Patents by Inventor Takao KUROKAWA

Takao KUROKAWA 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: 11607394
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rotigotine-containing patch comprising: a backing layer; and an adhesive agent layer, wherein the adhesive agent layer contains rotigotine and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, the adhesive agent layer further contains a styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer, a petroleum-based resin and/or a terpene-based resin, an aliphatic alcohol, and a cross-linked polyvinylpyrrolidone, and in the adhesive agent layer, a mass ratio of a content of the rotigotine and/or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in terms of rotigotine free form and a content of the cross-linked polyvinylpyrrolidone (content of the rotigotine and/or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in terms of rotigotine free form:content of the cross-linked polyvinylpyrrolidone) is 10:3 to 1:3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: HISAMITSU PHARMACEUTICAL CO., INC.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Araki, Yuka Takagi, Yoko Fujiwara, Hiroaki Kobayashi, Takao Kurokawa
  • Publication number: 20230034383
    Abstract: A method for reducing skin sensitization of an asenapine-containing patch comprising a backing layer and an adhesive agent layer, the method comprising: using an adhesive agent for preparing the adhesive agent layer, the adhesive agent containing free asenapine in a range of 2 to 5% by mass, styrene-isoprene-styrene block copolymer (SIS) in a range of 7 to 18% by mass, polyisobutylene (PIB) in a range of 0.5 to 10% by mass, alicyclic saturated hydrocarbon resin in a range of 30 to 70% by mass, and liquid paraffin in a range of 5 to 10% by mass, relative to a total amount of the adhesive agent; and preparing the asenapine-containing patch whose average cumulative amount of skin permeation of asenapine (24 hours) after applying the asenapine-containing patch to skin of a dorsal scapular region of a 5-week-old Hartley white female guinea pig and holding the asenapine-containing patch with an occlusive dressing for 24 hours is in a range of 90 to 300 ?g/cm2 in terms of free form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: HISAMITSU PHARMACEUTICAL CO., INC.
    Inventors: Yuka TAKAGI, Kazuya ISHIDA, Ryoma TAMURA, Takao KUROKAWA, Yasunari MICHINAKA
  • Publication number: 20220257528
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rotigotine-containing patch comprising: a backing layer; and an adhesive agent layer, wherein the adhesive agent layer contains rotigotine and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and the adhesive agent layer further contains an alicyclic saturated hydrocarbon resin and at least one aliphatic alcohol selected from the group consisting of lauryl alcohol, octyldodecanol, oleyl alcohol, and myristyl alcohol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki ARAKI, Yuka TAKAGI, Yoko FUJIWARA, Hiroaki KOBAYASHI, Takao KUROKAWA
  • Publication number: 20220133643
    Abstract: The present invention provides a patch comprising an adhesive layer on a backing, wherein the adhesive layer contains a adhesive base, a skin irritant drug or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and diflucortolone valerate, and the content of the diflucortolone valerate is 0.0009 to 0.08% by mass based on the total mass of the adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Takao KUROKAWA, Hidekazu KUMA, Masaki YUKUHIRO
  • Publication number: 20220117934
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rotigotine stabilization method for stabilizing rotigotine and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in a rotigotine-containing patch comprising a backing layer and an adhesive agent layer, the adhesive agent layer containing the rotigotine and/or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer, the method comprising further incorporating cross-linked polyvinylpyrrolidone in the adhesive agent layer in a content of 3 to 25% by mass in the adhesive agent layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: HISAMITSU PHARMACEUTICAL CO., INC.
    Inventors: Takao KUROKAWA, Hiroyuki ARAKI, Kimiko KOMATANI
  • Publication number: 20210228496
    Abstract: A method for reducing skin sensitization of an asenapine-containing patch comprising a backing layer and an adhesive agent layer, the method comprising: using an adhesive agent for preparing the adhesive agent layer, the adhesive agent comprising free asenapine in a range of 2 to 5% by mass, isopropyl palmitate in a range of 5 to 12% by mass, styrene-isoprene-styrene block copolymer in a range of 10 to 20% by mass, polyisobutylene in a range of 3 to 10% by mass, alicyclic saturated hydrocarbon resin in a range of 50 to 70% by mass, and liquid paraffin in a range of 5 to 12% by mass, relative to a total amount of the adhesive agent; and preparing the asenapine-containing patch having an amount of the adhesive agent layer after drying in a range of 100 to 400 g/m2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: HISAMITSU PHARMACEUTICAL CO., INC.
    Inventors: Yuka TAKAGI, Kazuya ISHIDA, Takao KUROKAWA, Yasunari MICHINAKA
  • Patent number: 11033511
    Abstract: The present invention provides a patch comprising a backing, and an adhesive layer on the backing, wherein the adhesive layer contains at least one drug selected from the group consisting of oxybutynin and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a pressure-sensitive adhesive base, and diflucortolone valerate, and the content of the diflucortolone valerate is 0.0007 to 0.05% by mass based on the total mass of the adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: HISAMITSU PHARMACEUTICAL CO., INC.
    Inventors: Akira Shuto, Takao Kurokawa, Junya Horiuchi, Hidekazu Kuma, Satoshi Amano
  • Publication number: 20200306203
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rotigotine-containing patch comprising: a backing layer; and an adhesive agent layer, wherein the adhesive agent layer contains rotigotine and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, the adhesive agent layer further contains a styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer, a petroleum-based resin and/or a terpene-based resin, an aliphatic alcohol, and a cross-linked polyvinylpyrrolidone, and in the adhesive agent layer, a mass ratio of a content of the rotigotine and/or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in terms of rotigotine free form and a content of the cross-linked polyvinylpyrrolidone (content of the rotigotine and/or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in terms of rotigotine free form:content of the cross-linked polyvinylpyrrolidone) is 10:3 to 1:3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: HISAMITSU PHARMACEUTICAL CO., INC.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki ARAKI, Yuka TAKAGI, Yoko FUJIWARA, Hiroaki KOBAYASHI, Takao KUROKAWA
  • Publication number: 20200069603
    Abstract: The present invention provides a patch comprising a backing, and an adhesive layer on the backing, wherein the adhesive layer contains at least one drug selected from the group consisting of oxybutynin and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a pressure-sensitive adhesive base, and diflucortolone valerate, and the content of the diflucortolone valerate is 0.0007 to 0.05% by mass based on the total mass of the adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Akira SHUTO, Takao KUROKAWA, Junya HORIUCHI, Hidekazu KUMA, Satoshi AMANO
  • Publication number: 20190216746
    Abstract: An oxybutynin-containing transdermal absorption preparation includes a support layer that is formed of a base fabric and has water repellency in at least a part thereof, and an adhesive layer laminated on one side of the support layer, in which the adhesive layer includes an adhesive composition containing oxybutynin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, cholesterols, and a rubber adhesive base. The oxybutynin may be oxybutynin hydrochloride. A portion having the water repellency may be formed by a fluorine-containing compound. The base fabric may be a knitted fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: HISAMITSU PHARMACEUTICAL CO., INC.
    Inventors: Takao KUROKAWA, Akio TAKEUCHI