Patents Assigned to Kao Corporation
  • Publication number: 20240407979
    Abstract: A hair cosmetic composition including component (A): one or more polymers selected from the group consisting of a cationic polymer and an amphoteric polymer, component (B): an anionic polymer, component (C): one or more nonionic compounds selected from the group consisting of polyglycerin and derivatives thereof, and sorbitan fatty acid ester, polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester, and glycerin fatty acid ester having an HLB of 1 or more and 5 or less, component (D): a cationic surfactant, and component (E): a higher alcohol, where a total content of the component (A) and the component (B) is less than 1.0% by mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shiori UENO, Eisuke MIYOSHI, Yuri SARUKAWA, Koichi KAWAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240407980
    Abstract: A hair cosmetic composition including the following components: component (A): one or more polymers selected from the group consisting of a cationic polymer and an amphoteric polymer, component (B): one or more anionic polymers selected from the group consisting of a polyacrylic acid, a (meth)acrylic acid/alkyl (meth)acrylate copolymer, and a salt thereof, and component (C): one or more modified silicones selected from the group consisting of an amino-modified silicone and an aminopolyether-modified silicone. The component (B) has a weight average molecular weight of 3,000 or more and 50,000 or less, a total content of the component (A) and the component (B) is less than 1.0% by mass, and a content of the component (C) is 0.03% by mass or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eisuke MIYOSHI, Shiori UENO, Yuri SARUKAWA, Koichi KAWAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240398747
    Abstract: A method for preventing, treating, or improving an allergy, including administering or applying, to a subject, a fat or oil in which a content of ?-linolenic acid in fatty acids constituting the fat or oil is 40 mass % or more, and a content of diacylglycerol is 25 mass % or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keimon SAYAMA, Satoko FUKAGAWA, Junko ISHIKAWA, Aya SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20240390243
    Abstract: A composition for dyeing of keratin fibers, containing a) 1,4-diamino-2-methoxymethyl-benzene, b) an oxidative dye coupler or oxidative dye precursor different from the 1,4-diamino-2-methoxymethyl-benzene, and c) a direct dye which is at least one selected from HC Blue 18, HC Red 18, HC Yellow 16, salts thereof, or mixtures thereof. A method for dyeing keratin fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hartmut MOEHRING, Takahito NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20240390244
    Abstract: An oxidative dyeing composition A for keratin fibers, including a) a salt of 1,4-diamino-2-methoxymethyl-benzene, and c) an alkalizing agent which is at least one selected from inorganic alkalizing agents, organic alkalizing agents, salts thereof, or mixtures thereof. The salt of 1,4-diamino-2-methoxymethyl-benzene is at least one selected from a sulfate salt, a hydrogen sulfate salt, a hydrochloride salt, a hydrobromide salt, a nitrate salt, a phosphate salt, a hydrogen phosphate salt, a dihydrogen phosphate salt, a methosulfate salt, a citrate salt, a succinate salt, a tartrate salt, a lactate salt, a tosylate salt, a benzenesulfonate salt, an acetate salt, or mixtures thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hartmut MOEHRING, Takahito NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20240392133
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an asphalt mixture that contains a polyester resin (A), a compound (B), an asphalt, and an aggregate. The aggregate contains an asphalt recycled aggregate. The compound (B) is a compound having 8 or more carbon atoms and having a hydroxy group or an amino group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yusuke AKINO
  • Patent number: 12153979
    Abstract: A card includes a plurality of tiles: (i) a first set, each having a HEX value representing a shade of grey-scale, (ii) a second set, each having a HEX value representing a same shade of grey, (iii) a plurality of skin-toned tiles each having a HEX value representing a tone of human skin, and (iv) a plurality of color tiles arranged in a set of four zones positioned among the first and the second set of tiles. Each zone includes a first and a second color tile, each having a HEX value representing a color different from (i) the first set, (ii) the second set, and (iii) the plurality of skin-toned tiles. The first and the second color tile are positioned non-adjacent to each other such that an angle measured between an outer-inside corner of both color tiles and a center point of an aperture ranges from 30° to 60°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hailey H. Dietz, Jennifer D. Carson, Ryan M. Forsthoefel, Kotatsu Bito, Ryan D. Barton, Justin M. Klausing
  • Patent number: 12153062
    Abstract: The present invention is a method for estimating a physical property of an aqueous sample containing a surfactant and water, comprising: adding an oil component and a phase-changing probe to the aqueous sample, and estimating the physical property of the aqueous sample from an amount of the phase-changing probe when a phase structure of the mixture changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kenji Hozumi
  • Patent number: 12152149
    Abstract: An asphalt composition containing asphalt and an asphalt modifier is provided. The asphalt modifier contains a polyesteramide, which contains an alcohol component-derived structural unit, a carboxylic acid component-derived structural unit, and a polyamide component-derived structural unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirotaka Kashiwagi, Hiroki Kakiuchi
  • Publication number: 20240382392
    Abstract: A method for producing an emulsion composition containing the following components: component (A): one or more polymers selected from the group consisting of cationic polymers and amphoteric polymers, component (B): an anionic polymer, component (C): an organic acid, and component (D): water. The method includes preparing a mixture A containing the components (A) to (D). The method further includes preparing an emulsion (I) by mixing the mixture A with an oil phase component containing an emulsion forming component or preparing an emulsion (II) by mixing an oil phase component containing an emulsion forming component with an aqueous phase component other than the mixture A, followed by mixing with the mixture A.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eisuke MIYOSHI, Shiori UENO, Yuri SARUKAWA, Koichi KAWAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240382394
    Abstract: A dyeing product for keratin fibers, including a composition C, containing a) 1,4-diamino-2-methoxymethyl-benzene, and/or a salt thereof. The dyeing product also includes an aqueous composition D having a pH in a range of 1 to 6 containing b) an alkylamine salt or alkanolamine salt and g) hydrogen peroxide. The composition C and the aqueous composition D are kept separate until directly prior to use onto the keratin fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Celine MEULBROUCK
  • Patent number: 12144883
    Abstract: A cosmetic composition including: (A) a silicone film-forming agent, and (B) a high-molecular-weight organopolysiloxane having a degree of polymerization of 2,600 or more and 4,500 or less. A ratio by mass of a content of the component (A) to a total content of the component (A) and the component (B), [(A)/((A)+(B))] is 50% or more and 98% or less, and a water content is 10% by mass or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomoka Maekawa
  • Patent number: 12145294
    Abstract: A method for recycling containers, including the following steps (1) to (4): a collecting step (1) of collecting containers, each of which is made of a sheet material including a plurality of layered film layers including a first resin film layer and a second resin film layer, is formed into a bag by attaching at least a part of a periphery of the sheet material to form a containing region for accommodating a content inside the second resin film layer, and includes, between the first resin film layer and the second resin film layer, a film attached portion and a filler enclosed portion; a shredding and washing step (2) of shredding the containers to obtain shreds, and washing the shreds; a recycled resin forming step (3) of forming a recycled resin by using the shreds; and a sheet material forming step (4) of forming at least a part of the sheet material by using the recycled resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro Otsuka, Daisuke Kodama
  • Patent number: 12146118
    Abstract: The present invention is a method for cleaning hard articles including, cleaning a hard article to which an oil stain is adhered with a cleaning liquid containing 1 ppm or more and less than 500 ppm of (a) a branched alkyl sulfosuccinate ester having a branched alkyl group with 9 or 10 carbons and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keita Aono, Satoru Okamura
  • Patent number: 12140133
    Abstract: A dispenser, which has a pump chamber formed by a body including a depression, and a lid body covering an opening of the body, where a liquid in the pump chamber is discharged front a nozzle portion by performing a discharge operation that presses the lid body toward an inside of the pump chamber to deform the lid body, and a liquid is caused to flow into the pump chamber when the discharge operation is released. A coil spring that urges the lid body to an outside of the pump chamber is included in the pump chamber, a diameter of the coil spring is larger than a radius of the lid body, and a deformation amount of the lid body is equal to or more than ? of a diameter of the lid body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventor: Takashi Yamada
  • Publication number: 20240368608
    Abstract: A nucleic acid construct includes a polynucleotide encoding a protein of interest and a polynucleotide linked upstream of the polynucleotide and encoding a modified signal peptide. The modified signal peptide includes amino acid residues of X1X2X3X4X5X6 at positions 1 to 6 as counted from the C-terminus, where X1 is G, P, or A; X2 is G, S, or A; and X3 is P, S, or A, provided that X1X2X3 is not GGP; X4 is A; X5 is S, H, or F; and X6 is A and is located at the C-terminus of the modified signal peptide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki NISHIGUCHI, Akihito KAWAHARA
  • Publication number: 20240367118
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing oil-containing silica capsule particles having a core containing an oil and a shell containing silica as a constitutional component, including: step 1: a step of emulsifying an oil mixture liquid containing a surfactant, water, an oil, and a silica precursor, with an in-line emulsifier/disperser, so as to provide an emulsion liquid; and step 2: a step of forming oil-containing silica capsule particles by using the emulsion liquid obtained in the step 1, in a batch type agitation tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sumihiro SUZUKI, Shuichi ABE, Ryo ONISHI, Haruki IWAUCHI, Ryoichi HARUKI
  • Publication number: 20240367225
    Abstract: A copper fine particle dispersion including copper nanoparticles A dispersed in the copper fine particle dispersion with a polymer B, and a dispersion medium C. The polymer B contains a constitutional unit derived from a carboxy group-containing monomer (b-1) and a polyalkylene glycol segment-containing monomer (b-2). A content of the polyalkylene glycol segment in the polymer B is not less than 55% by mass and not more than 97% by mass. An acid value of the polymer B is not less than 20 mgKOH/g and not more than 250 mgKOH/g. The dispersion medium C includes at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a (poly)alkylene glycol, a (poly)alkylene glycol derivative, a terpene alcohol, glycerin and a glycerin derivative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki EYAMA, Osamu TAKIGUCHI, Tomohide YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20240358607
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for a solid personal care product having a three-dimensional pattern comprises a cutting process of cutting a solid base material provided on a target object such that the base material is not penetrated. In the cutting process, the base material can be cut such that a stepped portion can be formed, where the stepped portion can include a plurality of layered stairs each having a stair width in a height direction of 0.001 mm or more and 1 mm or less, and a difference in height between a topmost portion and a bottommost portion of a surface of the base material can be 1 mm or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro HIRANO, Shohei NATSUI, Tomoyuki MOTEGI
  • Publication number: 20240350397
    Abstract: A coating-forming composition for forming a coating composed of a fiber-containing deposit directly on skin via electrostatic spraying, the coating-forming composition containing the following component (A), component (B), and component (C): (A) one or more volatile substances selected from the group consisting of water, alcohols, and ketones, (B) a water-insoluble polymer having fiber-forming ability, and (C) one or more polyols. Where (B1) a polymer with a molecular weight of 1×105 or more is contained as the component (B), and a mass content ratio of the component (B1) to the component (B), ((B1)/(B)), is 0.5 or more, and a mass content ratio of the component (B) to the component (C), ((B)/(C)), is 1 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryota NAKAJIMA, Soyoung PARK, Nobuyuki ASAMI, Satoshi OZAWA