Company patents

SHOFU INC.

SHOFU INC. exhibits a surprising patent strategy, with its core focus on "Pharmaceutical Preparations" (58.2% of portfolio) showing a recent decline, including a -12.5% YoY drop so far in 2026, while "Dentistry" (52.7% of portfolio) saw a massive 220.0% YoY surge in 2024, indicating a strong, albeit fluctuating, emerging focus on dental innovations despite a subsequent -75.0% decline in 2025. This suggests a strategic pivot towards medical devices, particularly in dentistry, potentially at the expense of its traditional pharmaceutical emphasis.

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Yearly patent publications since 2023

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55 US filings (since 2023) · 11 categories · 12 themes

Advanced Dental Prosthetics & Implants

Development of new materials, designs, and manufacturing methods for dental prostheses, restorations, and implants, focusing on aesthetics, durability, biocompatibility, and integration with oral structures.

Dentistry
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37since 2023
-23.1%YoY
Oral Care Formulations

Compositions specifically developed for maintaining oral hygiene, preventing dental issues like cavities and gingivitis, and improving cosmetic aspects such as teeth whitening.

Cosmetics & Personal Care Use
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26since 2023
+40.0%YoY
CAD/CAM Dental Device Fabrication

Computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) techniques, including additive manufacturing (3D printing) and subtractive manufacturing (milling), for producing custom dental appliances and prosthetics.

Dentistry
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20since 2023
-55.6%YoY
Biomedical Polymer Formulations

Polymer compositions tailored for medical and biological applications, including implantable devices, drug delivery systems, and diagnostic tools, emphasizing properties like biocompatibility, hydrolysis resistance, optical clarity, and specific mechanical characteristics.

Polymer Synthesis (Polymerization)
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18since 2023
0.0%YoY
Ceramic Matrix Composite Manufacturing

Methods and processes for fabricating ceramic matrix composites (CMCs), including preform creation, infiltration techniques, and densification to form complex shapes with enhanced properties.

Cement & Ceramics
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11since 2023
-40.0%YoY
Advanced Curing Chemistries

Novel formulations and mechanisms for initiating or controlling the polymerization and cross-linking of adhesives, including dual-curing systems, radical polymerization, and partial curing for tailored material properties.

Coating Compositions (Paints, Inks)
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5since 2023
+100.0%YoY
Sulfate-Free & Mild Cleansing

Development of personal care compositions that achieve effective cleansing and conditioning benefits while avoiding harsh sulfated surfactants, often using alternative, milder surfactant systems.

Cosmetics & Personal Care Use
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3since 2023
n/a
Photopolymerization for Device Fabrication

Light-initiated polymerization processes used to create structures, coatings, or components, particularly for electronic devices, displays, or additive manufacturing, often involving photoinitiators and specific monomer/oligomer compositions.

Polymer Synthesis (Polymerization)
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3since 2023
n/a
Digital Nail Art & Care

Systems and devices that leverage digital imaging, light-based curing, and automation for precise nail decoration, treatment, or guided application, often with self-service or mobile integration.

Personal Care Articles
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2since 2023
0.0%YoY
Functional Coatings and Surface Modifiers

Additives or compositions specifically formulated for surface application or modification to impart protective, decorative, or specialized functional properties to polymer products.

Polymer AdditivesCoating Compositions (Paints, Inks)
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1since 2023
new
Polymer Composites with Functional Fillers

Polymer compositions incorporating inorganic or organic filler materials to impart specific functional properties such as thermal conductivity, flame retardancy, electrical conductivity, or enhanced mechanical strength and dimensional stability.

Polymer Compositions
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1since 2023
new
Advanced Functional Ceramics

Ceramic materials and components engineered for specific functional applications, such as electronics, energy storage, wear resistance, or high-temperature heating elements.

Cement & Ceramics
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1since 2023
new

Patents

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US 20240270654 A1APPLICATION
C04B41/45

ZIRCONIA MILL BLANK HAVING deltaCtotal OF ZIRCONIA 5.0 OR LESS AND PREPARING METHOD THEREOF

Filed:2023-10-27Pub:2024-08-15
Applicant:SHOFU INC.

To provide a preparing method of a zirconia mill blank for dental cutting and machining having any one or more of translucency gradation, color gradation and strength gradation after perfect sintering by impregnating a zirconia calcined body with a plurality of impregnating solutions, which can suppress deterioration of the fitting property of a dental prosthesis device prepared from the zirconia mill blank for dental cutting and machining and a zirconia mill blank for dental cutting and machining having any one or more of translucency gradation, color gradation and strength gradation after perfect sintering and suppressing deterioration of the fitting property of a dental prosthesis device prepared from the zirconia mill blank for dental cutting and machining. To porovide a zirconia mill blank for dental cutting and machining of the present invention is a preparing method of a zirconia mill blank for dental cutting and machining having any one or more of translucency gradation, color gradation and strength gradation after perfect sintering, comprising a step of impregnating a zirconia calcined body with at least two types of impregnating solutions, wherein at least one of the impregnating liquids contains a zirconium component, and in a case in which the total of metal ion concentrations (mass %) contained in each impregnating liquid is defined as C total , the difference ΔC total which is a difference between C total of each impregnating liquid is 5.0 or less.

US 20240261070 A1APPLICATION
A61C13/00

ZIRCONIA MILL BLANK HAVING MAXIMUM VALUE OF deltaSP(m) OF STABILIZER CONCENTRATION LESS THAN 0.5

Filed:2023-10-27Pub:2024-08-08
Applicant:SHOFU INC.

To provide a zirconia mill blank for dental cutting and machining that can impart translucency gradation and color gradation similar to a natural tooth to a zirconia perfect sintered body without the need for special equipment. To provide a zirconia mill blank for dental cutting and machining comprising two opposing surfaces and a side surface between the two opposing surfaces, wherein the side surface has a rectangular shape in a side view of the zirconia mill blank for dental cutting and machining, and in a case in which one of the two opposing surfaces is defined as surface A, the other surface of the two opposing surfaces is defined as surface B, a surface which is parallel to the surface A and is located at a position of 1.0 mm to 1.5 mm from the surface A toward the surface B in a direction parallel to the side surface is defined as surface C, points which are set to having 0.5 mm of distance on the straight line in the direction parallel to the side surface from the surface C toward the surface B in the area from the surface C to the surface B are defined as point P(1), point P(2), to point P(n) in the order from the surface C, a stabilizer concentration (mol %) at each point is defined as SP(1), SP(2), to SP(n) (n≥((shortest distance (mm) between the surface C and the surface B)−2)/0.5), the maximum value of the stabilizer concentration (mol %) is defined as SPmax, the minimum value of the stabilizer concentration (mol %) is defined as SPmin, and the maximum value of ASP(m) defined by the following formula is defined as ΔSPmax, the zirconia mill blank for dental cutting and machining has a portion where the value of “SPmax−Spmin” which is a difference between the SPmax and the SPmin is 0.3 or more, and the ΔSPmax is less than 0.5. Δ ⁢ SP ⁡ ( m ) = ❘ "\[LeftBracketingBar]" SP ⁡ ( m ) - SP ⁡ ( m + 1 ) ❘ "\[RightBracketingBar]" ⁢ ( m = 1 , 2 , … ⁢ n - 1 )

US 20240238068 A1APPLICATION
A61C5/62

SYRINGE TIP HAVING BLADE DIRECTION AND DISCHARGE DIRECTION ALIGNED WITH EACH OTHER

Filed:2023-09-25Pub:2024-07-18
Applicant:SHOFU INC.

To provide a syringe tip that can prevent the syringe tip from unintentionally falling-off during filling and prevent viscous material from leaking out from gaps by securely attaching the syringe tip to a syringe and can provide excellent operability without obstructing a surgical field. To provide syringe tip to be attached to a tip of a syringe containing viscous material to discharge the viscous material, comprising a syringe engaging portion that engages with the syringe, a cylindrical portion having a hollow portion with a virtual center line at its center and held by a user in the case of engaging the syringe tip with the syringe, and a nozzle portion discharging the viscous material contained in the syringe, wherein in the case that the maximum length (mm) between both end portions of the cylindrical portion on a virtual straight line orthogonal to the virtual central line is defined as first length A, the virtual straight line orthogonal to the virtual central line and including both end portions of the cylindrical portion constituting the first length A is defined as first virtual straight line, and the length (mm) between both end portions of the cylindrical portion on a second virtual straight line orthogonal to the virtual central line and orthogonal to the first virtual straight line is defined as second length B, the first length A and the second length B satisfy the following relational expressions (1) to (3). First length A /Second length B ≥1.5  Relational expression (1): 13≥(First length A +Second length B )≥5  Relational expression (2): 5≥Second length B Relational expression (3):