Patents by Inventor Hideo Kozaka

Hideo Kozaka 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: 9700394
    Abstract: Provided is a dental ultrasonic cleaning device that efficiently cleans teeth or dentures in an oral cavity using ultrasonic waves. A dental ultrasonic cleaning device 1 emits ultrasonic waves through a cleaning-liquid (W1) to the surface of a cleaning-target 26, ultrasonically cleaning it. An ultrasonic horn 24 propagates ultrasonic waves being generated by an ultrasonic-wave transducer 23 and emits them from the vibratory surface 25 provided at the tip-end of the horn 24. A liquid-reserving part 27 is provided, surrounding the vibratory surface 25 of the ultrasonic horn 24, which temporarily reserves the cleaning-liquid (W1) between the vibratory surface 25 and the cleaning-target 26. A cap-member 33 is provided at a certain interval opposite the liquid-reserving part 27.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignees: SHOWA UNIVERSITY, HONDA ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., GC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matsuo Yamamoto, Takashi Takiguchi, Masanori Sato, Katsuyuki Inagaki, Kazumasa Kubota, Hideo Kozaka, Toshiaki Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 9579174
    Abstract: This invention is achieved to provide a water-flow ultrasonic oral-cavity cleaning device. In the water-flow ultrasonic oral-cavity cleaning device (1), cleaning liquid (W1) from a cleaning-liquid supplying device (2) is supplied into a transducer case (21) through a supply port (26). Ultrasonic waves (S1) are propagated into the cleaning liquid W1 from an ultrasonic transducer (22) mounted in a transducer mounting part (23) inside the transducer case (21). The water-flow of the cleaning liquid (W1) is collected at the apical-part inside the transducer case (21), and then emitted from the issue (27) into the oral cavity, wherein power supply of 100W or less is supplied to the ultrasonic transducer (22) of 50 mm or less in diameter to propagate the ultrasonic waves (S1) of 100 kHz or more to 3 MHz or less in frequency into the cleaning liquid (W1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignees: SHOWA UNIVERSITY, HONDA ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., GC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matsuo Yamamoto, Takashi Takiguchi, Masanori Sato, Kengo Uemura, Tomomi Hikida, Katsuyuki Inagaki, Hideo Kozaka, Toshiaki Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20150111169
    Abstract: Provided is a dental ultrasonic cleaning device that efficiently cleans teeth or dentures in an oral cavity using ultrasonic waves. A dental ultrasonic cleaning device 1 emits ultrasonic waves through a cleaning-liquid (W1) to the surface of a cleaning-target 26, ultrasonically cleaning it. An ultrasonic born 24 propagates ultrasonic waves being generated by an ultrasonic-wave transducer 23 and emits them from the vibratory surface 25 provided at the tip-end of the horn 24. A liquid-reserving part 27 is provided, surrounding the vibratory surface 25 of the ultrasonic horn 24, which temporarily reserves the cleaning-liquid (W1) between the vibratory surface 25 and the cleaning-target 26. A cap-member 33 is provided at a certain interval opposite the liquid-reserving part 27.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Matsuo Yamamoto, Takashi Takiguchi, Masanori Sato, Katsuyuki Inagaki, Kazumasa Kubota, Hideo Kozaka, Toshiaki Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20140147804
    Abstract: This invention is achieved to provide a water-flow ultrasonic oral-cavity cleaning device and a method for water-flow ultrasonic oral-cavity cleaning for surely and efficiently cleaning an oral cavity. In the water-flow ultrasonic oral-cavity cleaning device 1, cleaning liquid W1 from a cleaning-liquid supplying device 2 is supplied into a transducer case 21 through a supply port 26. Ultrasonic waves S1 are propagated into the cleaning liquid W1 from an ultrasonic transducer 22 mounted in a transducer mounting part 23 inside the transducer case 21. The water-flow of the cleaning liquid W1 is collected at the apical-part inside the transducer case 21, and then emitted from the issue 27 into the oral cavity, wherein power supply of 100W or less is supplied to the ultrasonic transducer 22 of 50 mm or less in diameter to propagate the ultrasonic waves S1 of 100 kHz or more to 3 MHz or less in frequency into the cleaning liquid W1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicants: SHOWA UNIVERSITY, GC CORPORATION, HONDA ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Matsuo Yamamoto, Takashi Takiguchi, Masanori Sato, Kengo Uemura, Tomomi Hikida, Katsuyuki Inagaki, Hideo Kozaka, Toshiaki Miyamoto