
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Publication number: 20210301248Abstract: Provided are an evaluator including an analysis unit that evaluates a differentiation level of a cultured cell on the basis of a content of a component in a culture supernatant of the cultured cell, and an automatic cell culture system including the evaluator and an automatic culture device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2020Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Hikaru SAITO, Midori KATO, Kakuro HIRAI, Masaharu KIYAMA, Kunio OHYAMA, Hiroko HANZAWA, Shizu TAKEDA
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Publication number: 20210163870Abstract: A cell culture device includes a control unit that includes a first gas supply source, a second gas supply source, and a decompression source, and a culture unit that includes a first container, a second container, a first gas channel that connects a third container, the first gas supply source, the second container to a connection point, a second gas channel, a third gas channel, a first liquid channel, a second liquid channel, a gas-liquid channel, a first valve, a second valve, a third valve, a fourth valve, and a fifth valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2020Publication date: June 3, 2021Inventors: Masaharu KIYAMA, Midori KATO
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Patent number: 10947490Abstract: A liquid delivery device includes a first and second container for a first and second liquid; a third container for receiving a first and second liquid; a fourth container into which a first and second liquid are discharged; a fifth container for a third liquid; a first liquid delivery tube for delivering a first liquid; a second liquid delivery tube for delivering a second liquid; a third liquid delivery tube connected to the first and second liquid delivery tube; a first liquid delivery pump on the third liquid delivery tube; a fourth liquid delivery tube for discharging a first liquid contained in the third container and delivering a third liquid to the third container; a fifth liquid delivery tube connected to the fourth liquid delivery tube; a sixth liquid delivery tube connected to the fourth liquid delivery tube; and a second liquid delivery pump on the fourth liquid delivery tube.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2018Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Hikaru Saito, Masaharu Kiyama, Midori Kato, Kunio Ohyama, Guangbin Zhou, Hiroko Hanzawa, Shizu Takeda
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Publication number: 20210009935Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a cell culture monitoring device capable of monitoring the number of cells during culture and a cell culture system. The cell culture monitoring device for monitoring proliferation of cells includes: a detection unit configured to detect particles of exosomes in culture supernatant; and an analysis unit configured to calculate the number of cells based on an obtained detection result. The cell culture system includes the cell culture monitoring device and an automatic culture device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Inventors: Hikaru SAITO, Kakuro HIRAI, Midori KATO, Masaharu KIYAMA, Kunio OHYAMA, Hiroko HANZAWA, Shizu TAKEDA
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Publication number: 20210002600Abstract: A culture vessel that can suppress foaming in a culture medium when a common nozzle is used to supply a liquid culture medium and a gas together. This culture vessel includes: a vessel body having an opening portion that communicates with a housing space; a lid that closes the opening portion; and a nozzle that passes through the and extends to the housing space, and supplies a liquid culture medium and a gas together. The nozzle has a vent opening portion that is formed so as to open in a side of the nozzle and serves as a movement path of the gas from inside of the nozzle into the housing space.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2019Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: Ryohei Tsukada, Toru Yakabe, Haruo Okubo, Masaharu Kiyama, Midori Kato, Hikaru Saito
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Publication number: 20190300837Abstract: A liquid feed device that feeds a liquid medium and a cell suspension to target containers by respectively suited liquid feed methods is provided. A pump 6 is connected between a first liquid bottle 12 containing a liquid medium and a second liquid bottle 2 containing a cell suspension, and a receptacle 8 to be used as a culture container is connected downstream of a second liquid bottle 12. The liquid medium in the first liquid bottle is sent to the receptacle through the pump 6 and a branch point 20 by opening a first supply valve 17, and the cell suspension in the second liquid bottle is sent to the receptacle by opening a first gas introducing valve 10, a second gas introducing valve 15, and a second supply valve 19 and transferring, by pressure, a gas supplied from the first gas introducing valve 10 to the second liquid bottle through the pump 6 and a branch point 16.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2017Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventors: Masaharu KIYAMA, Guangbin ZHOU, Daisuke SUZUKI, Midori KATO, Hikaru SAITO
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Publication number: 20180362915Abstract: A liquid delivery device includes a first and second container for a first and second liquid; a third container for receiving a first and second liquid; a fourth container into which a first and second liquid are discharged; a fifth container for a third liquid; a first liquid delivery tube for delivering a first liquid; a second liquid delivery tube for delivering a second liquid; a third liquid delivery tube connected to the first and second liquid delivery tube; a first liquid delivery pump on the third liquid delivery tube; a fourth liquid delivery tube for discharging a first liquid contained in the third container and delivering a third liquid to the third container; a fifth liquid delivery tube connected to the fourth liquid delivery tube; a sixth liquid delivery tube connected to the fourth liquid delivery tube; and a second liquid delivery pump on the fourth liquid delivery tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventors: Hikaru SAITO, Masaharu KIYAMA, Midori KATO, Kunio OHYAMA, Guangbin ZHOU, Hiroko HANZAWA, Shizu TAKEDA
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Patent number: 10029232Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an adsorbent composition which can be easily formed into a film by inflation molding at relatively low temperatures even if zeolite is contained therein, and which is not susceptible to the formation of a pin hole. An adsorbent composition which is a resin composition containing a resin, zeolite and a metal soap, and wherein the metal soap contains a long-chain fatty acid calcium, which is a divalent salt of calcium and a long-chain fatty acid having 5-30 carbon atoms, and a long-chain fatty acid zinc, which is a divalent salt of zinc and a long-chain fatty acid having 5-30 carbon atoms.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2014Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Kyodo Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinichi Koizumi, Midori Kato, Akira Terada, Yoshiyuki Nakazato
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Patent number: 10010480Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an absorbent layer for blister packs, which imparts sufficient formability and is free from forming failure even if a pocket part is formed to a certain depth. An absorbent layer for blister packs, which sequentially comprises, in the following order, an outer skin layer, an intermediate layer containing an inorganic absorbent and a binder resin, and an inner skin layer containing 5-80% by mass of a metallocene polypropylene and 95-20% by mass of a non-metallocene polypropylene.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2015Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Kyodo Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masayuki Hosoi, Kazumi Arai, Midori Kato, Makoto Kato
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Publication number: 20180171278Abstract: The present invention is directed to provide cell concentration devices and cell concentration systems having a novel liquid flow-circulation chamber. It is a cell concentration device including a liquid flow-circulation chamber, the liquid flow-circulation chamber having a first tube and a second tube, the first tube and the second tube being connected with each other via a liquid delivery tube outside the liquid flow-circulation chamber, the liquid delivery tube including a liquid delivery pump and a cell concentration module, the liquid delivery pump being capable of feeding a liquid through the liquid delivery pump in both directions, the first tube and the second tube each having an open end in a liquid in the liquid flow-circulation chamber, the first tube having an opening in a gas in the liquid flow-circulation chamber, and the liquid being a suspension of cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2016Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventors: Masaharu KIYAMA, Midori KATO, Shuhei HASHIBA, Yumiko IGARASHI
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Publication number: 20170341351Abstract: The present invention provides a laminate for blister packs which is not susceptible to molding failures even if a pocket is formed to a certain depth in order to pack the contents of large drug or the like. The present invention provides a laminate for blister packs, the laminate having a substrate film, an adhesive resin layer having a thickness of 25-100 ?m, and an absorption film in this order. The absorption film comprises an absorption layer including a thermoplastic resin and an inorganic absorbent.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2015Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: Kyodo Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuhisa IWASAKI, Midori KATO, Tatsuya OGAWA, Masayuki HOSOI
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Publication number: 20170319433Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an absorbent layer for blister packs, which imparts sufficient formability and is free from forming failure even if a pocket part is formed to a certain depth. An absorbent layer for blister packs, which sequentially comprises, in the following order, an outer skin layer, an intermediate layer containing an inorganic absorbent and a binder resin, and an inner skin layer containing 5-80% by mass of a metallocene polypropylene and 95-20% by mass of a non-metallocene polypropylene.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2015Publication date: November 9, 2017Applicant: Kyodo Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masayuki HOSOI, Kazumi ARAI, Midori KATO, Makoto KATO
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Patent number: 9728060Abstract: The present invention is a system for monitoring a health state of a subject. The system is provided with: a measuring unit that chronologically measures the position of the subject in a facility in which the subject resides or stays; and an information processing unit that determines a health state of the subject by determining whether a chronological change in the position of the subject satisfies a predetermined determination condition.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2013Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Tomoyuki Ishii, Tatsuo Nakagawa, Masayoshi Ishibashi, Midori Kato
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Publication number: 20160193585Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an adsorbent composition which can be easily formed into a film by inflation molding at relatively low temperatures even if zeolite is contained therein, and which is not susceptible to the formation of a pin hole. An adsorbent composition which is a resin composition containing a resin, zeolite and a metal soap, and wherein the metal soap contains a long-chain fatty acid calcium, which is a divalent salt of calcium and a long-chain fatty acid having 5-30 carbon atoms, and a long-chain fatty acid zinc, which is a divalent salt of zinc and a long-chain fatty acid having 5-30 carbon atoms.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2014Publication date: July 7, 2016Applicant: Kyodo Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinichi KOIZUMI, Midori KATO, Akira TERADA, Yoshiyuki NAKAZATO