Patents by Inventor Kiichi Kanayama

Kiichi Kanayama 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).

  • Therapeutic/prophylactic agents and method of treating for urinary calculosis in pets
    Patent number: 5603945
    Abstract: A preparation or a pet food comprising an edible carboxylic acid, edible hydroxycarboxylic acid such as fumaric acid or a salt thereof is administered or fed to a pet. The content of the edible organic acid or a salt thereof is, in terms of the edible organic acid, about 0.1 to 99.9% by weight for the preparation such as a solid preparation and about 0.01 to 10% by weight for the pet food such as a dry food. The dose of the edible organic acid or a salt thereof is, in terms of the edible organic acid, about 5 to 500 mg/day/kg of body weight. The preparation and pet food have an improved palatability and safety in comparison with a conventional urine-acidifying agent, thus the administration or feeding of said preparation or pet food prevent or treat urinary calculosis in a pet even in a small amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1997
    Assignee: Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshio Isobe, Toshio Ito, Norio Kogure, Hideaki Narita, Norio Hanazawa, Kiichi Kanayama