Patents by Inventor Kazuhiko Yoshinaga

Kazuhiko Yoshinaga 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: 20240180789
    Abstract: A polymerization initiator-containing composition contains a fourth period transition metal compound including a transition metal atom belonging to the fourth period of the Periodic Table, a tertiary amine compound, and a thiourea compound represented by the following general formula (1): where R1 to R4 each represent one selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aromatic ring group, and a heterocyclic group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Chidzuru INAMI, Yoshihisa KAMIMOTO, Kazuhiko YOSHINAGA
  • Publication number: 20240148613
    Abstract: A dental polymerization kit is used to polymerize a non-acidic monomer having no acidic group and having an ethylenic unsaturated group in dental treatment. The dental polymerization kit includes an A agent containing an acidic substance and a B agent containing a transition metal compound and a reducing agent and being in the form of a liquid or a paste. The transition metal compound is solid in the B agent and soluble in the acidic substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Yusuke YAMADA, Yoshihisa KAMIMOTO, Chidzuru INAMI, Kazuhiko YOSHINAGA
  • Patent number: 11844847
    Abstract: A compound (A) is represented by the formula (1): wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom or an alkali metal atom, R2 is a hydrogen atom or an alkali metal atom, R3 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, Z is a divalent or trivalent organic group, and the lines consisting of a solid line and a broken line bonded to Z represent a single bond or a double bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: SUN MEDICAL CO., LTD., MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Hideo Matsumura, Sayaka Miyamori, Takashi Yamamoto, Kazuhiko Yoshinaga, Shigeru Mio, Shinji Kiyono, Hina Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11786444
    Abstract: Provided are monomers useful for dental materials that include a compound in which a core and a specific terminal group are bonded to each other directly or via a linking group, wherein the core is a C1-200 polyvalent organic group having a valence of not less than 3 containing an oxygen atom or a nitrogen atom in which an atom bonded to the terminal group or the linking group is the oxygen atom or the nitrogen atom; the terminal group is a specific (meth)acryloyl group-containing group, a (meth)acryloyl group, a C1-20 hydrocarbon group or a hydrogen atom, and the terminal group needs to meet specific requirements; and the linking group is a specific divalent group, and when the compound contains a plurality of linking groups, the linking groups may be the same as or different from each other. Compositions, dental materials and kits are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Yoko Kosugi, Akiko Matsumoto, Kazuhiko Yoshinaga
  • Patent number: 11406571
    Abstract: Provided are monomers useful for dental materials that include a compound in which a core and a specific terminal group are bonded to each other directly or via a linking group, wherein the core is a C1-200 polyvalent organic group having a valence of not less than 3 containing an oxygen atom or a nitrogen atom in which an atom bonded to the terminal group or the linking group is the oxygen atom or the nitrogen atom; the terminal group is a specific (meth)acryloyl group-containing group, a (meth)acryloyl group, a C1-20 hydrocarbon group or a hydrogen atom, and the terminal group needs to meet specific requirements; and the linking group is a specific divalent group, and when the compound contains a plurality of linking groups, the linking groups may be the same as or different from each other. Compositions, dental materials and kits are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Yoko Kosugi, Akiko Matsumoto, Kazuhiko Yoshinaga
  • Patent number: 11311462
    Abstract: Provided are adhesive monomers for dental materials including compounds represented by the general formula (1) below, in which the core (X) and the terminal group (Y1) are bonded to each other directly or via the linking group (Z): X(Y1)n1a(Z—Y1)n1b(1) wherein n1a represents the number of terminal groups (Y1) directly bonded to the core (X), n1b represents the number of terminal groups (Y1) bonded to the core (X) via the linking group (Z), and the sum of n1a and n1b is equal to the valence of the core (X); the core (X), the linking group (Z) and the terminal group (Y1) are further defined. The adhesive monomers can enhance adhesive strength to the tooth in dental treatment, and impart high mechanical strength to cured products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignees: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC., KULZER GMBH
    Inventors: Yoko Kosugi, Akiko Matsumoto, Kazuhiko Yoshinaga, Michael Gerlach, Maria Lechmann-Dorn, Jutta Schneider, Andreas Utterodt
  • Publication number: 20210378919
    Abstract: Provided are monomers useful for dental materials that include a compound in which a core and a specific terminal group are bonded to each other directly or via a linking group, wherein the core is a C1-200 polyvalent organic group having a valence of not less than 3 containing an oxygen atom or a nitrogen atom in which an atom bonded to the terminal group or the linking group is the oxygen atom or the nitrogen atom; the terminal group is a specific (meth)acryloyl group-containing group, a (meth)acryloyl group, a C1-20 hydrocarbon group or a hydrogen atom, and the terminal group needs to meet specific requirements; and the linking group is a specific divalent group, and when the compound contains a plurality of linking groups, the linking groups may be the same as or different from each other. Compositions, dental materials and kits are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Yoko KOSUGI, Akiko MATSUMOTO, Kazuhiko YOSHINAGA
  • Publication number: 20210298997
    Abstract: A compound (A) is represented by the formula (1): wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom or an alkali metal atom, R2 is a hydrogen atom or an alkali metal atom, R3 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, Z is a divalent or trivalent organic group, and the lines consisting of a solid line and a broken line bonded to Z represent a single bond or a double bond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicants: SUN MEDICAL CO., LTD., MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Hideo MATSUMURA, Sayaka MIYAMORI, Takashi YAMAMOTO, Kazuhiko YOSHINAGA, Shigeru MIO, Shinji KIYONO, Hina SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 11110038
    Abstract: A dental adhesive curable composition containing a polymerizable monomer including a polymerizable monomer represented by formula (1?) and defined amounts of an acidic group-containing polymerizable monomer, a polymerization initiator containing a peroxide and a photopolymerization initiator, and a reductant containing a sulfinic acid compound and/or a salt thereof, and a filler: wherein the R groups, n and m are defined. A dental adhesive curable kit and a mobile tooth fixing material are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignees: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC., SUN MEDICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Yoshinaga, Yoshimitsu Tanabe, Shinsuke Kinoshita, Takenori Mitamura, Hiroki Murai, Takeshi Yokoyama, Yoshihisa Kamimoto, Tatsuya Ori, Hirohisa Shimizu, Masami Arata, Masuji Tsuchikawa, Sayaka Miyamori, Yoshiaki Katsura
  • Publication number: 20210161771
    Abstract: Provided are monomers useful for dental materials that include a compound in which a core and a specific terminal group are bonded to each other directly or via a linking group, wherein the core is a C1-200 polyvalent organic group having a valence of not less than 3 containing an oxygen atom or a nitrogen atom in which an atom bonded to the terminal group or the linking group is the oxygen atom or the nitrogen atom; the terminal group is a specific (meth)acryloyl group-containing group, a (meth)acryloyl group, a C1-20 hydrocarbon group or a hydrogen atom, and the terminal group needs to meet specific requirements; and the linking group is a specific divalent group, and when the compound contains a plurality of linking groups, the linking groups may be the same as or different from each other. Compositions, dental materials and kits are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Yoko KOSUGI, Akiko MATSUMOTO, Kazuhiko YOSHINAGA
  • Publication number: 20200030194
    Abstract: A dental adhesive curable composition containing a polymerizable monomer including a polymerizable monomer represented by formula (1?) and defined amounts of an acidic group-containing polymerizable monomer, a polymerization initiator containing a peroxide and a photopolymerization initiator, and a reductant containing a sulfinic acid compound and/or a salt thereof, and a filler: wherein the R groups, n and m are defined. A dental adhesive curable kit and a mobile tooth fixing material are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicants: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., Sun Medical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko YOSHINAGA, Yoshimitsu TANABE, Shinsuke KINOSHITA, Takenori MITAMURA, Hiroki MURAI, Takeshi YOKOYAMA, Yoshihisa KAMIMOTO, Tatsuya ORI, Hirohisa SHIMIZU, Masami ARATA, Masuji TSUCHIKAWA, Sayaka MIYAMORI, Yoshiaki KATSURA
  • Publication number: 20190374440
    Abstract: Provided are adhesive monomers for dental materials including compounds represented by the general formula (1) below, in which the core (X) and the terminal group (Y1) are bonded to each other directly or via the linking group (Z): X(Y1)n1a(Z?Y1)n1b(1) wherein n1a represents the number of terminal groups (Y1) directly bonded to the core (X), n1b represents the number of terminal groups (Y1) bonded to the core (X) via the linking group (Z), and the sum of n1a and n1b is equal to the valence of the core (X); the core (X), the linking group (Z) and the terminal group (Y1) are further defined. The adhesive monomers can enhance adhesive strength to the tooth in dental treatment, and impart high mechanical strength to cured products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicants: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., KULZER GMBH
    Inventors: Yoko KOSUGI, Akiko MATSUMOTO, Kazuhiko YOSHINAGA, Michael GERLACH, Maria LECHMANN-DORN, Jutta SCHNEIDER, Andreas UTTERODT
  • Publication number: 20190374441
    Abstract: Provided are adhesive materials which exhibit high adhesive strength, and compounds which can be blended with the adhesive materials. The compounds are represented by the general formula: X(Y1)n1, in which the core (X) and the terminal group (Y1) are bonded to each other, n1 represents the number of terminal groups (Y1) bonded to the core (X), and n1 is equal to the valence of the core (X); the core (X) is a C1-200 polyvalent organic group having a valence of not less than 3 containing an oxygen atom or a nitrogen atom in which an atom bonded to the terminal group (Y1) is the oxygen atom or the nitrogen atom; and the terminal group (Y1) is further defined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoko KOSUGI, Akiko MATSUMOTO, Kazuhiko YOSHINAGA
  • Publication number: 20190365610
    Abstract: Provided are monomers useful for dental materials that include a compound in which a core and a specific terminal group are bonded to each other directly or via a linking group, wherein the core is a C1-200 polyvalent organic group having a valence of not less than 3 containing an oxygen atom or a nitrogen atom in which an atom bonded to the terminal group or the linking group is the oxygen atom or the nitrogen atom; the terminal group is a specific (meth)acryloyl group-containing group, a (meth)acryloyl group, a C1-20 hydrocarbon group or a hydrogen atom, and the terminal group needs to meet specific requirements; and the linking group is a specific divalent group, and when the compound contains a plurality of linking groups, the linking groups may be the same as or different from each other. Compositions, dental materials and kits are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoko KOSUGI, Akiko MATSUMOTO, Kazuhiko YOSHINAGA
  • Patent number: 10470980
    Abstract: The present invention provides polymerizable monomers represented by the following general formula (1) that are useful as dental materials. In the general formula (1), Ra is a divalent C6-9 aromatic hydrocarbon group or a divalent C6-9 optionally bridged cyclic hydrocarbon group, R1 and R2 are each a hydrogen atom or a C1-3 alkyl group, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group, R7 and R8 are each a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, m and n are each independently 0 to 4, and Rb and Rc are each independently a C2-6 linear alkylene or C2-6 linear oxyalkylene group optionally substituted with a C1-3 alkyl group or a (meth)acryloyloxymethylene group in place of a hydrogen atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignees: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC., SUN MEDICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Yoshinaga, Yoshimitsu Tanabe, Shinsuke Kinoshita, Takenori Mitamura, Hiroki Murai, Takeshi Yokoyama, Yoshihisa Kamimoto, Tatsuya Ori, Hirohisa Shimizu, Masami Arata, Masuji Tsuchikawa, Sayaka Miyamori, Yoshiaki Katsura
  • Patent number: 10130564
    Abstract: Provided are dental polymerizable monomers that can give cured products having high toughness and high rigidity, dental polymerizable monomer compositions containing the polymerizable monomers, and dental compositions containing the dental polymerizable monomer compositions, and cured products thereof having high mechanical properties. The dental polymerizable monomer (A) which includes a urethane acrylate obtained from an appropriately rigid diisocyanate and an appropriately flexible hydroxyacrylate is used to prepare a dental polymerizable monomer composition containing the dental polymerizable monomer, and a dental composition containing the dental polymerizable monomer composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignees: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC., SHOFU INC., SUN MEDICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Yoshinaga, Hiroshi Naruse, Mitsuji Teramae, Kiyomi Fuchigami, Hidefumi Fujimura, Masuji Tsuchikawa, Hirofumi Imai
  • Patent number: 10130563
    Abstract: Provided are dental polymerizable monomer compositions that can give cured products having high toughness and high rigidity, and dental compositions containing such dental polymerizable monomer compositions and cured products thereof having high mechanical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignees: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC., SHOFU INC., SUN MEDICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Yoshinaga, Hiroshi Naruse, Mitsuji Teramae, Kiyomi Fuchigami, Hidefumi Fujimura, Masuji Tsuchikawa, Hirofumi Imai
  • Publication number: 20180110683
    Abstract: The present invention provides polymerizable monomers represented by the following general formula (1) that are useful as dental materials. In the general formula (1), Ra is a divalent C6-9 aromatic hydrocarbon group or a divalent C6-9 optionally bridged cyclic hydrocarbon group, R1 and R2 are each a hydrogen atom or a C1-3 alkyl group, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group, R7 and R8 are each a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, m and n are each independently 0 to 4, and Rb and Rc are each independently a C2-6 linear alkylene or C2-6 linear oxyalkylene group optionally substituted with a C1-3 alkyl group or a (meth)acryloyloxymethylene group in place of a hydrogen atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicants: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC., SUN MEDICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko YOSHINAGA, Yoshimitsu TANABE, Shinsuke KINOSHITA, Takenori MITAMURA, Hiroki MURAI, Takeshi YOKOYAMA, Yoshihisa KAMIMOTO, Tatsuya ORI, Hirohisa SHIMIZU, Masami ARATA, Masuji TSUCHIKAWA, Sayaka MIYAMORI, Yoshiaki KATSURA
  • Publication number: 20170181932
    Abstract: Provided are dental polymerizable monomer compositions that can give cured products having high toughness and high rigidity, and dental compositions containing such dental polymerizable monomer compositions and cured products thereof having high mechanical properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicants: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC., SHOFU INC., SUN MEDICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko YOSHINAGA, Hiroshi NARUSE, Mitsuji TERAMAE, Kiyomi FUCHIGAMI, Hidefumi FUJIMURA, Masuji TSUCHIKAWA, Hirofumi IMAI
  • Publication number: 20170174621
    Abstract: Provided are dental polymerizable monomers that can give cured products having high toughness and high rigidity, dental polymerizable monomer compositions containing the polymerizable monomers, and dental compositions containing the dental polymerizable monomer compositions, and cured products thereof having high mechanical properties. The dental polymerizable monomer (A) which includes a urethane acrylate obtained from an appropriately rigid diisocyanate and an appropriately flexible hydroxyacrylate is used to prepare a dental polymerizable monomer composition containing the dental polymerizable monomer, and a dental composition containing the dental polymerizable monomer composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicants: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC., SHOFU INC., SUN MEDICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko YOSHINAGA, Hiroshi NARUSE, Mitsuji TERAMAE, Kiyomi FUCHIGAMI, Hidefumi FUJIMURA, Masuji TSUCHIKAWA, Hirofumi IMAI