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Patent JP-2003140579-A (JP)
Title: Internal illumination signboard using cold cathode lamp (black light) and luminous paint
Inventor: TAKANO NORIO
IPC: G09F13/20
Filed: 2001-11-06
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that most of conventional internal illumination signboards that adopt light passage of a fluorescent light and are obtained as commercial signboards by decorating an acrylic face plate with a logotype, characters or letters by printing or with a cutting sheet and attaching the face plate to a lamp box are lacking in color brightness because of light passage of a fluorescent light, are limited even in the degree of freedom of design and become stereotyped ordinary signboards. SOLUTION: A designed part of a transparent face plate, one face of which has been hidden, is etched to form a recess through which light passes. In order to prevent outside light from streaming into a lamp box, a metallic part and a smoked part are formed on the recess. A luminous paint is further applied and the recess is closely irradiated with a black light. The maximum luminous efficiency can be attained and the above problem is solved.
Patent JP-2003138382-A (JP)
Title: Metal surface treating agent for bonding substrate and treatment method therefor
Inventor: TANAKA KAZUYA
IPC: C23C22/06
Filed: 2001-12-17
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a metal surface treating agent which improves the interlayer adhesion between a metallic material and a film, and improves corrosion resistance and solvent resistance of a metal surface, or improves the adhesiveness of a coated product, and to provide a treatment method using the agent. SOLUTION: The metal surface treating agent contains an aminated phenolic polymer, and a metallic compound of at least one kind selected from Ti, Zr, Hf, Mo, W, Se, Ce, Fe, Cu, Zn, V and trivalent Cr, and exhibits a pH within the range of 1.5 to 6.0. In the metal surface treating agent, aminated phenolic polymer and an acrylic polymer can jointly be used. In the treatment method, the metal surface treating agent is brought in contact with a metal surface, and, after that, drying is performed in the temperature range of 80 to 300 deg.C without applying water-washing.
Patent JP-2003147305-A (JP)
Title: Method for excising adhesive tape and excising blade
Inventor: TAKEDA NAOJIRO
IPC: C09J7/02
Filed: 2001-11-12
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for excising a tape which improves a dusting tool using a multi-roll adhesive tape by facilitating to turn up the tape and allowing to finish from turning-up to excising at a time, and a tape excising blade. SOLUTION: The method comprises (A) substantially enlarging a tape turning-up area, (B) removing an adhesive area from the tape turning-up area so that the tape turning-up may be free from obstructing by the adhesive area, (C) facilitating to turn up the tape by making the turning-up area once stand up, and (D) setting a cutting chip only at the side end of the tape to prevent 2 to 3 piles of turning-up.
Patent JP-2003181481-A (JP)
Title: Septic tank returning liquid treated in aerobic treating tank
Inventor: KATAGAI NOBUYOSHI
IPC: C02F3/00
Filed: 2001-12-20
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a septic tank which prevents short pass, reduces SS load flowing-in a filtering tank and exhibits stabilized treatment performance.  <P>SOLUTION: The septic tank is provided with an anaerobic treating tank (a first solid-liquid separating tank 2 and a second solid-liquid separating tank 3), an aerobic treating tank 4 in which a filler is packed and a filtering tank 5 in which the filler is packed in order from upstream. In the septic tank, the aerobic treating tank 4 and the filtering tank 5 are arranged in parallel, a small chamber 5 having a communicative pore 9 communicating with the aerobic treating tank 4 is disposed between the aerobic treating tank 4 and the filtering tank 5 and a liquid returning apparatus 6 for returning a part of the flowed-in liquid to the anaerobic treating tank is disposed in the small chamber 5.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003191124-A (JP)
Title: Trimming device and trimming method
Inventor: NAKAMURA TAKESHI
IPC: H01J9/14
Filed: 2001-12-21
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a trimming device capable of alleviating contact impact between an upper clamp part and a product during trimming in regard to a trimming device provided with a clamp part gripping a product part inner side along a trimming line part and a clamp part gripping a product part outer side, separating a product part and an unwanted part in the trimming line part by pulling the clamp part gripping the product part inner side and the clamp part gripping the product part outer side in opposite directions, and where both clamp parts have a pair of a clamp upper part and a clamp lower part respectively gripping a metal sheet from above and below by holding the metal sheet between planar gripping forces of a gripping part.  <P>SOLUTION: Both clamp parts have the pair of the clamp upper part and clamp lower part respectively gripping the metal sheet from above and below by holding the metal sheet between planar gripping faces of the gripping part, and they are provided with a clamp upper part lifting part for alleviating impact in contact of the upper clamp part and the product.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003188240-A (JP)
Title: Wafer-retaining device
Inventor: KAYAMOTO TAKASHI
IPC: H01L21/683
Filed: 2001-12-21
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for preventing the generation of warpage or crack in the ceramic material, even at higher temperature, when connecting or using a metal substrate and ceramic material.  <P>SOLUTION: A composite material 2 is piled on the upper surface of the metal substrate 1 and a ceramic material 3 is piled, in sequence on the upper surface of the composite material 2 forming the wafer-retaining surface, and a composite material 4 is formed on the back side of the metal substrate. The stress caused by the ceramic material can be released, by optimizing the thermal expansion co-efficiency of the composite material interposed in between two materials, even if the metal substrate are thermally expanded large than the ceramic materials due to the temperature change during connection or usage. In addition, the peeling of the jointing part between the metal substrate and the ceramic material and the deformation of the ceramic material can be reduced, as a result of taking balance of the differences in the thermal expansion coefficients between each material of the whole wafer-retaining device, by forming the composite material on the surface of the opposite side of the ceramic material on the metal substrate.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003193862-A (JP)
Title: Atomization nozzle for one high pressure fluid for increased output of gas turbine, atomization nozzle system, and gas turbine power generation system
Inventor: INOUE HISAMICHI
IPC: F02C3/30
Filed: 2001-12-25
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To atomize a large amount of water into minute spray and spray sufficiently minute water spray in an air stream in an atomization nozzle for one high pressure fluid for increased output of a gas turbine.  <P>SOLUTION: Minute water spray 14 is obtained by colliding a pressurized high pressure water jet 13 against an inclined face 53 of a target 8 formed into a mirror finish surface. At this time, a plurality of small holes 4 for jetting the water jet 13 and targets 8 are provided in one atomization nozzle 100 for one high pressure fluid so that a large amount of water from one atomization nozzle 100 for one high pressure fluid can be changed into minute water spray. Moreover, since the target 8 is radially provided from a central axis of a nozzle main body, minute water spray 14 does not collide against anything on the downstream side of the target 8 and can ride on an air stream while they are minute, even if water is atomized toward the downstream side in the air stream due to intake of a compressor.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003198079-A (JP)
Title: Printed wiring board
Inventor: YAMANAKA YASUHIRO
IPC: H05K3/46
Filed: 2001-12-25
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a printed wiring board which enables to suppress a power supply noise and radiation noise at a prescribed frequency with respect to all the power pins provided in an electronic circuit component.  <P>SOLUTION: The printed wiring board comprises a series circuit of a high-frequency choke coil 7 connected between a power line 10 and an inner layer ground line 9 and a first bypass capacitor 45, an electronic circuit component 1 having a plurality of power pins 21-24, and a plurality of second bypass capacitors 41-44 which are connected to the power pins 21-24 respectively near each of the power pins 21-24 of the electronic component 1 and are connected in parallel with the first bypass capacitor 45. A plurality of power pattern interconnections 101-104 for connecting a first power pad 35 which is a connection between the high-frequency choke coil 7 and the first bypass capacitor 45 to the plurality of second bypass capacitors 41-44 have the same cross-sectional structure and length.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003190091-A (JP)
Title: Illumination probe for fluorescent observation, electronic endoscopic system and electronic endoscope
Inventor: NAKAMURA TETSUYA
IPC: A61B1/06
Filed: 2001-12-26
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an illumination probe for fluorescent observation used in an electronic endoscopic system for fluorescent observation capable of widely selecting a place proper for medical examination because of a simple structure, a small size, light weight and easiness to transport and arrange and contributing to the suppression of medical treatment cost.  <P>SOLUTION: The illumination probe 3 to be used is constituted of a long tube 31 having an almost cylindrical shape, a cap 32 for sealing the leading end of the tube 31, a pair of light emitting elements 33 and 34 fixed to the inside of the recessed part 32a of the cap 32, the lead wires 33a and 34a respectively connected to the light emitting elements 33 and 34 and a lid 35 for sealing the recessed part 32a of the cap 32. When a drive current is alternately supplied to the lead wires 33a and 34a, the light emitting element 33 emits exciting light exciting the tissue of a subject to generate captive fluorescence and alternately, the light emitting element 34 emits visible light for illuminating the subject.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003193465-A (JP)
Title: Bottom widening method for pile and its structure
Inventor: KUSAFUKA MORIHITO
IPC: E02D5/72
Filed: 2001-12-26
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bottom widening method for a pipe pile and its structure capable of increasing a bearing power by widening the pile tip and reinforcing the ground at the pile tip portion without disturbing the ground at the pile outer peripheral portion and the tip portion.  <P>SOLUTION: A pile 2 having a hollow section capable of storing or inserting a bottom widening device 3 which performs the bottom widening of the pile tip and reinforcing the ground for the tip portion is penetrated first to a predetermined depth in the ground and the reinforcing member 4 installed to the bottom widening device 3 is inserted to the tip portion of the pile thereby increasing the bearing power of the pile tip.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003192219-A (JP)
Title: Small practical tool such as tape cutter, hand cleaner, seal case
Inventor: YONETANI TSUKASA
IPC: B65H35/07
Filed: 2001-12-26
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To store a small practical tool such as a tape cutter, a hand cleaner, a seal case at a position where not taking much space on a desk and easily seen or not obstructing and arrange it for easily using.  <P>SOLUTION: In this small practical tool 1 such as the tape cutter, the hand cleaner, the seal case comprising practical function sections 3, 6, a magnet 8 is provided for detachably fixing on a metal surface 12.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003190783-A (JP)
Title: Adsorbent for solvent vapor and method for preparing the same
Inventor: MORI MOTOYA
IPC: B01J20/30
Filed: 2001-12-27
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an adsorbent for solvent vapor large in an amount of adsorbed solvent vapor and excellent in abrasion resistance and mechanical strength.  <P>SOLUTION: The purpose is achieved by attaching silica and/or alumina of 1-40% by weight to an activated active carbon of 0.1-20 mm in an average particle diameter.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003196388-A (JP)
Title: Examination guide system
Inventor: KITAYAMA KENJI
IPC: G06Q50/22
Filed: 2001-12-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an examination guide system enjoying ease of operation for a patient and staff members.  <P>SOLUTION: The examination guide system 10 is provided with an information update portion 12 obtaining progress information on an examination schedule, an performance state or the like from an ordering system 20 for which staff members including doctors, engineers, nurses, office workers or the like in a hospital input various examination performance information including a request for examination performance, a result report or the like for recording to update and register the progress information for various databases 11; and a terminal computer 14 asking an information retrieve portion 13 to retrieve the progress information registered in the various databases 11 and serving as a display portion for displaying the examination schedule, the performance state or the like represented by the progress information in conjunction with an examination performance place.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003198018-A (JP)
Title: Light stimulated solid-state laser oscillator
Inventor: ISHIZU MITSUO
IPC: H01S3/102
Filed: 2001-12-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a light stimulated solid-state laser oscillator which can be kept stable in laser output without using power to control the temperature.  <P>SOLUTION: A light stimulated solid-state laser oscillator is equipped with a light source having a predetermined wavelength band and a laser medium that absorbs the light having the above wavelength band. The laser medium increases in light absorption in accordance with the wavelength of the light, and the light source decreases in radiation energy in accordance with the wavelength of the emitted light. In a laser oscillator in which a laser medium is stimulated by the light in a plurality of wavelength bands, the laser oscillator is equipped with a light source of a first wavelength band, another light source of a second wavelength band, and a laser medium absorbing the light of the above two wavelength bands. The laser medium decreases in light absorption in the first wavelength band with increase in wavelength and increases in light absorption in the second wavelength band with increase in wavelength.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003200240-A (JP)
Title: Manufacturing method of twin ball for seat belt pre- tensioner
Inventor: HIRAGUCHI NOBUYUKI
IPC: B21K1/76
Filed: 2001-12-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technology of forging a twin ball for a seat belt tensioner integrally comprising a ball part, an accessory part, a fin part, a groove part and a partial ball part.  <P>SOLUTION: The twin ball has the ball part, the accessory part, the fin part, the groove part and the partial ball part, and a primary forming step of cold-forging the twin ball, the axial direction of a columnar stock is set to be vertical, and the ball part, the accessory part, the fin part, and the groove part are partially formed by a die and a punch. During the primary forming, a projecting part for promoting the plastic deformation is formed on a tip of a semi-spherical ball part forming predetermined portion, the fibrous structure inside the ball part forming predetermined portion is changed to be the structure easily to be deformed in a spherical shape toward the axial direction. In the secondary forming step, when the stock is compressed and formed in the direction orthogonal to the axial direction, the ball part can be formed beautiful by the fibrous structure easily to be deformed in the spherical shape.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003199754-A (JP)
Title: Blood vessel retainer
Inventor: KASAHARA HIDEMOTO
IPC: A61B17/00
Filed: 2001-12-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a blood vessel retainer capable of safely retaining a blood vessel without obstructing an observation visual field.  <P>SOLUTION: This blood vessel retainer 21 constitutes a blood vessel extracting device for extracting the blood vessel in a cavity, together with a sheath insertable into the cavity from a skin cut part, and an incision treatment instrument advancing and retreating in the sheath to incise organism tissue. The blood vessel retainer 21 advances and retreats in the sheath to retain the extraction object blood vessel. The blood vessel retainer 21 comprises a shank 50 advanced and retreated in the sheath, and a body provided at the tip of the shank 50 to retain the extraction object blood vessel. The body has tip parts 51, 52a, 52b formed in tapered shape tapered at an acute angle.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003502066-A (JP)
Title: 種子及びその他の生物の低温−プラズマ堆積処理
IPC: A01C1/00
Filed: 2000-06-23
Abstract: (57)【要約】
種子等の生物を、前記生物を低温プラズマに暴露して、前記生物の表面にプラズマ反応堆積物を形成することにより処理する。プラズマ処理は、生物及びその他の適切な生物の生存度に有意な影響を与えることのない条件下で行うことができ、かつ、前記処理過程の間、種子内の水分レベルを維持するために又は減少させるために行うことができる。本発明の方法の実施において、ガスは、プラズマ反応により堆積物を形成するガスソースから供給される。低温プラズマはガス中で点火され、前記生物は、プラズマ反応堆積物がプラズマに暴露された表面に形成するために選択した時間、プラズマへ暴露される。プラズマ処理に暴露される間、前記生物を回転させて、前記生物の表面上に堆積物が均一に形成することを許容してもよい。
Patent JP-2003505447-A (JP)
IPC: C07C69/608
Filed: 2000-07-24
Abstract: Vitamin D derivatives (I), having a cyclic substituent in the side-chain, are new. Also new are perhydroindane derivative intermediates (A) ands (B).  Vitamin D derivatives of formula (I), including all possible epimers, diastereomers and their mixtures, are new. Y1, Y2  =  H or -C(O)R5;  Y3 (in alpha- or beta-configuration)  =  H, OH, halo, OC(O)R5 or OR5;  R5  =  5-12C aromatic residue; or 1-12C optionally unsaturated alkyl (optionally interrupted by 1 or 2 O, 1 or 2 S and/or 1 or 2 NH; and optionally substituted by 1 or 2 OH, 1 or 2 NH2, 1 or 2 SH, 1 or 2 COOH and/or 1 or 2 COOH);  R1, R2  =  H or together form exocyclic =CH2;  R3, R4  =  H, F, Cl, Br or 1-4C alkyl;  or CR3R4  =  -C(=CH2)- or a 3-7 membered saturated or unsaturated carbocyclic ring;  Q  =  1-5C n-alkylene;  X1, X2  =  H, OH, OC(O)R5, F, Cl or Br (but not both OH or both -OC(O)R5);  or CX1X2  =  C=O;  Z'  =  carbocyclic or heterocyclic (including aromatic or heteroaromatic) ring system comprising a 5- or 6-membered ring optionally fused with a 6-membered ring (optionally substituted by one or more of each of halo, OH, COOR6 or 1-5C alkyl (itself optionally substituted by one or more of halo, 1-6C alkoxy and/or COOR6));  R6  =  1-6C alkyl, benzyl or phenyl. Independent claims are included for: (1) new perhydroindane derivative intermediates of formulae (A) and (B); (2) preparation of perhydroindane derivative intermediates of formula (XIIIa) by: (a) reacting a perhydroindane derivative of formula (A; T replaced by L) with protected, deprotonated propargyl alcohol to give (A; T = -CC-CH2OY5), (b) hydrogenating and deprotecting to give (A; T = -(CH2)3OH), (c) oxidizing to give (A; T = -CH2CH2CHO) and (d) reacting with a nucleophile Nu, cleaving Y4 and oxidizing the free OH group; and (3) preparation of vitamin D compounds of formula (IIa) by: (a) reacting a ketone of formula (XIIIb) with a trimethylsilyl acetoacetate ester in presence of a base or with a Wittig reagent in an aprotic solvent to give (B; U = COOR6), (b) reducing to give (B; U = CH2OH), (c) converting into (B; U replaced by L), (d) converting into the Wittig reagent (B; U = CH2P(O)(G)2) and (e) reacting with a ketone of formula (XXXIII) and optionally deprotecting the product.  T  =  -CC-CH2OY5, -(CH2)3OH or -CH2CH2CHO;  Y4  =  trialkylsilyl, mixed aryl-alkyl substituted silyl, tetrahydropyranyl or tetrahydrofuranyl protective group;  Y5  =  tetrahydropyranyl or benzyl;  E  =  side-chain, in which any keto and/or hydroxy groups are protected;  U  =  COOR6, CH2OH or CH2P(O)(G)2;  Y6  =  1-6C alkyl, benzyl or phenyl;  G  =  1-10C alkyl, 1-10C alkoxy, Ph or OPh;  L  =  leaving group;  Nu  =  nucleophile;  R7, R8  =  H or Me; or together form exocyclic =CH2 or a cyclopropane ring;  Y6  =  F, (CH2)nOH or (CH2)nOCOR5;  n  =  0-4;  Y'1  =  hydroxy-protecting group;  Y'3  =  H, halo or as Y'1.
Patent JP-2003505106-A (JP)
IPC: G01N35/04
Filed: 2000-06-15
Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing microbial antibiotic susceptibility testing include disposable, multi-chambered susceptibility plates and an automated plate handler and image acquisition and processing instrument is described. The susceptibility plates are inoculated with a suitable microorganism such as bacteria, fungi, protozoa, algae or viruses and anti-microbial agent(s) are applied that the microorganism is exposed to at a variety of concentrations or a gradient of each anti-microbial agent. The plates are then placed in the instrument, which monitors and measures the growth or lack thereof of the microorganisms. This data is used to determine the susceptibility of the microorganism to the antibiotics. Such a system automates anti-microbial susceptibility testing using solid media and Carbo-Bauer standardized result reporting. The system provides a level of automation previously associated only with broth micro dilution testing, while retaining the advantages of the manual disk diffusion test.
Patent JP-2003508943-A (JP)
Title: 非放射誘電体導波管を用いた無線中継器
IPC: H01P1/38
Filed: 2000-08-02
Abstract: (57)【要約】
本発明は非放射誘電体導波管を用いた無線中継器に関するものである。本発明による非放射誘電体導波管を用いた無線中継器は、ガンダイオードの負性抵抗特性を用いた反射型負性抵抗増幅器を誘電体導波管の一側に適用し、入力信号が入力端子誘電体導波管を通して入力されてサーキュレータを通して回転してガンダイオードに入り、ガンダイオードで増幅された反射波がサーキュレータで回転して出力端子の誘電体導波管に出てくることを特徴とする。
Patent JP-2003509739-A (JP)
Title: マークアップ言語を用いて、クライアントとサーバとの間で双方向通信アプリケーションデータを効果的に伝送するための方法および装置。
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2000-09-07
Abstract: (57)【要約】
クライアントとサーバとの間でデータを効果的に伝送する方法であって、アプリケーションプログラムを提供する工程と、複数のクライアント状態に影響を与えるアプリケーションから独立したクライアントプロセスを提供する工程と、複数のサーバ状態に影響を与えるアプリケーションから独立したサーバプロセスを提供する工程と、アプリケーションプログラムに応答して、サーバプロセスからクライアントプロセスにデータを転送する工程と、転送されたデータに応答して少なくとも１つのクライアント状態を更新する工程とを含む方法。関連した装置も開示される。
Patent JP-2003509942-A (JP)
Title: 集積ｖｃｏスイッチ
IPC: H03L7/099
Filed: 2000-09-07
Abstract: (57)【要約】
本発明は無線ＡＳＩＣ内のＶＣＯ（１００，１３０）に関し、任意の周波数帯域の間でＶＣＯの中心周波数を切替えるために、そこにスイッチ（１８０，６０，７０，８０，９０）が配置されて、周波帯切替および／または周波数同調を遂行できるようになっている。好ましい実施例において、このスイッチは、ＤＣＳバンドとＰＣＳバンドの間でＶＣＯ（１００，１３０）の中心周波数を切替える。こうして、ＤＣＳバンド用に１つのＶＣＯを有し、ＰＣＳバンドのためにもう１つのＶＣＯを有する代りに、本発明は両方のバンド用に唯一のＶＣＯを使用して、ＡＳＩＣ上の価値ある空間を大いに節約する。
Patent JP-2003514113-A (JP)
IPC: C23C4/12
Filed: 2000-09-27
Abstract: The invention relates to the production of machine components, especially piston rings (3) and/or pistons and/or cylinder liners of engines, preferably two-stroke great diesel engines, that are provided with at least one sliding surfaces. Said engines are provided with a coating (4) in the area of the sliding surface thereof. The coating comprises an aluminium bronze and is applied to the base material. The aim of the invention is to provide the properties of the coating, compared with a coating consisting of pure aluminium bronze, in any desired way. The coating (4) is produced by aggregating aluminium bronze and at least one additional material that is not alloyed therewith. The coating (4) is sprayed onto the base material in one or several layers according to the thermo spray method.
Patent JP-2003514784-A (JP)
Title: 皮膚拡張における酵素の使用
IPC: A61K38/48
Filed: 2000-10-03
Abstract: (57)【要約】
健常な皮膚の拡張方法であって、エラスチン線維を開裂する有効量の酵素、好ましくはエラスターゼまたはエラスターゼ誘導体を健常な皮膚に投与することを含んでなる方法が開示されている。本方法は健常な皮膚の隣接部分に生じる皮膚病または皮膚障害の治療に使用可能であり、その治療は、皮膚腫瘍の切除または壊死性皮膚切除後の皮膚喪失、外傷、先天性の皮膚症状、および皮膚喪失に至ったか、または至る可能性のある症状などの治療である。また、動物皮革の得量を増加させる方法であって、当該動物の皮またはその皮の一部を、エラスチン線維を開裂する有効量の酵素、好ましくはエラスターゼまたはエラスターゼ誘導体と接触させることを含んでなる方法が開示されている。また、健常な皮膚拡張のための医薬、皮膚移植組織として適用する皮膚片の表面積を拡大するための医薬、健常な皮膚をもつヒトにおいて弛緩性皮膚病に罹患しているヒトの皮膚の病的症状を模倣する医薬、および引っ張り力に対する皮膚の弾性抵抗を減少させる医薬などこれら医薬の調製におけるエラスチン線維開裂酵素の使用も開示されている。