Patents by Inventor Nobuaki Minowa

Nobuaki Minowa 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).

  • Calcium phosphate porous sintered body and production thereof
    Patent number: 6340648
    Abstract: A calcium phosphate porous sintered body which comprises spherical pores communicating with one another substantially throughout the body with a porosity of 55% or more and 90% or less, and has an average diameter of the inter-pore communicating parts of 50 &mgr;m or more, a pore diameter of 150 &mgr;m or more, and a three-point bending strength of 5 MPa or more, and a method for producing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2002
    Assignees: Toshiba Ceramics Co., Ltd., National Institute for Research in Inorganic Materials-Science and Technology Agency, Toshiba Denko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kohichi Imura, Hideo Uemoto, Akimichi Hojo, Junzo Tanaka, Masanori Kikuchi, Yasushi Suetsugu, Hiraku Yamazaki, Masami Kinoshita, Nobuaki Minowa