Patents by Inventor Sachiko Hiromoto

Sachiko Hiromoto 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: 10177383
    Abstract: A nano-coating material, capable of being bonded to the surface of a metal or an alloy substrate, the nano-coating material includes a compound having, in a polymer main chain, (A) a first side chain or a terminal, each having a binding group containing a benzene ring having at least one pair of adjacent hydroxyl groups; and (B) a functional second side chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE
    Inventors: Masanobu Naito, Debabrata Payra, Sachiko Hiromoto, Alok Singh
  • Publication number: 20170214047
    Abstract: A nano-coating material, capable of being bonded to the surface of a metal or an alloy substrate, the nano-coating material includes a compound having, in a polymer main chain, (A) a first side chain or a terminal, each having a binding group containing a benzene ring having at least one pair of adjacent hydroxyl groups; and (B) a functional second side chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE
    Inventors: Masanobu NAITO, Debabrata PAYRA, Sachiko HIROMOTO, Alok SINGH
  • Patent number: 9155816
    Abstract: A magnesium-based medical device which can adjust a degree of corrosion within a wide range of period such that the device can maintain a sufficient strength only during a desired period and disappears within a desired period thereafter and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. A magnesium-based medical device of the present invention is a magnesium-based medical device in which a base material is made of magnesium or a magnesium alloy, wherein a corrosion-resistant film is formed on a surface of the base material, and variation in surface hardness of the formed corrosion-resistant film in the in-plane direction is less than 21 in terms of a dispersion value of Vickers hardness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE
    Inventors: Sachiko Hiromoto, Akiko Yamamoto, Norio Maruyama, Toshiji Mukai, Hidetoshi Somekawa
  • Patent number: 8034101
    Abstract: As a novel biodegradable metallic material the degradation speed of which in vivo can be controlled over a broad scope while achieving desired mechanical properties such as strength, work hardening and ductility without restricting the shape of an implant device, it is intended to provide a magnesium-based biodegradable metallic material which comprises Mg containing Mg as the major composition and having a concentration of inevitable impurities equal to or less than 0.05 atomic %, is free from precipitates or intermetallic compounds, and has an average grain size being regulated to equal to or less than ¼ of the minimum part of the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: National Institute for Materials Science
    Inventors: Akiko Yamamoto, Sachiko Hiromoto, Norio Maruyama, Toshiji Mukai, Hidetoshi Somekawa
  • Publication number: 20090306725
    Abstract: A magnesium-based medical device which can adjust a degree of corrosion within a wide range of period such that the device can maintain a sufficient strength only during a desired period and disappears within a desired period thereafter and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. A magnesium-based medical device of the present invention is a magnesium-based medical device in which a base material is made of magnesium or a magnesium alloy, wherein a corrosion-resistant film is formed on a surface of the base material, and variation in surface hardness of the formed corrosion-resistant film in the in-plane direction is less than 21 in terms of a dispersion value of Vickers hardness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Sachiko Hiromoto, Akiko Yamamoto, Norio Maruyama, Toshiji Mukai, Hidetoshi Somekawa
  • Publication number: 20090171452
    Abstract: As a novel biodegradable metallic material the degradation speed of which in vivo can be controlled over a broad scope while achieving desired mechanical properties such as strength, work hardening and ductility without restricting the shape of an implant device, it is intended to provide a magnesium-based biodegradable metallic material which comprises Mg containing Mg as the major composition and having a concentration of inevitable impurities equal to or less than 0.05 atomic %, is free from precipitates or intermetallic compounds, and has an average grain size being regulated to equal to or less than ¼ of the minimum part of the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Akiko Yamamoto, Sachiko Hiromoto, Norio Maruyama, Toshiji Mukai, Hidetoshi Somekawa
  • Publication number: 20090131540
    Abstract: A biodegradable magnesium based metallic material for medical use which is degraded and absorbed in vivo, characterized by comprising a film, which contains magnesium oxide and magnesium hydroxide and is formed on the surface of crystallized magnesium or a magnesium alloy by anodic oxidation. This magnesium based metallic material is capable of exhibiting desired mechanical properties such as strength and ductility at an early stage of implantation without changing the mechanical properties inherent to magnesium or its alloy and also controlling the retention time of the mechanical properties to be short or long in a desired manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Sachiko Hiromoto, Akiko Yamamoto, Norio Maruyama, Toshiji Mukai, Hidetoshi Somekawa