Patents by Inventor Hidekazu Shodai

Hidekazu Shodai 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).

  • Chewable soft capsule having improved ingestion property and method for producing same
    Patent number: 8372428
    Abstract: A soft capsule in which a shell is filled with fill material, and the fill material is in a solid or semi-solid form at room temperature. The soft capsule may be a chewable capsule, and the fill material may comprise a low melting point additive. The content of the low melting point additive may be 10% or more with respect to the total weight of the fill material, and may have a melting point of about 20 to 50° C. The low melting point additive may be selected from the group consisting of chocolate base, lard, coconut oil and macrogol (polyethylene glycol) as well as a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Shodai, Noboru Nagafuji, Toshitada Toyoda, Yuka Okada
  • CHEWABLE SOFT CAPSULE HAVING IMPROVED INGESTION PROPERTY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME
    Publication number: 20100239638
    Abstract: A soft capsule in which a shell is filled with fill material, and the fill material is in a solid or semi-solid form at room temperature. The soft capsule may be a chewable capsule, and the fill material may comprise a low melting point additive. The content of the low melting point additive may be 10% or more with respect to the total weight of the fill material, and may have a melting point of about 20 to 50° C. The low melting point additive may be selected from the group consisting of chocolate base, lard, coconut oil and macrogol (polyethylene glycol) as well as a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventors: Hidekazu Shodai, Noboru Nagafuji, Toshitada Toyoda, Yuka Okada
  • Chewable soft capsules having improved administration properties and process for producing the same
    Patent number: 7763276
    Abstract: A soft capsule in which a shell is filled with fill material, and the fill material is in a solid or semi-solid form at room temperature. The soft capsule may be a chewable capsule, and the fill material may comprise a low melting point additive. The content of the low melting point additive may be 10% or more with respect to the total weight of the fill material, and may have a melting point of about 20 to 50° C. The low melting point additive may be selected from the group consisting of chocolate base, lard, coconut oil and macrogol (polyethylene glycol) as well as a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Shodai, Noboru Nagafuji, Toshitada Toyoda, Yuka Okada
  • Process for producing medicinal composition of basic hydrophobic medicinal compound
    Patent number: 6858230
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparation of a pharmaceutical composition which comprises suspending a hydrophobic medical compound without generating foams. The present inventors have directed attention to properties of a hydrophobic medical compound and found a method for preparation of a pharmaceutical composition which comprises suspending and dispersing a basic hydrophobic medical compound, and neutralizing with a basic aqueous solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Shodai, Noboru Nagafuji, Shuichi Matsuda, Yusuke Suzuki
  • Medicinal compositions retarded in the discoloration of phenolic hydroxyl compounds
    Patent number: 6632452
    Abstract: Coloring change of a pharmaceutical composition containing a compound having a phenolic hydroxyl group, such as an anti-inflammatory agent or an antioxidant having a phenolic hydroxyl group or the compound of formula (I) can be controlled by adding an acid. The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition containing a compound having a phenolic hydroxyl group and an acid in which coloring change is controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Shodai, Noboru Nagafuji, Shuichi Matsuda