Patents by Inventor Fumihiro Wakita

Fumihiro Wakita 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).

  • Publication number: 20210391038
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for obtaining a specifically-shaped crystal (specifically, spherocrystal) of a compound with good reproducibility. This method for producing a specifically-shaped crystal (specifically spherocrystal) of a compound comprises: (1) a step for preparing a supersaturated solution of a compound having a degree of supersaturation equal to or higher than a critical degree of supersaturation; and (2) a step for precipitating a specifically-shaped crystal (specifically spherocrystal) of a compound from the supersaturated solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicants: TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD., The University of Tokyo
    Inventors: Junpei Sukegawa, Daigo Araki, Shunpei Suzuki, Masaki Minami, Takuma Onai, Fumihiro Wakita, Chao Liu, Eiichi Nakamura, Koji Harano
  • Publication number: 20210313015
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for obtaining a specifically-shaped crystal (specifically, spherocrystal) of a compound with good reproducibility. This method for producing a specifically-shaped crystal (specifically spherocrystal) of a compound comprises: (1) a step for preparing a supersaturated solution of a compound having a degree of supersaturation equal to or higher than a critical degree of supersaturation; and (2) a step for precipitating a specifically-shaped crystal (specifically spherocrystal) of a compound from the supersaturated solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicants: TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD., The University of Tokyo
    Inventors: Junpei Sukegawa, Daigo Araki, Shunpei Suzuki, Masaki Minami, Takuma Onai, Fumihiro Wakita, Chao Liu, Eiichi Nakamura, Koji Harano