Patents by Inventor Yuka KAWAGUCHI

Yuka KAWAGUCHI 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: 20230118035
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cell culture having a cartilage-like tissue forming property, including a cell population in which the expression intensity of at least one cell surface marker selected from the group consisting of CD166, CD165, CD99, GD2, STRO-1, CD108, CD164, CD6, CD106, and CD107b is not higher than the threshold for each cell surface marker, and/or, the expression intensity of at least one cell surface marker selected from the group consisting of CD26, CD73, CD105, CD44, CD120a, CD201, EGFR, CD146, CD140a, and CD90 is not lower than the threshold for each cell surface marker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Masato Sato, Takumi Takahashi, Yuka Kawaguchi, Chikako Sato, Satoshi Tsunoda, Chiharu Tohyama, Dandan Song, Michihide Miyazawa
  • Publication number: 20220064592
    Abstract: Cell microsheets are formed from a culture of cells. The cell microsheets has a size that can pass through an injection needle with a certain thickness. The cell microsheets can be produced on a surface of a cell cultureware. A stimulus-responsive polymer is immobilized on the surface having small divisions of the cell cultureware. The cell microsheets are suitable for minimally invasive treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicants: TOKAI UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, CellSeed Inc.
    Inventors: Masato SATO, Shiho WASAI, Yuka KAWAGUCHI