Patents by Inventor Naoki Nishigaki

Naoki Nishigaki 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: 20220142754
    Abstract: The present invention provides a dental mill blank having an excellent mechanical strength and an excellent water resistance according to which a decrease in mechanical strength can be suppressed even in an environment where water is present, for example, inside an oral cavity. The present invention relates to a dental mill blank including: a polymer (A); and continuous inorganic fibers (B) that are oriented substantially in one direction, wherein the dental mill blank has a decreasing rate of 40% or less in three-point flexural strength after immersion in 70° C. water for seven days.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: KURARAY NORITAKE DENTAL INC.
    Inventors: Hirotaka HORIGUCHI, Naoki NISHIGAKI
  • Patent number: 11304879
    Abstract: The present invention provides a dental adhesive composition that, even after photocuring with a high-output LED irradiator, shows high bond strength not only for dentin untreated by phosphoric acid etching but also for dentin treated by phosphoric acid etching. The present invention relates to a dental adhesive composition comprising a phosphoric acid group-containing polymerizable monomer (A), the phosphoric acid group-containing polymerizable monomer (A) comprising: a dihydrogen phosphate monoester group-containing polymerizable monomer (A-1) represented by general formula (1); a hydrogen phosphate diester group-containing polymerizable monomer (A-2) represented by general formula (2); and a phosphoric acid tetraester group-containing polymerizable monomer (A-3) represented by general formula (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: KURARAY NORITAKE DENTAL INC.
    Inventors: Yamato Nojiri, Naoki Nishigaki, Mitsunobu Kawashima
  • Publication number: 20220071852
    Abstract: The present invention provides a dental adhesive composition that exhibits high bond strength (initial bond strength and bond durability) to sandblasted zirconia. The present invention relates to a dental adhesive composition comprising a dihydrogen phosphate monoester group-containing polymerizable monomer (A) represented by a general formula (1) and a dihydrogen phosphate monoester group-containing compound (B) represented by a general formula (2). (The definitions of the symbols are omitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: KURARAY NORITAKE DENTAL INC.
    Inventors: Yamato NOJIRI, Naoki NISHIGAKI, Mitsunobu KAWASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20210145701
    Abstract: The present invention provides a dental adhesive composition that, even after photocuring with a high-output LED irradiator, shows high bond strength not only for dentin untreated by phosphoric acid etching but also for dentin treated by phosphoric acid etching. The present invention relates to a dental adhesive composition comprising a phosphoric acid group-containing polymerizable monomer (A), the phosphoric acid group-containing polymerizable monomer (A) comprising: a dihydrogen phosphate monoester group-containing polymerizable monomer (A-1) represented by general formula (1); a hydrogen phosphate diester group-containing polymerizable monomer (A-2) represented by general formula (2); and a phosphoric acid tetraester group-containing polymerizable monomer (A-3) represented by general formula (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: KURARAY NORITAKE DENTAL INC.
    Inventors: Yamato NOJIRI, Naoki NISHIGAKI, Mitsunobu KAWASHIMA
  • Patent number: 10786435
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for optical three-dimensional modeling that offers desirable shape accuracy in optical three-dimensional modeling, and that provides desirable transparency and mechanical characteristics upon being cured. The present invention relates to a composition for optical three-dimensional modeling comprising a polymerizable monomer (a), an ultraviolet-absorbing inorganic particle (b), and a photopolymerization initiator (c).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: KURARAY NORITAKE DENTAL INC.
    Inventors: Kenji Suzuki, Naoki Nishigaki
  • Publication number: 20190254936
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for optical three-dimensional modeling that offers desirable shape accuracy in optical three-dimensional modeling, and that provides desirable transparency and mechanical characteristics upon being cured. The present invention relates to a composition for optical three-dimensional modeling comprising a polymerizable monomer (a), an ultraviolet-absorbing inorganic particle (b), and a photopolymerization initiator (c).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: KURARAY NORITAKE DENTAL INC.
    Inventors: Kenji SUZUKI, Naoki NISHIGAKI
  • Patent number: 10231905
    Abstract: The present invention relates to providing a dental curable composition that, when cured, has high metal ion release ability and highly durable physical properties. The dental curable composition of the present invention includes: a sugar compound having an —XM group, where —X is an acid anion group and M is a metal cation; and a curable component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: KURARAY NORITAKE DENTAL INC.
    Inventors: Mitsunobu Kawashima, Mitsuru Takei, Naoki Nishigaki, Shumei Ishihara, Kenji Hatanaka, Hiroshige Ishino, Akiko Tsuji
  • Patent number: 9915568
    Abstract: A circuit device including: a detection circuit (10) that performs A/D conversion of a first detection voltage (VD1) that is detected by using a thermopile (2), and outputs a first detection value (DT1) that is a digital value, and performs A/D conversion of a second detection voltage (VD2) that is detected by using a thermistor (4), and outputs a second detection value (DT2) that is a digital value; and a control unit (50) that obtains a self-temperature by using the second detection value (DT2), obtains a second electromotive voltage that corresponds to the self-temperature by using the self-temperature, obtains a first electromotive voltage that corresponds to an object's temperature by using the first detection value (DT1) and the second electromotive voltage, and obtains the object's temperature by using the first electromotive voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kota Onishi, Tsutae Hinata, Yukinari Shibata, Chihiro Fukumoto, Naoki Nishigaki, Koji Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 9271901
    Abstract: The present invention provides a one-part dental adhesive composition that exhibits excellent adhesive property and bond durability to a tooth structure (particularly dentin) and has high stability to ambient light, in which respective components have been mixed uniformly. The present invention is a one-part dental adhesive composition including a polymerizable monomer (A) having an acidic group, a polymerizable monomer (B) having a fluorocarbon group represented by the general formula (1), water (C), and a polymerization initiator (D). A content of the polymerizable monomer (A) having an acidic group is 5.5 to 35 parts by weight in 100 parts by weight of the total amount of polymerizable monomers. (In the formula, R1 denotes a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and Rf denotes a fluoroalkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: KURARAY NORITAKE DENTAL INC.
    Inventors: Ai Hinamoto, Naoki Nishigaki, Naofumi Murata
  • Publication number: 20160038382
    Abstract: The present invention relates to providing a dental curable composition that, when cured, has high metal ion release ability and highly durable physical properties. The dental curable composition of the present invention includes: a sugar compound having an —XM group, where —X is an acid anion group and M is a metal cation; and a curable component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: KURARAY NORITAKE DENTAL INC.
    Inventors: Mitsunobu KAWASHIMA, Mitsuru TAKEI, Naoki NISHIGAKI, Shumei ISHIHARA, Kenji HATANAKA, Hiroshige ISHINO, Akiko TSUJI
  • Publication number: 20150276499
    Abstract: A circuit device including: a detection circuit (10) that performs A/D conversion of a first detection voltage (VD1) that is detected by using a thermopile (2), and outputs a first detection value (DT1) that is a digital value, and performs A/D conversion of a second detection voltage (VD2) that is detected by using a thermistor (4), and outputs a second detection value (DT2) that is a digital value; and a control unit (50) that obtains a self-temperature by using the second detection value (DT2), obtains a second electromotive voltage that corresponds to the self-temperature by using the self-temperature, obtains a first electromotive voltage that corresponds to an object's temperature by using the first detection value (DT1) and the second electromotive voltage, and obtains the object's temperature by using the first electromotive voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Kota ONISHI, Tsutae HINATA, Yukinari SHIBATA, Chihiro FUKUMOTO, Naoki NISHIGAKI, Koji KAWAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20130012615
    Abstract: The present invention provides a one-part dental adhesive composition that exhibits excellent adhesive property and bond durability to a tooth structure (particularly dentin) and has high stability to ambient light, in which respective components have been mixed uniformly. The present invention is a one-part dental adhesive composition including a polymerizable monomer (A) having an acidic group, a polymerizable monomer (B) having a fluorocarbon group represented by the general formula (1), water (C), and a polymerization initiator (D). A content of the polymerizable monomer (A) having an acidic group is 5.5 to 35 parts by weight in 100 parts by weight of the total amount of polymerizable monomers. (In the formula, R1 denotes a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and Rf denotes a fluoroalkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: Kuraray Noritake Dental, Inc.
    Inventors: Ai Hinamoto, Naoki Nishigaki, Naofumi Murata
  • Patent number: 7977405
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition suitable for a dental composition. The present invention is a composition containing: a polymerizable monomer (A) having an unconjugated carbon chain with at least four carbon atoms bonded continuously, at least two polymerizable groups, and at least two hydroxyl groups; and a polymerizable monomer (B) having one polymerizable group and at least one hydroxyl group. When a suitable component is added to this composition, the resultant composition can be used suitably for dental materials such as a primer, bonding material, composite resin, and cement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Kurray Medical Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshige Ishino, Takahiro Sekiguchi, Koichi Okada, Naoki Nishigaki
  • Publication number: 20100130682
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polymerizable composition that exhibits excellent adhesive properties to a tooth structure (particularly dentin) when applied as a dental material, and a polymerizable monomer that is used as a component of the polymerizable composition. The present invention is a polymerizable monomer (A) that is a compound having at least two polymerizable groups. The polymerizable monomer (A) has a retention time of 7 minutes to 30 minutes in a high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) measurement conducted under a condition in which a column with an inner diameter of 3.9 mm and a length of 300 mm, packed with a C18 packing material having been crushed to have an average particle size of 10 ?m and a pore size of 125 angstroms, is used, an eluent is a mixed solvent of methanol and water contained at a ratio of 3:7, a flow rate is 1.0 mL/minute, a measurement temperature is 50° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: Kuraray Medical Inc.
    Inventors: Ai Hinamoto, Hiroshige Ishino, Takahiro Sekiguchi, Koichi Okada, Mitsuru Takei, Naoki Nishigaki
  • Publication number: 20100048762
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition that exhibits excellent adhesive properties to tooth structure (particularly dentin) when applied as a dental material. The present invention is a composition containing a polymerizable monomer (A) having an unconjugated carbon chain with at least four carbon atoms bonded continuously, at least two polymerizable groups, and at least two hydroxyl groups, and a bisacylphosphine oxide (B) represented by the following formula (1): where the respective symbols are as defined in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: Kuraray Medical Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshige Ishino, Takahiro Sekiguchi, Koichi Okada, Naoki Nishigaki, Ai Hinamoto, Mariko Sugiura
  • Publication number: 20100036075
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition suitable for a dental composition. The present invention is a composition containing: a polymerizable monomer (A) having an unconjugated carbon chain with at least four carbon atoms bonded continuously, at least two polymerizable groups, and at least two hydroxyl groups; and a polymerizable monomer (B) having one polymerizable group and at least one hydroxyl group. When a suitable component is added to this composition, the resultant composition can be used suitably for dental materials such as a primer, bonding material, composite resin, and cement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: Kuraray Medical Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshige Ishino, Takahiro Sekiguchi, Koichi Okada, Naoki Nishigaki
  • Patent number: 7655722
    Abstract: The present invention relates to adhesive compositions having: a phosphate group-containing monomer (a) having a fluorocarbon group represented by Chemical Formula 1; and a solvent (b), where R is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, n, p and q are natural numbers 2?n?10, p+q?n and p+q+n?13.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Kuraray Medical Inc.
    Inventors: Kazumitsu Nakatsuka, Naoki Nishigaki, Mitsunobu Kawashima
  • Patent number: 7615582
    Abstract: A hydrophobic acidic group-containing polymeric monomer (a); a water-soluble polymeric monomer (b); water (c); a photopolymerization initiator (d); an aromatic tertiary amine (e) having an electron-withdrawing group; a cross-linkable polymeric monomer (f); and a basic compound (g) for producing a water-soluble salt through a reaction with a part of the hydrophobic acidic group-containing polymeric monomer (a) are included as essential compounding ingredients. A one-part dental adhesive composition that exhibits high adhesive strength and high storage stability in adhesion between a teeth, and more particularly enamel or dentine, and a dental repairing material, and more particularly a resin material, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Kuraray Medical Inc.
    Inventors: Kazumitsu Nakatsuka, Naoki Nishigaki
  • Publication number: 20090023856
    Abstract: The invention provides an adhesive composition including a specific phosphate group-containing monomer (a) having a fluorocarbon group, and a solvent (b). An adhesive composition that is suitably used in the fields of medical care, electronic industry, precision machinery industry, jewel industry and so on, exhibits high bond strength and high adhesive durability and is minimally varied in bond strength is provided. The adhesive composition of this invention exhibits high adhesive durability and high coloring resistance on dental restorative materials such as ceramics, a composite resin cured substance, porcelain and a metal, and in particular, on a novel dental restorative material such as hybrid ceramics or a metal oxide-based high strength ceramics, and therefore it is suitably used in the dental field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: Kuraray Medical Inc.
    Inventors: Kazumitsu Nakatsuka, Naoki Nishigaki, Mitsunobu Kawashima
  • Publication number: 20070100020
    Abstract: A hydrophobic acidic group-containing polymeric monomer (a); a water-soluble polymeric monomer (b); water (c); a photopolymerization initiator (d); an aromatic tertiary amine (e) having an electron-withdrawing group; a cross-linkable polymeric monomer (f); and a basic compound (g) for producing a water-soluble salt through a reaction with a part of the hydrophobic acidic group-containing polymeric monomer (a) are included as essential compounding ingredients. A one-part dental adhesive composition that exhibits high adhesive strength and high storage stability in adhesion between a teeth, and more particularly enamel or dentine, and a dental repairing material, and more particularly a resin material, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicant: Kuraray Medical Inc.
    Inventors: Kazumitsu Nakatsuka, Naoki Nishigaki