Patents by Inventor Miwa Fujinami

Miwa Fujinami 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: 11980524
    Abstract: This invention provides a measure that makes it possible to prevent more effectively, in comparison with the prior art, the invasion of germs from the gap between a dental prosthesis and the gingiva when the dental prosthesis is used in an oral cavity as well as the infection and inflammation associated therewith. There is a dental prosthesis or a component thereof, characterized in that: the dental prosthesis or the component thereof has hydroxyapatite fine particles on a surface of the dental prosthesis or the component thereof; the hydroxyapatite fine particles are sintered bodies; and the hydroxyapatite fine particles have a mean particle size of 10 to 1,000 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignees: Medical Foundation Natural Smile, OKABE Co., Ltd., SofSera Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Fujinami, Miwa Fujinami, Shinichi Okabe, Yohki Hieda, Yasumichi Kogai, Karl Kazushige Kawabe
  • Publication number: 20220331070
    Abstract: This invention provides a measure that makes it possible to prevent more effectively, in comparison with the prior art, the invasion of germs from the gap between a dental prosthesis and the gingiva when the dental prosthesis is used in an oral cavity as well as the infection and inflammation associated therewith. There is a dental prosthesis or a component thereof, characterized in that: the dental prosthesis or the component thereof has hydroxyapatite fine particles on a surface of the dental prosthesis or the component thereof; the hydroxyapatite fine particles are sintered bodies; and the hydroxyapatite fine particles have a mean particle size of 10 to 1,000 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicants: Medical Foundation Natural Smile, OKABE Co., Ltd., SofSera Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Fujinami, Miwa Fujinami, Shinichi Okabe, Yohki Hieda, Yasumichi Kogai, Karl Kazushige Kawabe
  • Publication number: 20190142553
    Abstract: This invention provides a measure that makes it possible to prevent more effectively, in comparison with the prior art, the invasion of germs from the gap between a dental prosthesis and the gingiva when the dental prosthesis is used in an oral cavity as well as the infection and inflammation associated therewith. There is a dental prosthesis or a component thereof, characterized in that: the dental prosthesis or the component thereof has hydroxyapatite fine particles on a surface of the dental prosthesis or the component thereof; the hydroxyapatite fine particles are sintered bodies; and the hydroxyapatite fine particles have a mean particle size of 10 to 1,000 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicants: Medical Foundation Natural Smile, OKABE Co., Ltd., SofSera Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Fujinami, Miwa Fujinami, Shinichi Okabe, Yohki Hieda, Yasumichi Kogai, Karl Kazushige Kawabe