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Device for testing influence of medicinal or cosmetic substance on skin

Assignee: Kanebo Ltd
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Filing: 1978-01-19
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Granted: 1979-06-19
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Expires: 1998-01-19
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Abstract

Abstract Disclosed is a device for accurately testing the influence of a medicinal or cosmetic substance on human or animal skin. The device comprises: a tray having an inside space for containing a medicinal or cosmetic substance to be tested, defined by a bottom and a peripheral side wall, the tray being also provided with a sealing member extending laterally from the top end of the side wall toward the inside and/or the outside of the tray; a porous protecting sheet having one or more holes each capable of containing therein one tray, and; a covering sheet for fixing the tray engaged with the protecting sheet on the skin, having an adhesive surface coated with a pressure-sensitive adhesive agent.

Inventors

  • 👤 Masahiro Kurokawa
  • 👤 Hisao Iwamoto

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 13:26
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K9/00; A61K9/70; A61K9/7023; A61K9/703; A61K9/7084; A61B; A61B10/00; A61B10/0035

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim 111 words
A device for testing the influence of a medicinal or cosmetic substance on skin, comprising: a tray having a bottom, a periphery side wall extending from the bottom, by which bottom and side wall an inside space for containing a medicinal or cosmetic substance to be tested is defined, and an annular sealing member laterally extending from the top end of the side wall; a porous protecting sheet having at least one hole formed therein, in which hole the tray is contained, and; a covering sheet having an adhesive surface onto which the outside surface of the bottom of the tray and a lower surface of the protecting sheet are adhered.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 111 words
A device for testing the influence of a medicinal or cosmetic substance on skin, comprising: a tray having a bottom, a periphery side wall extending from the bottom, by which bottom and side wall an inside space for containing a medicinal or cosmetic substance to be tested is defined, and an annular sealing member laterally extending from the top end of the side wall; a porous protecting sheet having at least one hole formed therein, in which hole the tray is contained, and; a covering sheet having an adhesive surface onto which the outside surface of the bottom of the tray and a lower surface of the protecting sheet are adhered.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 18 words
A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the tray is made of a metal or synthetic resin.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 35 words
A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the porous protecting sheet is made of paper, cotton mass, a woven, knitted or non-woven fabric, a spongy plastic resin sheet or a foamed plastic resin sheet.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 20 words
A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the annular sealing member extends toward the inside space of the tray.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 19 words
A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the annular sealing member extends toward the outside of the tray.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 17 words
A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the annular sealing member has an arc-shaped cross-sectional profile.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 30 words
A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the medicinal or cosmetic substance to be tested is contained in a porous sheet placed in the inside space of the tray.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 40 words
A device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the porous sheet containing the medicinal or cosmetic substance is made of paper, cotton mass, a woven, knitted or non-woven fabric, a spongy plastic resin sheet or a foamed plastic resin sheet.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 37 words
A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the distance between the inside peripheral surface defining the hole of the porous protecting sheet and an outside periphery edge of the protecting sheet is at minimum 1 mm.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 24 words
A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a portion of the bottom of the tray protrudes toward the inside space of the tray.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1982-06-18 1982-12-18 1983-06-19 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1986-06-18 1986-12-18 1987-06-19 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1990-06-18 1990-12-18 1991-06-19 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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