Patents by Inventor Mitsuyoshi Kashiwagi

Mitsuyoshi Kashiwagi 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).

  • Oral preparation and chewing gum
    Patent number: 8206689
    Abstract: The invention provides an oral preparation or a chewing gum comprising an organic acid and/or inorganic acid and a fluoride ion supplying compound, wherein a light scattering layer is formed inside enamel of the teeth when the oral preparation or the chewing gum is applied to teeth. An internal tooth colored layer in the enamel is masked by the light scattering layer, and a white appearance is imparted to the teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Kato, Yoshinori Murakami, Yoshiyuki Muroi, Manabu Tonomura, Mitsuyoshi Kashiwagi
  • Oral preparation and chewing gum
    Publication number: 20060099153
    Abstract: The invention provides an oral preparation or a chewing gum comprising an organic acid and/or inorganic acid and a fluoride ion supplying compound, wherein a light scattering layer is formed inside enamel of the teeth when the oral preparation or the chewing gum is applied to teeth. An internal tooth colored layer in the enamel is masked by the light scattering layer, and a white appearance is imparted to the teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Kato, Yoshinori Murakami, Yoshiyuki Muroi, Manabu Tonomura, Mitsuyoshi Kashiwagi
  • Solid preparation for oral hygiene
    Patent number: 6428770
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid preparation for oral hygiene, which comprises (a) 15 to 90 wt. % of a bubbling component and (b) 0.001 to 10 wt. % of an orally-usable medicinal component at an (a):(b) ratio ranging from 10:1 to 1000:1. Use of the preparation brings about a drastic improvement in the drug efficacy and moreover, breath is freshened by bubbling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeto Kayane, Yoshitaka Yano, Shinji Kiji, Keiko Masuki, Hidetake Fujinaka, Yasuteru Eguchi, Mitsuyoshi Kashiwagi
  • Taste-modifying method and bitterness-decreasing method
    Patent number: 5785984
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a protein-lipid complex which modifies the taste of a food, pharmaceutical or cosmetic, particularly has the effect of decreasing the bitterness thereof; and a method for modifying the taste of a food, pharmaceutical or cosmetic with the complex, particularly a method for decreasing the bitterness thereof with the complex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignees: Kao Corporation, Kenzo Kurihara
    Inventors: Kenzo Kurihara, Mitsuyoshi Kashiwagi, Takeshi Yasumasu, Yuki Mitsui, Setsujiro Inaoka, Yoshihisa Katsuragi