Patents by Inventor Junji Hoshiba

Junji Hoshiba 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).

  • Artificial nipple for experimental animals
    Patent number: 7654226
    Abstract: An artificial nipple for an experimental animal can include a replaceable duct in a nipple and a structure that prevents liquid from accumulating in the nipple except in the nipple tip and the duct. The artificial nipple can be configured to prevent liquid from accumulating by filling the nipple with an elastic member or by forming the nipple with an elastic member integrally with an outer wall of the nipple.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignees: Meiji Dairies Corporation
    Inventors: Junji Hoshiba, Masako Yajima
  • Artificial nipple for experimental animals
    Publication number: 20060042550
    Abstract: It is intended to provide an artificial nipple, whereby a liquid feed or a test solution can be voluntarily and orally given to experimental animals with a need for feeding such as mouse infants, a feeding bottle appropriately usable in combination with the nipple, a device for feeding a liquid comprising them, and a method of feeding a liquid. The artificial nipple is characterized by having a replaceable duct therein and having a structure preventing a liquid from piling up in the nipple except in the nipple tip and the duct, while the feeding bottle is characterized by having a replaceable tube therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2003
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Junji Hoshiba, Masako Yajima