Patents by Inventor Shinji Tochio

Shinji Tochio 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: 9925719
    Abstract: The present invention provides a band seal for hard capsules filled with PEG, particularly a low-molecular-weight PEG, PEG 200 to 600, the band seal being capable of effectively preventing content leakage through the gap between the body and cap of the capsule; and a liquid for preparing the band seal. The present invention further provides a hard capsule filled with PEG, particularly a low-molecular-weight PEG, PEG 200 to 600, the filled capsule being prevented content leakage through the gap between the body and cap of the capsule. The band seal can be prepared using a polyvinyl alcohol, a polyvinyl alcohol copolymer, or a mixture thereof as a main component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: QUALICAPS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shinji Tochio
  • Patent number: 9314966
    Abstract: The present invention provides a band seal for hard capsules filled with PEG, particularly a low-molecular-weight PEG, PEG 200 to 600, the band seal being capable of effectively preventing content leakage through the gap between the body and cap of the capsule; and a liquid for preparing the band seal. The present invention further provides a hard capsule filled with PEG, particularly a low-molecular-weight PEG, PEG 200 to 600, the filled capsule being prevented content leakage through the gap between the body and cap of the capsule. The band seal can be prepared using a polyvinyl alcohol, a polyvinyl alcohol copolymer, or a mixture thereof as a main component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: QUALICAPS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shinji Tochio
  • Patent number: 9233503
    Abstract: The present invention provides a band seal for hard capsules filled with PEG, particularly a low-molecular-weight PEG, PEG 200 to 600, the band seal being capable of effectively preventing content leakage through the gap between the body and cap of the capsule; and a liquid for preparing the band seal. The present invention further provides a hard capsule filled with PEG, particularly a low-molecular-weight PEG, PEG 200 to 600, the filled capsule being prevented content leakage through the gap between the body and cap of the capsule. The band seal can be prepared using a polyvinyl alcohol, a polyvinyl alcohol copolymer, or a mixture thereof as a main component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: QUALICAPS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shinji Tochio
  • Publication number: 20140335359
    Abstract: The present invention provides a band seal for hard capsules filled with PEG, particularly a low-molecular-weight PEG, PEG 200 to 600, the band seal being capable of effectively preventing content leakage through the gap between the body and cap of the capsule; and a liquid for preparing the band seal. The present invention further provides a hard capsule filled with PEG, particularly a low-molecular-weight PEG, PEG 200 to 600, the filled capsule being prevented content leakage through the gap between the body and cap of the capsule. The band seal can be prepared using a polyvinyl alcohol, a polyvinyl alcohol copolymer, or a mixture thereof as a main component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventor: Shinji TOCHIO
  • Publication number: 20100233252
    Abstract: A method is provided for the production of hard capsules having a low moisture content and low hygroscopicity, as well as a method for reducing the moisture content and hygroscopicity of hard capsules produced by a gel cooling process using, as principal components, a water-soluble cellulose compound and a gelling agent. The hard capsules have a water-soluble cellulose compound, gelling agent, and, if necessary, a gelling aid that has loss on drying, after 10 days of storage at 25° C. and a relative humidity of 53%, of less than 6% by weight. Such a hard capsule can be produced by heating a gelled capsule film to 50-150° C. before, after, or simultaneously with a drying step after a gelling step in a gel-cooling process for producing a hard capsule having a water-soluble cellulose compound and a gelling agent as principal components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2007
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: QUALICAPS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Tochio, Julio A. Prado
  • Publication number: 20080254111
    Abstract: The present invention provides a band seal for hard capsules filled with PEG, particularly a low-molecular-weight PEG, PEG 200 to 600, the band seal being capable of effectively preventing content leakage through the gap between the body and cap of the capsule; and a liquid for preparing the band seal. The present invention further provides a hard capsule filled with PEG, particularly a low-molecular-weight PEG, PEG 200 to 600, the filled capsule being prevented content leakage through the gap between the body and cap of the capsule. The band seal can be prepared using a polyvinyl alcohol, a polyvinyl alcohol copolymer, or a mixture thereof as a main component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: QUALICAPS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shinji Tochio
  • Publication number: 20080008750
    Abstract: The present invention has as its object to provide a band-seal to manufacture a leak-tight, stable hard capsule preparation not being susceptible to deformation after having filled pharmaceuticals, foods, healthy foods, etc. in a hard capsule comprising a polyvinyl alcohol copolymer or pullulan as a base, and in more particular, relates to a band-seal intended for use in the hard capsule comprising a polyvinyl alcohol copolymer or pullulan as a base, characterized in that the band-seal is incorporated with at least one or not less than two of the below-described (a) to (c): (a) A polyvinylpyrrolidone with a molecular weight of 100,000 to 4,000,000, (b) A polyvinylpyrrolidone with a molecular weight of 10,000 to 80,000 in the proportion of not more than 90% by weight against the total weight of the band-seal; and (c) A copolymer from 1-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone and vinyl acetate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventors: Shinji Tochio, Shunji Nagata, Satoshi Sakuma