Patents by Inventor Tako Namihira

Tako Namihira 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).

  • Plasma irradiation device for substance introduction and substance introduction method using plasma irradiation device
    Patent number: 9394535
    Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid culture medium for substance introduction, which is capable of increasing the survival rate of cells after substance introduction as much as possible when the cells are irradiated with plasma for the purpose of introducing a target substance into each of the cells. Specifically disclosed is a liquid culture medium for substance introduction, which is used for the purpose of introducing a predetermined target substance into a cell and enables introduction of the target substance into the cell by having the cell in the liquid culture medium, which contains the target substance, irradiated with a plasma jet. The liquid culture medium contains a damage preventing component that prevents the cell from damage due to the plasma jet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Douyan Wang, Daisuke Seki, Tako Namihira, Hisato Saito, Hidenori Akiyama
  • PLASMA IRRADIATION DEVICE FOR SUBSTANCE INTRODUCTION AND SUBSTANCE INTRODUCTION METHOD USING PLASMA IRRADIATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130071905
    Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid culture medium for substance introduction, which is capable of increasing the survival rate of cells after substance introduction as much as possible when the cells are irradiated with plasma for the purpose of introducing a target substance into each of the cells. Specifically disclosed is a liquid culture medium for substance introduction, which is used for the purpose of introducing a predetermined target substance into a cell and enables introduction of the target substance into the cell by having the cell in the liquid culture medium, which contains the target substance, irradiated with a plasma jet. The liquid culture medium contains a damage preventing component that prevents the cell from damage due to the plasma jet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Douyan Wang, Daisuke Seki, Tako Namihira, Hisato Saito, Hidenori Akiyama