Patents by Inventor Noriko TAIRA

Noriko TAIRA 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).

  • Method of electrochemically producing hydrogel, method of producing hydrogel with pattern formed of cells, hydrogel production apparatus, and transducer
    Patent number: 11542612
    Abstract: A hydrogel is formed by a reaction which is induced, in an electrolytic solution, by an electrode product electrochemically generated by electrodes installed in the electrolytic solution. An apparatus including an electrolytic tank with a bottom surface on which a two-dimensional array of working electrodes is provided and a counter electrode installed in the electrolytic tank is prepared. An electrolytic solution containing a dissolved substance that causes electrolytic deposition of a hydrogel is housed in the electrolytic tank. By applying a predetermined voltage to one or more selected working electrodes of the two-dimensional array, a hydrogel with a two-dimensional pattern corresponding to the arrangement of the selected working electrodes is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignees: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Kosuke Ino, Tomokazu Matsue, Hitoshi Shiku, Mayuko Terauchi, Noriko Taira, Ryota Kunikata, Atsushi Suda
  • METHOD OF ELECTROCHEMICALLY PRODUCING HYDROGEL, METHOD OF PRODUCING HYDROGEL WITH PATTERN FORMED OF CELLS, HYDROGEL PRODUCTION APPARATUS, AND TRANSDUCER
    Publication number: 20220205116
    Abstract: A hydrogel is formed by a reaction which is induced, in an electrolytic solution, by an electrode product electrochemically generated by electrodes installed in the electrolytic solution. An apparatus including an electrolytic tank with a bottom surface on which a two-dimensional array of working electrodes is provided and a counter electrode installed in the electrolytic tank is prepared. An electrolytic solution containing a dissolved substance that causes electrolytic deposition of a hydrogel is housed in the electrolytic tank. By applying a predetermined voltage to one or more selected working electrodes of the two-dimensional array, a hydrogel with a two-dimensional pattern corresponding to the arrangement of the selected working electrodes is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicants: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Kosuke INO, Tomokazu MATSUE, Hitoshi SHIKU, Mayuko TERAUCHI, Noriko TAIRA, Ryota KUNIKATA, Atsushi SUDA
  • METHOD OF ELECTROCHEMICALLY PRODUCING HYDROGEL, METHOD OF PRODUCING HYDROGEL WITH PATTERN FORMED OF CELLS, HYDROGEL PRODUCTION APPARATUS, AND TRANSDUCER
    Publication number: 20220205115
    Abstract: A hydrogel is formed by a reaction which is induced, in an electrolytic solution, by an electrode product electrochemically generated by electrodes installed in the electrolytic solution. An apparatus including an electrolytic tank with a bottom surface on which a two-dimensional array of working electrodes is provided and a counter electrode installed in the electrolytic tank is prepared. An electrolytic solution containing a dissolved substance that causes electrolytic deposition of a hydrogel is housed in the electrolytic tank. By applying a predetermined voltage to one or more selected working electrodes of the two-dimensional array, a hydrogel with a two-dimensional pattern corresponding to the arrangement of the selected working electrodes is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicants: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Kosuke INO, Tomokazu MATSUE, Hitoshi SHIKU, Mayuko TERAUCHI, Noriko TAIRA, Ryota KUNIKATA, Atsushi SUDA
  • Method of electrochemically producing hydrogel, method of producing hydrogel with pattern formed of cells, hydrogel production apparatus, and transducer
    Patent number: 11326262
    Abstract: A hydrogel is formed by a reaction which is induced, in an electrolytic solution, by an electrode product electrochemically generated by electrodes installed in the electrolytic solution. An apparatus including an electrolytic tank with a bottom surface on which a two-dimensional array of working electrodes is provided and a counter electrode installed in the electrolytic tank is prepared. An electrolytic solution containing a dissolved substance that causes electrolytic deposition of a hydrogel is housed in the electrolytic tank. By applying a predetermined voltage to one or more selected working electrodes of the two-dimensional array, a hydrogel with a two-dimensional pattern corresponding to the arrangement of the selected working electrodes is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignees: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Kosuke Ino, Tomokazu Matsue, Hitoshi Shiku, Mayuko Terauchi, Noriko Taira, Ryota Kunikata, Atsushi Suda
  • METHOD OF ELECTROCHEMICALLY PRODUCING HYDROGEL, METHOD OF PRODUCING HYDROGEL WITH PATTERN FORMED OF CELLS, HYDROGEL PRODUCTION APPARATUS, AND TRANSDUCER
    Publication number: 20200040468
    Abstract: A hydrogel is formed by a reaction which is induced, in an electrolytic solution, by an electrode product electrochemically generated by electrodes installed in the electrolytic solution. An apparatus including an electrolytic tank with a bottom surface on which a two-dimensional array of working electrodes is provided and a counter electrode installed in the electrolytic tank is prepared. An electrolytic solution containing a dissolved substance that causes electrolytic deposition of a hydrogel is housed in the electrolytic tank. By applying a predetermined voltage to one or more selected working electrodes of the two-dimensional array, a hydrogel with a two-dimensional pattern corresponding to the arrangement of the selected working electrodes is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicants: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Kosuke INO, Tomokazu MATSUE, Hitoshi SHIKU, Mayuko TERAUCHI, Noriko TAIRA, Ryota KUNIKATA, Atsushi SUDA