Patents by Inventor Masako Shigezawa

Masako Shigezawa 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: 11806202
    Abstract: A mill blank for dental CAD/CAM for preparing a dental restoration by being installed in a CAD/CAM device, wherein, the mill blank for dental CAD/CAM has a columnar shape, has at least two recesses which includes a first recess opening to an upper surface of the mill blank and a second recess opening to a bottom surface of the mill blank and at least one notched portion in a circumference portion, the first recess and the second recess respectively include a first surface which is parallel to the upper surface and the bottom surface and a second surface which is a circumferential face concentric with the circumferential face of the mill blank and is vertical to the first surface, and the notched portion is composed of a surface parallel to the center axis of the columnar shape of the mill blank and contacts with the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: SHOFU INC.
    Inventors: Yusei Kadobayashi, Masako Shigezawa
  • Patent number: 11033466
    Abstract: The present invention provides the dental primer for modifying surface of a dental restoration, comprising: an organic solvent, a silane coupling agent and a weakly acidic compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: SHOFU INC.
    Inventors: Yusei Kadobayashi, Masako Shigezawa
  • Patent number: 10905531
    Abstract: To provide a mill blank for dental CAD/CAM for preparing a dental restoration by being installed in a CAD/CAM device, wherein, the mill blank for dental CAD/CAM has a substantially columnar shape, the mill blank for dental CAD/CAM has at least one recess in a circumference portion, the recess does not extend over the whole of the circumference portion of the mill blank for dental CAD/CAM, and the recess of the mill blank for dental CAD/CAM is to be engaged with the CAD/CAM device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: SHOFU INC.
    Inventors: Yusei Kadobayashi, Masako Shigezawa
  • Patent number: 10905532
    Abstract: To provide a mill blank for dental CAD/CAM containing a ceramic material for preparing a dental restoration by being installed in a CAD/CAM device, wherein, the mill blank for dental CAD/CAM comprises a ceramic portion in which a dental restoration is cut out and a resin portion which joins with a CAD/CAM device, the mill blank for dental CAD/CAM has a columnar shape, the resin portion is provided at a side surface of the ceramic portion and has a cylindrical shape or a belt shape, a ceramic portion side of the resin portion contacts with the side surface of the ceramic portion, the ceramic portion has a columnar shape, the ceramic portion has a protrusion part, an upper surface and a bottom surface of the columnar shape of the ceramic portion are parallel to each other, the mill blank for dental CAD/CAM has at least two recesses which includes a first recess and a second recess in a circumference portion, the first recess and the second recess respectively include a first surface which is parallel to the upp
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: SHOFU INC.
    Inventors: Yusei Kadobayashi, Masako Shigezawa
  • Patent number: 10813848
    Abstract: The present invention provides the dental primer for modifying surface of a dental restoration, comprising: an organic solvent, a silane coupling agent and an acid anhydride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: SHOFU INC.
    Inventors: Yusei Kadobayashi, Masako Shigezawa
  • Patent number: 10780027
    Abstract: A composite material including silanated filler and mixed polymerizable monomer, having a stable pasty property which keeps well and has a consistent usability. A composite material containing a silanated filler, a polymerizable monomer, and a polymerization initiator, and may be produced by a process which includes in order of a mixed polymerizable monomer preparing step, a mixed polymerizable monomer preserving step, a composite material preparing step, a composite material preserving step, a composite material filling step, and a small quantity preserving container preserving step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: SHOFU INC.
    Inventors: Yusei Kadobayashi, Masako Shigezawa
  • Patent number: 10493003
    Abstract: A composite material including silanated filler and mixed polymerizable monomer, having a stable pasty property which keeps well and has a consistent usability. A composite material containing a silanated filler, a polymerizable monomer, and a polymerization initiator, and may be produced by a process which includes a mixed polymerizable monomer preparing step, a silanation step, a silanated filler preserving step, a composite material preparing step, a composite material preserving step, a composite material filling step, and a small quantity preserving container preserving step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: SHOFU INC.
    Inventors: Yusei Kadobayashi, Masako Shigezawa
  • Patent number: 10363202
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymerization catalyst having storage stability under an oral cavity environment. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a dental material cured by use of the present polymerization catalyst. The polymerization catalyst for use in the dental material is achieved with including 1-cyclohexyl-5-propylbarbituric acid and trioctylmethylammonium chloride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: SHOFU INC.
    Inventors: Yuji Sadakane, Masako Shigezawa, Yusei Kadobayashi
  • Publication number: 20190209439
    Abstract: A composite material including silanated filler and mixed polymerizable monomer, having a stable pasty property which keeps well and has a consistent usability. A composite material containing a silanated filler, a polymerizable monomer, and a polymerization initiator, and may be produced by a process which includes in order of a mixed polymerizable monomer preparing step, a mixed polymerizable monomer preserving step, a composite material preparing step, a composite material preserving step, a composite material filling step, and a small quantity preserving container preserving step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: SHOFU INC.
    Inventors: Yusei KADOBAYASHI, Masako SHIGEZAWA
  • Patent number: 10311753
    Abstract: The compression molded tooth used for practicing dental cutting treatment of the present invention comprises a composition containing a powder or powders of saccharide, polysaccharide, protein, and/or glycoprotein each having a particle size of 1 to 100 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: SHOFU INC.
    Inventors: Yusei Kadobayashi, Masako Shigezawa
  • Patent number: 10265248
    Abstract: A composite material including silanated filler and mixed polymerizable monomer, having a stable pasty property which keeps well and has a consistent usability. A composite material containing a silanated filler, a polymerizable monomer, and a polymerization initiator, and may be produced by a process which includes in order of a mixed polymerizable monomer preparing step, a mixed polymerizable monomer preserving step, a composite material preparing step, a composite material preserving step, a composite material filling step, and a small quantity preserving container preserving step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: SHOFU INC.
    Inventors: Yusei Kadobayashi, Masako Shigezawa
  • Publication number: 20180280253
    Abstract: The present invention provides the dental primer for modifying surface of a dental restoration, comprising: an organic solvent, a silane coupling agent and a weakly acidic compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: SHOFU INC.
    Inventors: Yusei KADOBAYASHI, Masako SHIGEZAWA
  • Publication number: 20180280254
    Abstract: The present invention provides the dental primer for modifying surface of a dental restoration, comprising: an organic solvent, a silane coupling agent and an acid anhydride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: SHOFU INC.
    Inventors: Yusei KADOBAYASHI, Masako SHIGEZAWA
  • Patent number: 9925124
    Abstract: Provided is a dental composition comprising a first largest group of particles and resin matrix, wherein the first largest group consists of particles whose particle size ranges from 0.7 to 1.5 times the representative particle size of the first largest fraction in a population of particles included in the composition whose particle size ranges from 110 to 1000 ?m; and wherein the ratio of the number of particles included in the first largest group to the number of particles whose particle size ranges from 0.5 to 2.0 times the representative particle size of the first largest fraction is equal to or more than 0.8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA SHOFU
    Inventors: Yusei Kadobayashi, Masako Shigezawa, Keiji Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20180055612
    Abstract: To provide a mill blank for dental CAD/CAM for preparing a dental restoration by being installed in a CAD/CAM device, wherein, the mill blank for dental CAD/CAM has a columnar shape, the mill blank for dental CAD/CAM has at least two recesses which includes a first recess opening to an upper surface of the mill blank for dental CAD/CAM and a second recess opening to a bottom surface of the mill blank for dental CAD/CAM and at least one notched portion in a circumference portion, the first recess and the second recess respectively include a first surface which is parallel to the upper surface and the bottom surface and a second surface which is a circumferential face concentric with the circumferential face of the mill blank for dental CAD/CAM and is vertical to the first surface, and the notched portion is composed of a surface parallel to the center axis of the columnar shape of the mill blank for dental CAD/CAM and contacts with the second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: SHOFU INC.
    Inventors: Yusei KADOBAYASHI, Masako SHIGEZAWA
  • Publication number: 20180055613
    Abstract: To provide a mill blank for dental CAD/CAM containing a ceramic material for preparing a dental restoration by being installed in a CAD/CAM device, wherein, the mill blank for dental CAD/CAM comprises a ceramic portion in which a dental restoration is cut out and a resin portion which joins with a CAD/CAM device, the mill blank for dental CAD/CAM has a columnar shape, the resin portion is provided at a side surface of the ceramic portion and has a cylindrical shape or a belt shape, a ceramic portion side of the resin portion contacts with the side surface of the ceramic portion, the ceramic portion has a columnar shape, the ceramic portion has a protrusion part, an upper surface and a bottom surface of the columnar shape of the ceramic portion are parallel to each other, the mill blank for dental CAD/CAM has at least two recesses which includes a first recess and a second recess in a circumference portion, the first recess and the second recess respectively include a first surface which is parallel to the upp
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: SHOFU INC.
    Inventors: Yusei KADOBAYASHI, Masako SHIGEZAWA
  • Publication number: 20180028293
    Abstract: To provide a dental temporary calcined body including an inside colored by a coloring material wherein, the inside of the dental temporary calcined body is colored by a coloring liquid containing the coloring material and a penetrant containing a permeating liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: SHOFU INC.
    Inventors: Yusei KADOBAYASHI, Masako SHIGEZAWA
  • Publication number: 20180028295
    Abstract: To provide a mill blank for dental CAD/CAM for preparing a dental restoration by being installed in a CAD/CAM device, wherein, the mill blank for dental CAD/CAM has a substantially columnar shape, the mill blank for dental CAD/CAM has at least one recess in a circumference portion, the recess does not extend over the whole of the circumference portion of the mill blank for dental CAD/CAM, and the recess of the mill blank for dental CAD/CAM is to be engaged with the CAD/CAM device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: SHOFU INC.
    Inventors: Yusei KADOBAYASHI, Masako SHIGEZAWA
  • Publication number: 20170189275
    Abstract: A composite material including silanated filler and mixed polymerizable monomer, having a stable pasty property which keeps well and has a consistent usability. A composite material containing a silanated filler, a polymerizable monomer, and a polymerization initiator, and may be produced by a process which includes a mixed polymerizable monomer preparing step, a silanation step, a silanated filler preserving step, a composite material preparing step, a composite material preserving step, a composite material filling step, and a small quantity preserving container preserving step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: SHOFU INC.
    Inventors: Yusei KADOBAYASHI, Masako SHIGEZAWA
  • Patent number: RE48730
    Abstract: A composite material including silanated filler and mixed polymerizable monomer, having a stable pasty property which keeps well and has a consistent usability. A composite material containing a silanated filler, a polymerizable monomer, and a polymerization initiator, and may be produced by a process which includes a mixed polymerizable monomer preparing step, a silanation step, a silanated filler preserving step, a composite material preparing step, a composite material preserving step, a composite material filling step, and a small quantity preserving container preserving step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: SHOFU INC.
    Inventors: Yusei Kadobayashi, Masako Shigezawa