Patents by Inventor Waka Lin

Waka Lin 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: 20230399611
    Abstract: A production method for stage 5 neurons with mature dendrites includes culturing stage 3 neurons with immature dendrites in a culture medium containing B-27 Plus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Waka LIN, Hikaru WATANABE, Shusaku SHIOMOTO
  • Patent number: 11754548
    Abstract: A method of in vitro cellular assay includes measuring an electrical activity of at least two cell populations in a plurality of cell populations that are disposed to be spaced apart from each other and connected to each other via a neurite, in which at least one of the at least two cell populations for which the electrical activity is measured is a cell population including at least one kind of neural cell, and the at least two cell populations each exhibit different electrical activity properties at a point when the electrical activity is measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Waka Lin, Shusaku Shiomoto
  • Publication number: 20230136115
    Abstract: A method for evaluating neuronal functional connectivity can be used as a model for evaluating functional repair against damage to neuronal populations. The method can be used for multiple cell populations that are spaced apart from each other and connected via neurites, A method for evaluating neuronal functional connectivity in vitro involves cutting the neurites; observing the dynamics of neurons whose neurites have been cut; and measuring the electrical activity of each of the plurality of cell populations before and after the cutting. At least one of the cell populations contains neurons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Ricoh Company. Ltd.
    Inventors: Shusaku SHIOMOTO, Waka Lin, Koichi Muramatsu
  • Patent number: 11535828
    Abstract: Provided is a three-dimensional tissue, including: a first cellular region including cells of a first type; and a second cellular region including cells of a second type different from the first type, wherein the cells of the first type are cells that emit light by chemiluminescence, bioluminescence, or fluorescence in response to an external stimulus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Waka Lin, Aino Hasegawa, Natsuko Hemmi, Satoshi Izumi, Shusaku Shiomoto
  • 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: 20200300835
    Abstract: A method of in vitro cellular assay includes measuring an electrical activity of at least two cell populations in a plurality of cell populations that are disposed to be spaced apart from each other and connected to each other via a neurite, in which at least one of the at least two cell populations for which the electrical activity is measured is a cell population including at least one kind of neural cell, and the at least two cell populations each exhibit different electrical activity properties at a point when the electrical activity is measured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Waka LIN, Shusaku Shiomoto
  • Patent number: 10780706
    Abstract: Provided is discharging device including liquid droplet discharging unit configured to discharge liquid droplet containing a light-emitting particle that undergoes luminescence in response to irradiation of light, light irradiating unit configured to irradiate liquid droplet discharged by liquid droplet discharging unit with the light, light detecting unit configured to detect luminescence by light-emitting particle contained in liquid droplet in response to irradiation of the light emitted by light irradiating unit, and average particle number calculating unit configured to determine presence/absence of light-emitting particle in liquid droplet based on whether light detecting unit has detected luminescence by light-emitting particle, and calculate average particle number, which is average, among all liquid droplets discharged, in number of light-emitting particles contained per liquid droplet, based on ratio of liquid droplets containing no light-emitting particle relative to all the liquid droplets dischar
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shusaku Shiomoto, Manabu Seo, Ikuo Katoh, Waka Lin
  • 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: 20190283444
    Abstract: Provided is discharging device including liquid droplet discharging unit configured to discharge liquid droplet containing a light-emitting particle that undergoes luminescence in response to irradiation of light, light irradiating unit configured to irradiate liquid droplet discharged by liquid droplet discharging unit with the light, light detecting unit configured to detect luminescence by light-emitting particle contained in liquid droplet in response to irradiation of the light emitted by light irradiating unit, and average particle number calculating unit configured to determine presence/absence of light-emitting particle in liquid droplet based on whether light detecting unit has detected luminescence by light-emitting particle, and calculate average particle number, which is average, among all liquid droplets discharged, in number of light-emitting particles contained per liquid droplet, based on ratio of liquid droplets containing no light-emitting particle relative to all the liquid droplets dischar
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Shusaku SHIOMOTO, Manabu Seo, Ikuo Katoh, Waka Lin
  • Publication number: 20190177688
    Abstract: Provided is a three-dimensional tissue, including: a first cellular region including cells of a first type; and a second cellular region including cells of a second type different from the first type, wherein the cells of the first type are cells that emit light by chemiluminescence, bioluminescence, or fluorescence in response to an external stimulus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Waka LIN, Aino HASEGAWA, Natsuko HEMMI, Satoshi IZUMI, Shusaku SHIOMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170267975
    Abstract: Provided is a three-dimensional culture structure that is excellent in cell adhesion and cell stretching and can be produced efficiently. The three-dimensional culture structure includes cells, a cell support material configured to support the cells, and bioaffinity particles. In a preferable mode, the bioaffinity particles are exposed from at least part of the surface of the cell support material, or the bioaffinity particles are protruded from the cell support material, or a surface area occupation rate at which the bioaffinity particles are exposed is 20% or greater of the entire surface of the three-dimensional culture structure, or the bioaffinity particles are dispersed in the cell support material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Aino Hasegawa, Daisuke Takagi, Shigeo Hatada, Yuuma Usui, Chihiro Kubo, Shusaku Shiomoto, Waka Lin