Patents by Inventor KATSUHIKO SHIRAHIGE

KATSUHIKO SHIRAHIGE 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).

  • Method for evaluating physical conditions, method for presenting information, and method for screening for substance capable of improving or preventing physical conditions
    Patent number: 11802310
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a method for evaluating various physical conditions accurately; a method for presenting information utilizing the aforementioned method; and a method of screening for a substance capable of improving or preventing physical conditions. A method for evaluating a physical condition of a subject comprises the steps of: determining the value of an abundance of a skin flora, which is collected from the surface of the skin of the subject, on the surface of the skin or the value of a parameter calculated on the basis of the abundance, wherein the reference values for the correlation between the abundance or the parameter with the physical condition has been produced; and then comparing the value with the reference values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignees: MYSKIN CORPORATION, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Makiko Komata, Kouta Tachibana, Katsuhiko Shirahige, Takashi Sutani
  • METHOD FOR EVALUATING PHYSICAL CONDITIONS, METHOD FOR PRESENTING INFORMATION, AND METHOD FOR SCREENING FOR SUBSTANCE CAPABLE OF IMPROVING OR PREVENTING PHYSICAL CONDITIONS
    Publication number: 20180208982
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a method for evaluating various physical conditions accurately; a method for presenting information utilizing the aforementioned method; and a method of screening for a substance capable of improving or preventing physical conditions. A method for evaluating a physical condition of a subject comprises the steps of: determining the value of an abundance of a skin flora, which is collected from the surface of the skin of the subject, on the surface of the skin or the value of a parameter calculated on the basis of the abundance, wherein the reference values for the correlation between the abundance or the parameter with the physical condition has been produced; and then comparing the value with the reference values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: MAKIKO KOMATA, KOUTA TACHIBANA, KATSUHIKO SHIRAHIGE, TAKASHI SUTANI