Patents by Inventor TOMOYUKI ARATANI

TOMOYUKI ARATANI 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: 20240150708
    Abstract: A cell culture method includes performing adherent culture of cells on a coat layer layered on a surface of a cell culture container by placing a culture medium and the cells in the cell culture container. The coat layer includes a layer (i) that includes a layer (i-1) including gelatin or casein and a layer (i-2) that includes a polycationic material and a layer (ii) that is layered on the layer (i) and includes a cell adhesion factor. The layer (ii) is disposed at a position at which the layer (ii) comes into contact with the cells, or the coat layer includes the layer (i) and the layer (i) is disposed at a position at which the layer (i) comes into contact with the cells, and the culture medium includes the cell adhesion factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Momoko Shionoiri, Tomoyuki Aratani, Rie Ijichi, Tatsuya Sameshima, Shinnosuke Koshizuka, Tomofumi Kitazawa, Tomoaki Nakayama, Yuki Kaga
  • Publication number: 20230105330
    Abstract: A cell-containing structure is provided that allows ready-to-use nerve drug response evaluation with high reproducibility to be easily performed. The cell-containing structure for evaluating an electrical property of neurons includes: (a) a culture surface to which the neurons are able to be adhered; (b) a cell mass that is adhered to the culture surface and contains at least one of the neurons; and (c) a plurality of electrodes for measuring the electrical property of the cell mass, wherein a spontaneous firing frequency of cells contained in the cell mass is 0.25 Hz or more per electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki KAGA, Tomoaki NAKAYAMA, Tomoyuki Aratani, Shinnosuke Koshizuka, Tatsuya Sameshima, Momoko Shionoiri, Tomofumi Kitazawa, Rie Ijichi
  • 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: 20210371784
    Abstract: The invention provides a cell-containing vessel comprising a plurality of neural cell-containing spheroids for which the variation calculated using the calculation method described below is less than 20%, wherein the neural cell-containing spheroids contain a plurality of types of cells including neural cells, (Calculation Method) Calcium transient assays are conducted for each of a plurality of neural cell-containing spheroids, a number of spontaneous oscillations in a 10-minute period is measured, an average and standard deviation for the number of spontaneous oscillations are calculated, and a variation is calculated using formula (1) below: Variation (%)=standard deviation for number of spontaneous oscillations/average number of spontaneous oscillations×100??(1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Rie IJICHI, Tomoyuki ARATANI, Tomoaki NAKAYAMA, Shinnosuke KOSHIZUKA
  • Publication number: 20210371816
    Abstract: A method of producing a cell-containing container is provided, including a process in which pluripotent stem cells that have been induced to differentiate into neurons, and astrocytes are mixed and seeded in a cell culture container in which an electrode array is arranged on a culture surface, and a process in which the cell culture container is incubated, and as a result, the pluripotent stem cells and the astrocytes adhere to the culture surface, and the pluripotent stem cells differentiate into neurons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Tomoaki NAKAYAMA, Rie IJICHI, Tomoyuki ARATANI, Shinnosuke KOSHIZUKA
  • Publication number: 20210301240
    Abstract: Provided is a cell-containing container including nerve cells and a medium, in which the nerve cells adhere to a culture surface of the cell-containing container, an adhesion area between the nerve cells and the culture surface is 0.5 mm2 or more per 80,000 nerve cells, and a concentration of glucose in the medium is 1 g/L or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Tomoaki NAKAYAMA, Tomoyuki ARATANI, Shinnosuke KOSHIZUKA, Atsushi MIYAOKA, Momoko SHIONOIRI, Rie YAMOTO, Tomofumi KITAZAWA
  • Publication number: 20210284947
    Abstract: A drying suppression device including: a main body housing a well plate; and an openable/closable lid provided on the main body, the main body including: a holder section that holds the well plate; a liquid storage tank that stores liquid; and a support section that supports the holder while keeping the holder section away from an inner bottom surface of the liquid storage tank, wherein, with the lid being closed, an inner space surrounded by the liquid storage tank and the lid communicate with an outside space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Shinnosuke KOSHIZUKA, Tomoyuki ARATANI, Tatsuya SAMESHIMA, Tomoaki NAKAYAMA, Atsushi MIYAOKA, Momoko SHIONOIRI, Tomofumi KITAZAWA
  • Publication number: 20210277345
    Abstract: A cell-containing container includes at least one recessed part accommodating cells, in which the cells adhere to a bottom surface of the recessed part, and a cell density in a first region of the bottom surface is 250 to 20,000 cells/mm2, and a cell density in a second region surrounding a periphery of the first region is less than 250 cells/mm2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Tomoyuki ARATANI, Daisuke TAKAGI, Hidekazu YAGINUMA, Waka LIN, Shinnosuke KOSHIZUKA, Ryuya MASHIKO, Tomoaki NAKAYAMA, Atsushi MIYAOKA, Takeru SUZUKI, Minoru KO
  • Publication number: 20190381500
    Abstract: Provided is a cell contained container including at least two concaves, wherein the concaves contain cells, wherein a number of kinds of the cells is at least two with respect to the cell contained container, and wherein a shortest distance between centers of most closely adjacent two concaves of the at least two concaves is 9.0 mm or less. In a preferable mode, the concaves contain a liquid, and a total liquid amount of the liquid with respect to the concaves is 10.0 microliters or less. In a more preferable mode, a filling accuracy in terms of a number in which the cells are contained in the concaves is 30% or lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Daisuke TAKAGI, Waka Lin, Takahiko Matsumoto, Manabu Seo, Tomoyuki Aratani, Takeru Suzuki, Hidekazu Yaginuma, Satoru Nagasawa, Shinnosuke Koshizuka, Tomoaki Nakayama, Minoru Ko
  • Publication number: 20190309257
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a cell locating plate, including: a step of laminating a structural layer over a plane of a base material, the structural layer being a layer that is formed of a cell non-adhesive material and in which a plurality of holes are formed; a step of coating a coating liquid in the holes and over the plane of the base material exposed through the holes; and a step of discharging a cell suspension onto the plane coated with the coating liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Aratani, Chihiro Kubo, Hidekazu Yaginuma, Naoki Satoh
  • 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
  • Patent number: 9757944
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid jet head, including a flow path including a first member, a resin layer, and a second member, wherein the resin layer contains a cured product of a resin composition containing an epoxy compound represented by General Formula (1), a polythiol compound having 2 or more thiol groups in a molecule thereof, and a specific imidazole compound, where in General Formula (1), L is an integer of 0 or greater but less than 3, m is a positive number of 0.1 or greater but less than 50, R1 represents any one of a hydrogen atom, and an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and R2 represents a substituent represented by a formula below where R3 and R4 each represent any one of hydrogen atom, and a non-substituted or fluorine-substituted methyl group, and n is an integer of 4 to 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Takagi, Hisashi Habashi, Tomoyuki Aratani, Tatsuya Sameshima, Ryo Ogawa, Takuya Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20170043580
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid jet head, including a flow path including a first member, a resin layer, and a second member, wherein the resin layer contains a cured product of a resin composition containing an epoxy compound represented by General Formula (1), a polythiol compound having 2 or more thiol groups in a molecule thereof, and a specific imidazole compound, where in General Formula (1), L is an integer of 0 or greater but less than 3, m is a positive number of 0.1 or greater but less than 50, R1 represents any one of a hydrogen atom, and an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and R2 represents a substituent represented by a formula below where R3 and R4 each represent any one of hydrogen atom, and a non-substituted or fluorine-substituted methyl group, and n is an integer of 4 to 12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Daisuke TAKAGI, Hisashi HABASHI, Tomoyuki ARATANI, Tatsuya SAMESHIMA, Ryo OGAWA, Takuya MATSUDA
  • Patent number: 9463623
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes channel forming members and a surface treatment film. The channel forming members are joined to each other via an adhesive agent to form a channel for liquid. The surface treatment film is formed on a surface of at least one of the channel forming members. The surface treatment film is an oxidized film including Si. The oxidized film further includes a transition metal forming a passive film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Takagi, Hisashi Habashi, Tomoyuki Aratani, Tatsuya Sameshima, Shinichi Kakuda, Keisuke Hayashi, Juichi Furukawa
  • Patent number: 9205652
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head is provided. The liquid ejection head includes a nozzle substrate to eject a droplet of a liquid from a nozzle thereof; a surface treatment layer, which is located on the surface of the nozzle substrate and which is an oxide layer including silicon (Si) and a transition metal capable of forming a passive layer; and an organic liquid repellent layer located on the surface treatment layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Sameshima, Shinichi Kakuda, Hisashi Habashi, Takashi Mori, Kaname Morita, Daisuke Takagi, Hitoshi Usami, Tomoyuki Aratani
  • Publication number: 20140375725
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head is provided. The liquid ejection head includes a nozzle substrate to eject a droplet of a liquid from a nozzle thereof; a surface treatment layer, which is located on the surface of the nozzle substrate and which is an oxide layer including silicon (Si) and a transition metal capable of forming a passive layer; and an organic liquid repellent layer located on the surface treatment layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Sameshima, Shinichi Kakuda, Hisashi Habashi, Takashi Mori, Kaname Morita, Daisuke Takagi, Hitoshi Usami, Tomoyuki Aratani
  • Publication number: 20140267497
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes channel forming members and a surface treatment film. The channel forming members are joined to each other via an adhesive agent to form a channel for liquid. The surface treatment film is formed on a surface of at least one of the channel forming members. The surface treatment film is an oxidized film including Si. The oxidized film further includes a transition metal forming a passive film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: DAISUKE TAKAGI, HISASHI HABASHI, TOMOYUKI ARATANI, TATSUYA SAMESHIMA, SHINICHI KAKUDA, KEISUKE HAYASHI, JUICHI FURUKAWA