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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7993684 | Method of inhibiting alveolar bone resorption and periodontal membrane loss and composition for internal use to be used therein Alveolar bone resorption, periodontal membrane loss, and gingival recession can be inhibited by administering 500 mg to 2000 mg per day of calcium, 10 mg to 40 mg per day of soy isoflavone aglycone, and vitamin D3 to persons having a tendency for decrease... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7736678 | Method of enhancing blood antioxidant activity ingesting a compound in the form of at least one form selected from amongst juice, powder, granule, tablet and capsule, which contains an effective amount of at least one vegetable selected from the group consisting of broccoli, spinach, parsley, (L.) and japanese radish leaves, and at least one vegetable selected from amongst lettuce, cabbage and celery The present invention provides a composition comprising a green-yellow vegetable (e.g., broccoli, spinach, parsley, komatsuna (Brassica rapa L.), Japanese radish leaves) and a light-colored vegetable (e.g., lettuce, cabbage, celery), the composition having th... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7211567 | Composition for preventing and treating type I allergy A food composition for preventing type I allergy, a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating type I allergy and an external preparation for skin for preventing or treating type I allergy. ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7166272 | Oral preparation An oral composition comprising 0.5 to 10% by weight of an abrasive precipitated silica having a 50 percentile (d50) of particle diameter being 5 μm or less, a 90 percentile (d90) of particle diameter being 15 μm or less and an RDA value of 120 or more, and 0.01 to... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163961 | Drugs, foods and oral compositions containing stilbene-type compounds The present invention provides a composition for preventing or treating diseases accompanied by a decrease in bone weight, hypertension and diseases resulting from hypertension, the composition containing, as an active component, at least one member selected from th... | 01/16/2007 |
| 6863907 | Antiallergic composition and antipruritic composition An allergy preventive or itching preventive food containing persimmon leaves or a persimmon leaf extract, a persimmon leaf extract-containing cosmetic composition having the action of improving allergic rough skin conditions or alleviating itching, an allergy or itc... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6833148 | Green vegetable purees, process for producing the same and foods containing the purees The green vegetable puree production process according to the present invention, which contains a grinding step and an acid addition step and does not include a heating step, produces an unheated green vegetable puree having no catalase activity, containing an acid ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6814958 | Food compositions, compositions for oral cavity and medicinal compositions for preventing or treating periodontosis and method for preventing or treating periodontosis Food compositions, oral compositions and pharmaceutical compositions for preventing or treating periodontosis, the compositions comprising (A) one or more extracts containing natural polyphenol; and (B) one or more members selected from the group consisting of vitam... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6669932 | Skin-whitening cosmetic A skin-whitening cosmetic material which contains an unsaturated fatty acid or a derivative thereof as the active ingredient, is highly effective in making the color of pigmentation on the skin lighter at a lower concentration, and is highly safe. The ski... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6589511 | Composition for forming solid particles The composition for forming solid particles of the present invention comprises a biodegradable polymer, a solvent, a polyhydric alcohol, a viscosity-increasing agent, and an active drug, wherein the composition is in the form of an emulsion comprising a c... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6173477 | Grip member, toothbrush using the grip member and western tableware using the grip member A grip member has a grip proper (1) made of a shape-memory resin in the shape of a bar, a connecting pin (4) disposed in one terminal part of the grip proper, a forked part (3) formed integrally in the other terminal side of the grip proper, and an annula... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6021541 | Toothbrush A toothbrush is manufactured by planting sheath/core type composite fibers in a planting base, wherein the sheath/core type composite fiber further comprises: a composite portion consisting of a sheath portion made from polyester resin and 2 to 5 of core ... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5972312 | Oral composition A liquid oral composition is disclosed which contains a cationic bactericide as the active ingredient and a hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose. The composition has satisfactory long-term stability and can be ejected from a container and easily applied to oral... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5916864 | Laundry detergent composition comprising a combination of a sparingly water soluble solvent and an easily water soluble solvent A laundry detergent composition is disclosed which comprises: (A) a nonionic surfactant represented by formula (1); (B) at least one cationic surfactant represented by formula (2) wherein the cationic surfactant has a whole iodine value of 40 to 100; (C) ... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5882631 | Oral composition Oral compositions containing a water-insoluble noncationic bactericide showing improved stability with time and improved rheologic properties, and exerting excellent effects of eliminating dental plaque, preventing halitosis and eliminating tooth-staining... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5882584 | Interdental brush wire and interdental brush An interdental brush wire and an interdental brush which are not buckled or broken, are excellent in durability and manipulation ease due to the springy brush as well as the ability of insertion between teeth characterized in that the wire is a stainless ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5799353 | Toothbrush An object of the invention is to provide a toothbrush that effectively removes plaque attached to or deposited on all the regions of tooth surface, interdental space, and cervical margin, and to conduct efficient tooth brushing. To attain the object, at l... | 09/01/1998 |