Patents by Inventor Naoki Tsurukawa

Naoki Tsurukawa 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: 9173478
    Abstract: An oral care instrument, which can maintain a sufficient support strength of a long neck, leaves little residue of a medicant after using, has a low contamination risk from nozzle tip, allows smooth spouting of a medical solution from the beginning, prevents excessive supply of gelatinous or creamy oral-care composition in the case of flowing the composition in a supply channel inside the same, and contributes to the maintenance of the durability of a manufacturing mold. In the aforesaid oral care instrument, which comprises a handle (2), a head (3) and a neck (4), a channel (11) for supplying oral-care composition running within the neck (4) to a nozzle (10) of the head (3) via the handle (2), is formed; and the head (3) is connected in a detachable manner to the neck (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: SUNSTAR INC.
    Inventors: Naoki Tsurukawa, Seiji Tokuoka, Masafumi Hamada, Satoru Sumiyoshi
  • Publication number: 20120077145
    Abstract: Disclosed is an oral care instrument which can maintain a sufficient support strength of a long neck, leaves little residue of a medicant after using, has a low contamination risk from nozzle tip, allows smooth spouting of a medical solution from the beginning, prevents excessive supply of a gelatinous or creamy oral-care composition in the case of flowing the composition in a supply channel inside the same, and contributes to the maintenance of the durability of a manufacturing mold. In the aforesaid oral care instrument which comprises a handle (2), a head (3) and a neck (4), a channel (11) for supplying oral-care composition running within the neck (4) to a nozzle (10) of the head (3) via the handle (2) is formed and the head (3) is connected in a detachable manner to the neck (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: SUNSTAR INC.,
    Inventors: Naoki Tsurukawa, Seiji Tokuoka, Masafumi Hamada, Satoru Sumiyoshi
  • Patent number: 7694378
    Abstract: The present invention provides an interdental brush and a cap, said brush having a good handling property and a low manufacturing cost, said brush being stored with the cap on while adjusting the brush body at any angle. The handle member 3 supporting the brush body 2 includes a handle body 6, an arm 12 extending from one end of the handle body 6, a brush support 13 that holds a base of the brush body 2, a first hinge 14 that connects the tip of the arm 12 and one end of the brush support 13 in a freely rotating manner, an operating portion 15 provided slidably at the other end of the handle member 3, and a second hinge 16 that connects the tip of the operating portion 15 and the other end of the brush support 13 in a freely rotating manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Sunstar, Inc.
    Inventors: Naoki Tsurukawa, Hidekuni Takano, Hirohisa Nakatsuka
  • Publication number: 20080044791
    Abstract: The present invention provides an interdental brush and a cap, said brush having a good handling property and a low manufacturing cost, said brush being stored with the cap on while adjusting the brush body at any angle. The handle member 3 supporting the brush body 2 includes a handle body 6, an arm 12 extending from one end of the handle body 6, a brush support 13 that holds a base of the brush body 2, a first hinge 14 that connects the tip of the arm 12 and one end of the brush support 13 in a freely rotating manner, an operating portion 15 provided slidably at the other end of the handle member 3, and a second hinge 16 that connects the tip of the operating portion 15 and the other end of the brush support 13 in a freely rotating manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2004
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: Naoki Tsurukawa, Hidekuni Takano, Hirohisa Nakatsuka
  • Patent number: 6767209
    Abstract: Relates to an interdental cleaning tool provided on the peripheral surface of a shaft member 1 with one or a plurality of projections 2, the projections being pinnulate elements or cirrate elements, and shaft member 1 and projections 2 being integrally molded from synthetic resin, whereby there may be afforded a soft touch against the tissues of the oral cavity during use, deviation in extraction force of the pinnulate members and cirrate members may be prevented, and production costs may be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignees: Sunstar Inc., Uni-Sunstar B.V.
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Tomita, Fujio Ito, Naoki Tsurukawa, Hitoshi Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 5882584
    Abstract: An interdental brush wire and an interdental brush which are not buckled or broken, are excellent in durability and manipulation ease due to the springy brush as well as the ability of insertion between teeth characterized in that the wire is a stainless steel wire having a diameter of 0.15 to 0.35 mm and containing nitrogen and a controlled amount of manganese.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: Sunstar, Inc.
    Inventor: Naoki Tsurukawa
  • Patent number: D623736
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignees: Sunstar Inc., Shizuoka Prefectural Government
    Inventors: Naoki Tsurukawa, Yojiro Ota