ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,378,512, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to SAGA UNIVERSITY (Saga, Japan).
"Culture apparatus for drug discovery research" was invented by Koichi Nakayama (Saga, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cell culture apparatus having a cell-holding container and a pinholder-shaped member comprising needle-shaped bodies arranged on a substrate, wherein a protruding part is formed in the center of the bottom surface of the cell-holding container, a recessed part is formed between the center and a side wall, and through-holes through which the needle-shaped bodies penetrate are established on the bottom surface of the recessed part; the needle-s...