Patents by Inventor Morihide Makino

Morihide Makino 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).

  • Medical instrument for soft tissue and method for manufacture thereof
    Publication number: 20060130934
    Abstract: Ferritic stainless steel was produced by the melting method. The ferritic stainless steel was worked to the shape of a medical device for living soft tissue to obtain a medical device body. The medical device body was brought into contact with gas including nitrogen at a 800° C. treatment temperature or more to make the ferritic stainless steel forming the medical device body absorb the nitrogen and transform at least part of the ferritic stainless steel to austenite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2003
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Applicants: Independent Administrative Institution National Institute For Materials Science, Japan Lifeline Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Kuroda, Takao Hanawa, Morihide Makino, Takashi Kawabata
  • Balloon catheter and process for producing balloon for balloon catheters
    Publication number: 20040232589
    Abstract: The present invention provides a balloon catheter in which the balloon is a thin film and can be compactly folded up when the balloon is deflated, while the thin film has high strength so that the balloon has excellent pressure resistance when inflated, and which is safe and easy to manipulate, and also provides a method for manufacturing a balloon for use in the balloon catheter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Takashi Kawabata, Kaneto Shiraki, Morihide Makino