Patents by Inventor Shinjiro Umezu

Shinjiro Umezu 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: 20130302872
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for producing a cell tissue of blood vessels or the like with the use of an electrostatic ink jet phenomenon are provided. A pattern generator for cell tissue patterning on a substrate includes at least one vessel for holding a solution containing materials used for cell tissue formation, a substrate that is an object of patterning, and a pattern generator including a voltage applying unit for applying a voltage to the vessel. The voltage is applied to the vessel by the voltage applying unit to generate an electric field between the vessel and the substrate, causing the solution to be ejected from the vessel as a result of an electrostatic ink jet phenomenon and allowing the ejected solution to adhere to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: RIKEN
    Inventors: Shinjiro UMEZU, Takashi KITAJIMA, Kazutoshi KATAHIRA, Hitoshi OHMORI, Yoshihiro ITO
  • Publication number: 20110129892
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a method and an apparatus for producing a cell tissue of blood vessels or the like with the use of an electrostatic ink jet phenomenon are provided. The following is provided: a pattern generator for cell tissue patterning on a substrate, which comprises at least one vessel for holding a solution containing materials used for cell tissue formation, a substrate that is an object of patterning, and a voltage applying unit for applying a voltage to the vessel, wherein a voltage is applied to the vessel by the voltage applying unit in order to generate an electric field between the vessel and the substrate, causing the solution to be ejected from the vessel as a result of an electrostatic ink jet phenomenon and allowing the ejected solution to adhere to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: RIKEN
    Inventors: Shinjiro Umezu, Takashi Kitajima, Kazutoshi Katahira, Hitoshi Ohmori, Yoshihiro Ito