Patents by Inventor Koichiro UTO

Koichiro UTO 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: 12252824
    Abstract: A non-woven fabric including fibers including an aliphatic polyester that has at least two maximum values in a molecular weight distribution thereof, wherein the fibers have a fiber diameter falling within the range of 100 to 3000 nm. The non-woven fabric of the present invention has excellent biodegradability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignees: NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE, NIPPON ZOKI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koichiro Uto, Mitsuhiro Ebara, Mitsuru Naiki, Takafumi Konishi, Hitoshi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20210140081
    Abstract: A non-woven fabric including fibers including an aliphatic polyester that has at least two maximum values in a molecular weight distribution thereof, wherein the fibers have a fiber diameter falling within the range of 100 to 3000 nm. The non-woven fabric of the present invention has excellent biodegradability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicants: NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE, NIPPON ZOKI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koichiro UTO, Mitsuhiro EBARA, Mitsuru NAIKI, Takafumi KONISHI, Hitoshi YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20150352209
    Abstract: The invention aims to provide a nanofiber having self-heating properties and biologically active substance release properties, which can release a drug at the same time as self-heating, and can be safely used on a human body without diffusing self-heating nanoparticles, a production method for the same, and a nonwoven fabric having self-heating properties and biologically active substance release capabilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro EBARA, Takao AOYAGI, Koichiro UTO