Patents by Inventor Shuichiro Kobaru

Shuichiro Kobaru 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: 11564468
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hair treatment method for treating hair by using a hair treatment tool (1). The hair treatment tool (1) includes: a fiber structure member (5) that retains a hair cosmetic; and a liquid-impermeable sheet (3) to which the fiber structure member (5) is fixed. The fiber structure member (5) retains a hair cosmetic that includes a pigment and a film-forming resin, and is sealed in a packaging (2). The hair treatment method of the invention treats hair by: exposing a surface of the fiber structure member (5) of the hair treatment tool (1); and bringing the fiber structure member (5) into contact with hair, and in this state, moving the fiber structure member (5) in a direction of orientation of the hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Rina Iikubo, Shuichiro Kobaru, Yuki Kotaka, Aguri Maruyama, Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 10988579
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a organopolysiloxane graft polymer including an organopolysiloxane segment as a main chain thereof and an unsaturated monomer-derived polymer segment as a side chain thereof, in which the unsaturated monomer-derived polymer segment contains a repeating unit derived from N,N-dimethyl acrylamide in an amount of not less than 50% by mass and not more than 100% by mass, and a content of the organopolysiloxane segment in the organopolysiloxane graft polymer is not less than 10% by mass and not more than 70% by mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoka Maekawa, Shuichiro Kobaru, Chihiro Miyazaki
  • Publication number: 20190208883
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hair treatment method for treating hair by using a hair treatment tool (1). The hair treatment tool (1) includes: a fiber structure member (5) that retains a hair cosmetic; and a liquid-impermeable sheet (3) to which the fiber structure member (5) is fixed. The fiber structure member (5) retains a hair cosmetic that includes a pigment and a film-forming resin, and is sealed in a packaging (2). The hair treatment method of the invention treats hair by: exposing a surface of the fiber structure member (5) of the hair treatment tool (1); and bringing the fiber structure member (5) into contact with hair, and in this state, moving the fiber structure member (5) in a direction of orientation of the hair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Rina IIKUBO, Shuichiro KOBARU, Yuki KOTAKA, Aguri MARUYAMA, Kohsuke KAWAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20180163002
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a organopolysiloxane graft polymer including an organopolysiloxane segment as a main chain thereof and an unsaturated monomer-derived polymer segment as a side chain thereof, in which the unsaturated monomer-derived polymer segment contains a repeating unit derived from N,N-dimethyl acrylamide in an amount of not less than 50% by mass and not more than 100% by mass, and a content of the organopolysiloxane segment in the organopolysiloxane graft polymer is not less than 10% by mass and not more than 70% by mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoka MAEKAWA, Shuichiro KOBARU, Chihiro MIYAZAKI
  • Patent number: 9926409
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a organopolysiloxane graft polymer including an organopolysiloxane segment as a main chain thereof and an unsaturated monomer-derived polymer segment as a side chain thereof, in which the unsaturated monomer-derived polymer segment contains a repeating unit derived from N,N-dimethyl acrylamide in an amount of not less than 50% by mass and not more than 100% by mass, and a content of the organopolysiloxane segment in the organopolysiloxane graft polymer is not less than 10% by mass and not more than 70% by mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoka Maekawa, Shuichiro Kobaru, Chihiro Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 9351920
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an organopolysiloxane graft polymer including an organopolysiloxane segment as a main chain thereof and an unsaturated monomer-derived polymer segment as a side chain thereof, in which a content of the organopolysiloxane segment in the organopolysiloxane graft polymer is not less than 35% by mass and not more than 70% by mass, and the unsaturated monomer-derived polymer segment contains a repeating unit derived from a nonionic unsaturated monomer having a glass transition temperature Tg of 60° C. or higher (except for a repeating unit derived from an unsaturated monomer containing an amino group) in an amount of not less than 40% by mass and not more than 90% by mass, and further contains a repeating unit derived from a cationic unsaturated monomer in an amount of not less than 10% by mass and not more than 60% by mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chihiro Ohba, Shuichiro Kobaru, Tomoka Maekawa, Satomi Nakazono
  • Publication number: 20150297498
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an organopolysiloxane graft polymer including an organopolysiloxane segment as a main chain thereof and an unsaturated monomer-derived polymer segment as a side chain thereof, in which a content of the organopolysiloxane segment in the organopolysiloxane graft polymer is not less than 35% by mass and not more than 70% by mass, and the unsaturated monomer-derived polymer segment contains a repeating unit derived from a nonionic unsaturated monomer having a glass transition temperature Tg of 60° C. or higher (except for a repeating unit derived from an unsaturated monomer containing an amino group) in an amount of not less than 40% by mass and not more than 90% by mass, and further contains a repeating unit derived from a cationic unsaturated monomer in an amount of not less than 10% by mass and not more than 60% by mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chihiro OHBA, Shuichiro KOBARU, Tomoka MAEKAWA, Satomi NAKAZONO
  • Publication number: 20150139931
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a organopolysiloxane graft polymer including an organopolysiloxane segment as a main chain thereof and an unsaturated monomer-derived polymer segment as a side chain thereof, in which the unsaturated monomer-derived polymer segment contains a repeating unit derived from N,N-dimethyl acrylamide in an amount of not less than 50% by mass and not more than 100% by mass, and a content of the organopolysiloxane segment in the organopolysiloxane graft polymer is not less than 10% by mass and not more than 70% by mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoka Maekawa, Shuichiro Kobaru, Chihiro Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 8865146
    Abstract: A hair styling method, including the steps of: applying a hair cosmetic composition containing a component (A) to the hair: Component (A): an organopolysiloxane wherein at least two silicon atoms in organopolysiloxane segments which constitute the main chain of the organopolysiloxane (a) are bound to poly(N-acylalkyleneimine) segments (b) consisting of repeating units represented by the following general formula (1): via respective alkylene groups each containing a hetero atom, wherein the number-average molecular weight of the poly(N-acylalkyleneimine) segments is from 1,200 to 5,500, wherein the mass ratio of the component (a) to the component (b) [i.e.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Fukuhara, Kiyotake Tada, Takashi Kodate, Shuichiro Kobaru
  • Patent number: 8796379
    Abstract: The present invention provides polyether polycarbonate having a constituent unit represented by the formula (I), a method for producing the same, an adhesive composed of the same, an adhesive composition containing the same, an adhesive sheet having a layer of the adhesive composition, a method for producing an adhesive article by dissolving the polyether polycarbonate in a solvent selected from water and alcohols having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, coating the solution on an adherend, and volatilizing the solvent, and an alcohol solution containing the polyether polycarbonate. where A represents an alkylene group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms; n represents an average number ranging from 5 to 1,000; and p represents an average number ranging from 5 to 100, wherein (n×p) A's may be the same as or different from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Watanabe, Shuichiro Kobaru, Masato Oshika, Genichi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 8648153
    Abstract: The present invention provides an organopolysiloxane obtained by binding, to at least two silicon atoms of an organopolysiloxane segment constituting a main chain, a poly(N-acylalkyleneimine) segment composed of a repeating unit represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms and n is 2 or 3, via an alkylene group containing a hetero atom, wherein the poly(N-acylalkyleneimine) segment has a number-average molecular weight of from 1,600 to 3,500; a mass ratio (a/b) of the organopolysiloxane segment (a) constituting the main chain to the poly(N-acylalkyleneimine) segment (b) (which will hereinafter be called “mass ratio (a/b)”, simply) is from 42/58 to 58/42; the organopolysiloxane segment between two poly(N-acylalkyleneimine) segments adjacent to each other has a weight-average molecular weight of from 1,600 to 3,500; and the organopolysiloxane segment constituting the main chain has a weight-average molecular weight of 7,000
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: KAO Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Fukuhara, Kiyotake Tada, Takashi Kodate, Shuichiro Kobaru, Noriko Tejima
  • Publication number: 20120220723
    Abstract: The present invention provides an organopolysiloxane obtained by binding, to at least two silicon atoms of an organopolysiloxane segment constituting a main chain, a poly(N-acylalkyleneimine) segment composed of a repeating unit represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms and n is 2 or 3, via an alkylene group containing a hetero atom, wherein the poly(N-acylalkyleneimine) segment has a number-average molecular weight of from 1,600 to 3,500; a mass ratio (a/b) of the organopolysiloxane segment (a) constituting the main chain to the poly(N-acylalkyleneimine) segment (b) (which will hereinafter be called “mass ratio (a/b)”, simply) is from 42/58 to 58/42; the organopolysiloxane segment between two poly(N-acylalkyleneimine) segments adjacent to each other has a weight-average molecular weight of from 1,600 to 3,500; and the organopolysiloxane segment constituting the main chain has a weight-average molecular weight of 7,000
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Fukuhara, Kiyotake Tada, Takashi Kodate, Shuichiro Kobaru, Noriko Tejima
  • Publication number: 20120216823
    Abstract: A hair styling method, including the steps of: applying a hair cosmetic composition containing a component (A) to the hair: Component (A): an organopolysiloxane wherein at least two silicon atoms in organopolysiloxane segments which constitute the main chain of the organopolysiloxane (a) are bound to poly(N-acylalkyleneimine) segments (b) consisting of repeating units represented by the following general formula (1): via respective alkylene groups each containing a hetero atom, wherein the number-average molecular weight of the poly(N-acylalkyleneimine) segments is from 1,200 to 5,500, wherein the mass ratio of the component (a) to the component (b) [i.e.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Fukuhara, Kiyotake Tada, Takashi Kodate, Shuichiro Kobaru
  • Publication number: 20100233378
    Abstract: The present invention provides polyether polycarbonate having a constituent unit represented by the formula (I), a method for producing the same, an adhesive composed of the same, an adhesive composition containing the same, an adhesive sheet having a layer of the adhesive composition, a method for producing an adhesive article by dissolving the polyether polycarbonate in a solvent selected from water and alcohols having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, coating the solution on an adherend, and volatilizing the solvent, and an alcohol solution containing the polyether polycarbonate. where A represents an alkylene group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms; n represents an average number ranging from 5 to 1,000; and p represents an average number ranging from 5 to 100, wherein (n×p) A's may be the same as or different from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Watanabe, Shuichiro Kobaru, Masato Oshika, Genichi Nakamura