Patents by Inventor Shuji Sonoi

Shuji Sonoi 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: 9615895
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a dental polishing instrument that causes no clogging, that prevents occurrence of any secondary flaw, that is excellent in the polishing property, and that can provide high gloss in a short time period, for a dental prosthetic appliance difficult to polish. Another object thereof is to provide a dental polishing instrument that enables easy discharge of polishing sludge while that simultaneously shows sufficient strength. A dental polishing instrument according to the present invention can suppress clogging and occurrence of any secondary flaw due to the polishing sludge and can efficiently polish by forming a polishing abrasive grain layer including polishing abrasive grains and a resin material, into protrusions on the surface of a base material thereof and by disposing the protrusions on the base material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA SHOFU
    Inventors: Naoki Yumiyama, Osamu Asao, Masahiko Iwata, Shuji Sonoi
  • Publication number: 20150230883
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a dental polishing instrument that causes no clogging, that prevents occurrence of any secondary flaw, that is excellent in the polishing property, and that can provide high gloss in a short time period, for a dental prosthetic appliance difficult to polish. Another object thereof is to provide a dental polishing instrument that enables easy discharge of polishing sludge while that simultaneously shows sufficient strength. A dental polishing instrument according to the present invention can suppress clogging and occurrence of any secondary flaw due to the polishing sludge and can efficiently polish by forming a polishing abrasive grain layer including polishing abrasive grains and a resin material, into protrusions on the surface of a base material thereof and by disposing the protrusions on the base material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Naoki YUMIYAMA, Osamu ASAO, Masahiko IWATA, Shuji SONOI
  • Publication number: 20100248182
    Abstract: This invention discloses a carbide bar for a dental rotary instrument which eliminates defects of the prior art. In the prior art, blades of the carbide bar are twisting on to rightward from a bottom to a top portion and this twisting offers some inconvenience such as detaching connection between hand piece and the bar during rotation work and stacking of cutting dusts for ill efficiency. This invention has now developed a new method for the blades, which should be twisted leftward from the bottom to the top to clear the submitted inconvenience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: SHOFU INC.
    Inventors: Shuji Sonoi, Osamu Asao, Masako Shigezawa
  • Patent number: D641472
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Shofu Inc.
    Inventors: Shuji Sonoi, Osamu Asao, Masako Shigezawa
  • Patent number: D662590
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Shofu Inc.
    Inventors: Shuji Sonoi, Osamu Asao, Masako Shigezawa
  • Patent number: D663031
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Shofu Inc.
    Inventors: Shuji Sonoi, Osamu Asao, Masako Shigezawa