Patents by Inventor Nobuaki Uehara

Nobuaki Uehara 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: 11969490
    Abstract: A hair conditioner composition comprising: a) a fatty acid; b) a fatty alcohol; and c) an antimicrobial system comprising: i) glyceryl caprylate; and ii) one or more of 4-hydroxyacetophenone and pentylene glycol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Nobuaki Uehara Matsuoka, Kai Wei Kelvin Lee
  • Publication number: 20230190601
    Abstract: A hair conditioner composition comprising a first material and a second material; wherein the first material comprises at least two amine groups, has an A Log P at pH 6 of less than about ?2, and has a hydrophobic surface area at pH 6 of at least about 160 ?2 (Angstrom)2; and wherein the second material comprises at least one C12 to C22 carbon chain and has an A Log P at pH 6 of at least about 3.2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Shikhar GUPTA, Nobuaki UEHARA
  • Patent number: 11617706
    Abstract: A hair conditioner composition comprising arginine, a fatty acid having a C16 to C22 alkyl chain, and an aqueous carrier, all of which form a gel structure, and wherein the composition is free of a fatty alcohol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Nobuaki Uehara Matsuoka
  • Publication number: 20210401706
    Abstract: A hair conditioner composition comprising arginine, a fatty acid having a C16 to C22 alkyl chain, and an aqueous carrier, all of which form a gel structure, and wherein the composition is free of a fatty alcohol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventor: Nobuaki UEHARA MATSUOKA
  • Publication number: 20210401703
    Abstract: A hair conditioner composition comprising: a) a fatty acid; b) a fatty alcohol; and c) an antimicrobial system comprising: i) glyceryl caprylate; and ii) one or more of 4-hydroxyacetophenone and pentylene glycol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Nobuaki UEHARA MATSUOKA, Kai Wei Kelvin LEE
  • Publication number: 20210401679
    Abstract: A hair conditioner composition comprising: a) a basic amino acid; b) a fatty acid; c) a high melting point fatty alcohol; and d) an aqueous carrier; wherein a) through d) form a lamellar gel network matrix with a L? phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventor: Nobuaki UEHARA MATSUOKA
  • Publication number: 20210059925
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hair conditioning product comprising a first composition and a second composition, wherein the first and second compositions are kept separate from one another until use, wherein the first composition comprises: a cationic surfactant; a high melting point fatty compound; and an aqueous carrier, wherein the second composition comprises: a cationic polymer; and an aqueous carrier, and wherein the first composition and/or the second composition further comprises a silicone compound. The product of the present invention provides improved free flowing (i.e., reduced clumpy hair) on dry hair, while not deteriorating other benefits especially friction on dry hair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Martin Chang Shou LEE, XinHao ZHU, Nobuaki UEHARA, Zhicai ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20200129410
    Abstract: Described herein, a conditioner composition can help to increase the deposition and retention of benefit agent containing polyacrylate microcapsules onto hair. The conditioner composition includes a combination of polyacrylate microcapsules, wherein a nonionic terpolymer is disposed on an outer surface of the polyacrylate microcapsules, deposition polymers, conditioner agents, and a carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroshi Oh, Nobuaki Uehara Matsuoka, Dorothy A. Hall, Timothy Roy Nijakowski, Matthew Benjamin Tassos, Steven Daryl Smith
  • Publication number: 20200129409
    Abstract: Described herein, a conditioner composition can help to increase the deposition and retention of benefit agent containing polyacrylate microcapsules onto hair. The conditioner composition includes a combination of polyacrylate microcapsules, wherein a cationic co-polymer is disposed on an outer surface of the polyacrylate microcapsules, deposition polymers, conditioner agents, and a carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroshi Oh, Nobuaki Uehara Matsuoka, Dorothy A. Hall, Timothy Roy Nijakowski, Matthew Benjamin Tassos, Steven Daryl Smith
  • Publication number: 20200129391
    Abstract: Described herein, a conditioner composition can help to increase the deposition and retention of benefit agent containing polyacrylate microcapsules onto hair. The conditioner composition includes a combination of polyacrylate microcapsules, wherein a block co-polymer is disposed on an outer surface of the polyacrylate microcapsules, deposition polymers, conditioner agents, and a carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroshi Oh, Nobuaki Uehara Matsuoka, Dorothy A. Hall, Timothy Roy Nijakowski, Matthew Benjamin Tassos, Steven Daryl Smith
  • Publication number: 20200069538
    Abstract: Described herein, a conditioner composition can help to increase the deposition and retention of benefit agent containing polyacrylate microcapsules onto hair. The conditioner composition includes a combination of polyacrylate microcapsules, wherein chitosan is disposed on an outer surface of the polyacrylate microcapsules, deposition polymers, conditioner agents, and a carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroshi Oh, Nobuaki Uehara Matsuoka, Dorothy A. Hall, Timothy Roy Nijakowski, Matthew Benjamin Tassos
  • Publication number: 20180333341
    Abstract: Described herein, a conditioner composition can help to increase the deposition and retention of benefit agent containing polyacrylate microcapsules onto hair. The conditioner composition includes a combination of polyacrylate microcapsules, deposition polymers, conditioner agents, and a carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Timothy Roy Nijakowski, Nobuaki Uehara, Matthew Benjamin Tassos
  • Patent number: 9982898
    Abstract: An indoor unit includes a casing having a suction port formed in an upper part and a blow-out port formed on a lower side at a front face part, an axial-flow or diagonal-flow fan provided on the downstream side of the suction port in the casing, and a heat exchanger provided on the downstream side of the fan and on the upstream side of the blow-out port in the casing, in which air blown out of the fan and refrigerant are heat-exchanged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shoji Yamada, Kenichi Sakoda, Masao Akiyoshi, Akira Takamori, Nobuaki Uehara, Tomoya Fukui, Seiji Nakashima, Naoki Iwamoto, Satoshi Michihata, Isao Otsuka, Masayuki Tsuji
  • Patent number: 9951962
    Abstract: A heat pump heating and hot-water system includes a water heating heat exchanger for heating water by heat exchange with a heating medium heated by a heat pump unit, an indoor heating unit, a heating circulation circuit for selectively pumping the heating medium to either of the water heating heat exchanger and the indoor heating unit using a heating medium pump, and a hot-water accumulating circuit that sends water in a hot-water storage tank to the water heating heat exchanger and returns water having passed through the water heating heat exchanger to the hot-water storage tank using a water pump. The volumetric flow rate of the heating medium pumped to the water heating heat exchanger by the heating medium pump is higher than or equal to the volumetric flow rate of the water pumped to the water heating heat exchanger by the water pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shogo Tamaki, Makoto Saito, Fumitake Unezaki, Nobuaki Uehara
  • Patent number: 9902237
    Abstract: A vehicle wind direction adjuster includes: a case having a cylindrical shape; a housing having a cylindrical shape and turnably coupled to the case through a universal joint; and a louver provided in the housing, wherein: the universal joint includes a shaft member having a first shaft and a second shaft orthogonal to the first shaft, a first turning supporter coupled to the case and configured to turnably support the first shaft, and a second turning supporter coupled to the housing and configured to turnably support the second shaft; an first elastic body is provided around the first shaft such that the first elastic body is interposed between the shaft member and the first turning supporter; and an second elastic body is provided around the second shaft such that the second elastic body is interposed between the shaft member and the second turning supporter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: NIHON PLAST CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Sano, Nobuaki Uehara, Shohei Uchikawa
  • Publication number: 20170266097
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of preparing a hair conditioning composition, wherein the composition comprising: a mono-alkyl amine cationic surfactant; a high melting point fatty compound; an anionic polymer comprising higher % of a vinyl monomer (A) with a carboxyl group; and an aqueous carrier, wherein the method comprises a step: mixing the cationic surfactant, high melting point fatty compound, anionic polymer and aqueous carrier to form an emulsion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Huixian GAO, Nobuaki UEHARA, TianYong LIM
  • Publication number: 20170135944
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hair conditioning composition comprising from about 0.1% to about 20% by weight of a silicone compound, and wherein the composition has a Silicone deposition amount of at least about 1,600, and Silicone deposition evenness value of at least 0.83. The composition of the present invention provides improved hair manageability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Muisiang Soh, Nobuaki Uehara
  • Publication number: 20170135929
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hair conditioning composition having a Max force peak value of at least about 58, and a Viscosity change value of at least about 800. The composition of the present invention provides reduced slimy feel on wet hair while providing conditioning to wet hair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Muisiang Soh, Nobuaki Uehara, Deepa Bagchi
  • Publication number: 20160374925
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of preparing a hair conditioning composition, wherein the composition comprising: a mono-alkyl amine cationic surfactant; a high melting point fatty compound; an anionic polymer comprising higher % of a vinyl monomer (A) with a carboxyl group; and an aqueous carrier, wherein the method comprises a step: mixing the cationic surfactant, high melting point fatty compound, anionic polymer and aqueous carrier to form an emulsion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Huixian GAO, Nobuaki UEHARA, TianYong LIM
  • Publication number: 20160374924
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of preparing a hair conditioning composition, wherein the composition comprising: a mono-alkyl amine cationic surfactant; a high melting point fatty compound; an anionic polymer comprising higher % of a vinyl monomer (A) with a carboxyl group; a polyol; and an aqueous carrier, wherein the method comprises the steps: mixing the cationic surfactant, high melting point fatty compound, polyol and aqueous carrier to form an emulsion; and adding the anionic polymer to the emulsion before, during or after forming the emulsion. The method of the present invention provides hair conditioning compositions having reduced chunks while containing both mono-alkyl amine cationic surfactants and anionic polymers containing higher % of vinyl monomer with carboxyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Huixian GAO, Nobuaki UEHARA, TianYong LIM