Patents by Inventor Tatsuo Hamazaki

Tatsuo Hamazaki 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 for forming organ
    Patent number: 8105833
    Abstract: A method for forming an organ and/or tissue from undifferentiated cells derived from a vertebrate animal in vitro, which comprises the step of culturing the undifferentiated cells derived from a vertebrate animal in the presence of a retinoic acid X receptor ligand (e.g., a retinoic acid X receptor agonist or antagonist), and a method for forming a pancreas from undifferentiated cells derived from a vertebrate animal in vitro or a method for forming a tissue having morphology and function of a pancreas from undifferentiated cells derived from a vertebrate in vitro, which comprises the step of culturing the undifferentiated cells derived from a vertebrate animal in the presence of a retinoic acid receptor ligand, together with activin, that does not substantially bind to the retinoic acid receptor subtype ?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Research Foundation Itsuu Laboratory
    Inventors: Makoto Asashima, Tatsuo Hamazaki, Hiroyuki Kagechika, Koichi Shudo
  • METHOD FOR FORMING ORGAN
    Publication number: 20090291492
    Abstract: A method for forming an organ and/or tissue from undifferentiated cells derived from a vertebrate animal in vitro, which comprises the step of culturing the undifferentiated cells derived from a vertebrate animal in the presence of a retinoic acid X receptor ligand (e.g., a retinoic acid X receptor agonist or antagonist), and a method for forming a pancreas from undifferentiated cells derived from a vertebrate animal in vitro or a method for forming a tissue having morphology and function of a pancreas from undifferentiated cells derived from a vertebrate in vitro, which comprises the step of culturing the undifferentiated cells derived from a vertebrate animal in the presence of a retinoic acid receptor ligand, together with activin, that does not substantially bind to the retinoic acid receptor subtype ?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: Research Foundation Itsuu Laboratory
    Inventors: Makoto ASASHIMA, Tatsuo HAMAZAKI, Hiroyuki KAGECHIKA, Koichi SHUDO
  • Method of forming organ
    Publication number: 20070161105
    Abstract: A method for forming an organ and/or tissue from undifferentiated cells derived from a vertebrate animal in vitro, which comprises the step of culturing the undifferentiated cells derived from a vertebrate animal in the presence of a retinoic acid X receptor ligand (e.g., a retinoic acid X receptor agonist or antagonist), and a method for forming a pancreas from undifferentiated cells derived from a vertebrate animal in vitro or a method for forming a tissue having morphology and function of a pancreas from undifferentiated cells derived from a vertebrate in vitro, which comprises the step of culturing the undifferentiated cells derived from a vertebrate animal in the presence of a retinoic acid receptor ligand, together with activin, that does not substantially bind to the retinoic acid receptor subtype ?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2004
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: REASEARCH FOUNDATION ITSUU LABORATORY
    Inventors: Makoto Asashima, Tatsuo Hamazaki, Hiroyuki Kagechika, Koichi Shudo