Patents by Inventor Natsuko IWASHITA

Natsuko IWASHITA 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).

  • Publication number: 20230103754
    Abstract: (Object) To improve the accuracy of the placement of liquid droplets. (Means of Achieving the object) A liquid droplet discharging method is performed by a liquid droplet discharging apparatus configured to discharge a liquid droplet from a nozzle hole formed in a film-like member, the liquid droplet discharging method including positioning the nozzle hole inside a recessed portion provided in a container; and discharging the liquid droplet from the nozzle hole positioned inside the recessed portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Yusuke NONOYAMA, Takahiko MATSUMOTO, Hidekazu YAGINUMA, Reo MAEDA, Tatsuya SAMESHIMA, Natsuko IWASHITA, Tomoyuki ARATANI, Tomofumi KITAZAWA, Shinnosuke KOSHIZUKA
  • Patent number: 11466249
    Abstract: Provided is a cell tissue producing method including: a cell adhesive portion forming step of forming a cell adhesive portion formed of a cell adhesive material and having a predetermined shape at a predetermined position over a substrate having a cell non-adhesive surface; and a cell locating step of discharging a cell suspension containing at least cells and a cell drying inhibitor onto the cell adhesive portion in the form of a liquid droplet to locate the cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Yaginuma, Naoki Satoh, Tomoyuki Aratani, Chihiro Kubo, Daisuke Takagi, Momoko Shionoiri, Natsuko Iwashita
  • Publication number: 20220002704
    Abstract: This invention is to develop a production method for a cell culture carrier comprising a hydrogel having high shape retainability, and cell culture carrier production device, and to provide a structure composed of a cell culture carrier produced using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Satoh, Hidekazu Yaginuma, Tomoyuki Aratani, Momoko Shionoiri, Natsuko Iwashita, Tatsuya Sameshima, Takehiro Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20210292709
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a technique for precisely arranging nerve cells on a substrate while suppressing the migration of nerve cells. A manufacturing method for a substrate on which nerve cells are arranged is provided, the method including a step of arranging, on a substrate, a plurality of liquid droplets containing nerve cells by an inkjet method to form one or a plurality of liquid pools, the substrate having a region in which a cell adhesive material is arranged and a region in which a cell non-adhesive material is arranged; and a step of incubating the liquid pool until the nerve cells sediment and temporarily adhere onto the substrate to form a cell aggregate. The diameter per one liquid pool is 500 ?m or less, and the density of nerve cells per one liquid pool is 105 cells/cm2 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Hidekazu YAGINUMA, Masayuki YUMOTO, Tatsuya SAMESHIMA, Naoki SATOH, Natsuko IWASHITA, Takahiko MATSUMOTO, Yusuke NONOYAMA, Takehiro YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20210154932
    Abstract: A liquid discharge head including: a film member including a discharge hole configured to discharge liquid; and a displacement member configured to displace a position of the film member to discharge the liquid from the discharge hole, wherein an edge of the film member forming the discharge hole has a curve in a cross section of the film member in a thickness direction of the film member, and a surface of the film member includes a passive film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Tatsuya SAMESHIMA, Hidekazu YAGINUMA, Takahiko MATSUMOTO, Momoko SHIONOIRI, Natsuko IWASHITA, Chihiro KUBO, Naoki SATOH, Takehiro YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20210147795
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a layered body of cells that is used in a co-culture technique and that is capable of recognizing as paracrine effect of each cell and detecting the effect with high intensity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Natsuko IWASHITA, Hidekazu YAGINUMA, Momoko SHIONOIRI, Tatsuya SAMESHIMA, Chihiro KUBO, Naoki SATOH, Takehiro YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20190284524
    Abstract: Provided is a cell tissue producing method including: a cell adhesive portion forming step of forming a cell adhesive portion formed of a cell adhesive material and having a predetermined shape at a predetermined position over a substrate having a cell non-adhesive surface; and a cell locating step of discharging a cell suspension containing at least cells and a cell drying inhibitor onto the cell adhesive portion in the form of a liquid droplet to locate the cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Hidekazu YAGINUMA, Naoki SATOH, Tomoyuki ARATANI, Chihiro KUBO, Daisuke TAKAGI, Momoko SHIONOIRI, Natsuko IWASHITA