Patents by Inventor Yukiko OCHI

Yukiko OCHI 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).

  • Patent number: 10696948
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparing a clinically applicable, safe and less damaged cardiomyocyte population through a brief and simple procedure from a cell population obtained by induced differentiation of pluripotent stem cells into cardiomyocytes. The present invention relates to a method for preparing a cardiomyocyte population, the method comprising the steps of: (1) inducing pluripotent stem cells to differentiate into cardiomyocytes, (2) bringing a cell population obtained by the induced differentiation into contact with a laminin selected from the group consisting of laminin ?2?1?1, laminin ?2?2?1, laminin ?1?1?1 and laminin ?1?2?1, or a fragment thereof having integrin binding activity, and (3) retrieving cells adherent to the laminin or the laminin fragment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yukiko Ochi, Kiyotoshi Sekiguchi, Shigeru Miyagawa, Yoshiki Sawa, Antti Markus Siltanen
  • Publication number: 20190153391
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparing a clinically applicable, safe and less damaged cardiomyocyte population through a brief and simple procedure from a cell population obtained by induced differentiation of pluripotent stem cells into cardiomyocytes. The present invention relates to a method for preparing a cardiomyocyte population, the method comprising the steps of: (1) inducing pluripotent stem cells to differentiate into cardiomyocytes, (2) bringing a cell population obtained by the induced differentiation into contact with a laminin selected from the group consisting of laminin ?2?1?1, laminin ?2?2?1, laminin ?1?1?1 and laminin ?1?2?1, or a fragment thereof having integrin binding activity, and (3) retrieving cells adherent to the laminin or the laminin fragment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yukiko OCHI, Kiyotoshi SEKIGUCHI, Shigeru MIYAGAWA, Yoshiki SAWA, Antti Markus SILTANEN