Patents by Inventor Akira Hashino
Akira Hashino 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).
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Publication number: 20150032073Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide an absorbent article with which, both when dry, prior to absorbing blood, and when wet, after absorbing blood, is provided with a fit in a wearer's excretory orifice, especially the labia minora, and which is not prone to leaking. Provided is an absorbent article, including a liquid-permeable top sheet, a non liquid-permeable back sheet, and an absorbent body between the liquid-permeable top sheet and the non liquid-permeable back sheet. The absorbent article further comprises a center high part which protrudes in the thickness direction of the absorbent article in an excretory orifice contact region. The center high part further includes a portion of the top sheet, and a cushion part which is positioned between the top sheet and the absorbent body. The center high part further includes a central part, and an outer circumference part which surrounds the central part.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2012Publication date: January 29, 2015Inventors: Yuki Noda, Tatsuya Tamura, Akira Hashino
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Publication number: 20150032074Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide an absorbent article without a sticky feel on the top sheet and with a smooth top sheet, not only when a large amount of menstrual blood has been absorbed, but even when a small amount of menstrual blood has been absorbed. The absorbent article of the present disclosure is as follows. An absorbent article comprising a liquid-permeable top sheet, a liquid-impermeable back sheet and an absorbent body between the liquid-permeable top sheet and liquid-impermeable back sheet, wherein the liquid-permeable top sheet comprises a blood slipping agent having a kinematic viscosity of 0.01 to 80 mm2/s at 40° C., a water holding percentage of 0.01 to 4.0 mass %, and a weight-average molecular weight of less than 1,000, on at least the projection in an excretory opening contact region.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2013Publication date: January 29, 2015Inventors: Masashi Nakashita, Ichiro Wada, Yuki Noda, Akira Hashino
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Publication number: 20140358102Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide an absorbent article without a sticky feel on the top sheet and with a smooth top sheet, even after highly viscous menstrual blood has been absorbed. The absorbent article of the present disclosure is as follows. An absorbent article comprising a liquid-permeable top sheet, a liquid-impermeable back sheet and an absorbent body between the liquid-permeable top sheet and liquid-impermeable back sheet, wherein the liquid-permeable top sheet comprises a blood modifying agent with an IOB of 0.00-0.60, a melting point of no higher than 45° C., a water solubility of 0.00-0.05 g in 100 g of water at 25° C., and a weight-average molecular weight of no greater than 1,000.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2012Publication date: December 4, 2014Inventors: Shimpei Komatsu, Yuki Noda, Mitsuhiro Wada, Akira Hashino, Hideyuki Kinoshita, Masashi Nakashita, Ichiro Wada
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Publication number: 20140228793Abstract: An object of the disclosure is to provide an absorbent article without a sticky feel on the top sheet and with a smooth top sheet, even after highly viscous menstrual blood has been absorbed. An absorbent article comprising a liquid-permeable top sheet, an absorbent body, a liquid-impermeable back sheet, and a second sheet between the liquid-permeable top sheet and the absorbent body, wherein the top sheet and the second sheet comprise a blood modifying agent with an IOB of 0.00-0.60, a melting point of no higher than 45° C., and a water solubility of 0.00-0.05 g in 100 g of water at 25° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2012Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: UNICHARM CORPORATIONInventors: Akira Hashino, Yuki Noda, Tatsuya Tamura
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Publication number: 20140052086Abstract: An object of the disclosure is to provide an absorbent article that allows the user to visually confirm reduction in residue of highly viscous menstrual blood on the top sheet after its absorption, thereby providing reassurance to the user. The absorbent article of the disclosure is as follows. An absorbent article comprising a liquid-permeable top sheet, a liquid-impermeable back sheet, and an absorbent body between the liquid-permeable top sheet and liquid-impermeable back sheet, wherein the top sheet exhibits a color difference in the range of 37-80, based on the L*a*b* color system and measured from a skin contact surface of the top sheet in a liquid dropping test.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2012Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: UNICHARM CORPORATIONInventors: Shimpei Komatsu, Yuki Noda, Mitsuhiro Wada, Akira Hashino, Hideyuki Kinoshita, Masashi Nakashita, Ichiro Wada
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Publication number: 20140012219Abstract: An individual packing product that makes it difficult to see an absorbent product disposed therein, not staining other individual packing products, and easy to put in a bag or pocket and carry. In the individual packing product, the absorbent product having an adhesive portion in a non-skin contact region is packed with a packing sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2012Publication date: January 9, 2014Applicant: UNICHARM CORPORATIONInventors: Akira Hashino, Yuki Noda, Shinpei Komatsu, Hideyuki Kinoshita
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Patent number: 8591490Abstract: To provide an absorbent article that is small and can effectively absorb fluid. The absorbent article includes: an absorbent body having a fluid-absorbent member for absorbing fluid; and an absorbent article main body on which the absorbent body is overlapped with along a longitudinal direction, in which the fluid-absorbent member of the absorbent body is projected in the longitudinal direction from an outer circumferential edge of the absorbent article main body.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2007Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Uni-Charm CorporationInventors: Jun Kudo, Hideyuki Kinoshita, Akira Hashino
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Publication number: 20130211360Abstract: An absorbent article in which a plurality of first compressing units are provided spaced apart on both-side edges of a region corresponding to an excretion unit in an absorber, and a plurality of second compressing units are provided spaced apart over the entire region in the absorber 10 excluding the region 11 in which the first compressing units 12 are provided. The dimensions along the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article in the plan view shape of the first compressing units are configured so as to be longer than the dimensions along the width direction of the absorbent article, and the dimensions along the width direction of the absorbent article in the plan view shape of the second compressing units are configured so as to be longer than the dimensions along the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2011Publication date: August 15, 2013Inventors: Akira Hashino, Yuki Noda, Shinpei Komatsu
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Patent number: 8500709Abstract: An absorbent article that is worn by a user, including: a main body section of the absorbent article; an absorbent body that includes an absorbent member absorbing liquid, that has a longitudinal direction, a width direction, and a thickness direction, that is superposed on a user side of the main body section, whose one end section of the longitudinal direction is joined to the main body section at a first joined section, and whose another end section of the longitudinal direction is joined to the main body section at a second joined section; and a restricting member that is disposed between the first joined section and the second joined section in the longitudinal direction, and that restricts relative shifting between the main body section and the absorbent body when the main body section and the absorbent body that are superposed are folded.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2008Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Uni-Charm CorporationInventors: Jun Kudo, Hideyuki Kinoshita, Akira Hashino
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Publication number: 20130190711Abstract: An individually wrapped absorbent article that is wrapped in a wrapping sheet wherein the wrapping sheet has a colored part on the inner surface on the side of the absorbent article, and the colored part of the wrapping sheet can be seen from the outside of the individually wrapped product but the absorbent article cannot be seen from the outside of the individually wrapped product.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2011Publication date: July 25, 2013Applicant: UNICHARM CORPORATIONInventors: Akira Hashino, Yuki Noda, Shinpei Komatsu, Hideyuki Kinoshita
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Patent number: 8444618Abstract: An absorbent article adapted to be worn on a body includes an absorbent article main body having a longitudinal direction, a width direction perpendicular thereto, and a thickness direction perpendicular thereto; and an absorbent body overlapping the absorbent article main body along the longitudinal direction. One end section in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent body is undetachably joined to the absorbent article main body, and another end section in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent body is detachably joined to the absorbent article main body. A section of the absorbent body on a wearer-facing side that is positioned on a body side in use and that does not oppose the absorbent article main body is easier to elongate in the width direction than a section of the absorbent body on an non-wearer-facing side that opposes the absorbent article main body.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2008Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Uni-Charm CorporationInventors: Jun Kudo, Hideyuki Kinoshita, Akira Hashino
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Patent number: 8439886Abstract: An absorbent article adapted to be worn by a user includes a main body section and an absorbent body that has an absorbent member for absorbing fluid, that has a longitudinal direction, a width direction, and a thickness direction, that is superposed on a face of the main body section on a user side. The absorbent body further has one end section in the longitudinal direction joined to the main body section on a first joined section, and another end section in the longitudinal direction joined to the main body section on a second joined section. A length of the absorbent body between the first joined section and the second joined section is equal to or more than a length of the main body section between the first joined section and the second joined section.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2008Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Uni-Charm CorporationInventors: Akira Hashino, Jun Kudo, Hideyuki Kinoshita
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Publication number: 20130030400Abstract: A packaging medium is provided only on non-skin side surfaces of a third portion and a fourth portion. The length of the packaging medium in a lengthwise direction of a sanitary napkin is shorter than the length of the sanitary napkin. A second portion includes a folded end portion which is formed by a first folded portion provided on a side of a first portion of the sanitary napkin which opposes a first folding portion. The folded end portion is folded over a non-skin side surface of the second portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2011Publication date: January 31, 2013Inventors: Akira Hashino, Yuki Noda
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Patent number: 8333747Abstract: Provided is an absorptive article having absorption elements capable of following the wearer's body of a user. This absorptive article comprises at least a generally rectangular base absorption element, a top absorption element disposed on one surface of the base absorption element at substantially lateral center of the base absorbent and along the longitudinal direction of the base absorbent, and a fixing part for fixing the base absorption element to the top absorption element so that at least one end of the top absorption element in the longitudinal direction thereof is made to be a free end. A locking part is provided on the base absorption element side contact surface of the top absorption element near the free end. The locking part is locked to the base absorption element at a position where the top absorption element is so moved as to extend along the gluteal cleft of the user.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2007Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: Uni-Charm CorporationInventors: Jun Kudo, Akira Hashino
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Patent number: 8251966Abstract: Provided is an absorptive article having absorption elements capable of following the body of a user. This absorptive article (1) comprises a generally rectangular base absorption element (2), a top absorption element (3) disposed on one surface of the base absorption element (2) at substantially lateral center of the base absorption element (2) and along the longitudinal direction of the base absorption element (2), and a fixing part (4) for fixing the base absorption element (2) to the top absorption element (3) so that at least one end of the top absorption element (3) in the longitudinal direction thereof is made to be a free end (31). A temporary locking part (5) for restricting the movement of the top absorption element (3) is provided on the top absorption element (3) near a free end part (32) thereof at least before application of the absorptive article to the body of the user.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2007Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Uni-Charm CorporationInventors: Jun Kudo, Akira Hashino
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Patent number: 8235958Abstract: The invention provides an absorbent article that is small and that can be easily worn by a user and a method for producing the absorbent article. The absorbent article that is used in abutment against a user's body includes: an absorbent body for absorbing fluid; and an absorbent-article main body whose face on a side close to the user's body in use is joined to the absorbent body. The absorbent body has a longitudinal direction, a width direction, and a thickness direction. One end section of the absorbent body in the longitudinal direction is undetachably joined to the absorbent-article main body, and another end section of the absorbent body in the longitudinal direction is detachably joined to a portion inside an outer edge of the absorbent-article main body. The absorbent body has a non-joined section that is not joined to the absorbent-article main body, between the joined section on a side close to the other end section and the outer edge of the absorbent-article main body.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2007Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: Uni-Charm CorporationInventors: Jun Kudo, Hideyuki Kinoshita, Akira Hashino
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Publication number: 20120046630Abstract: An absorbent article includes a front wing unit which is provided outside in a widthwise direction of the absorbent article more than an absorber, and extends to the outside in the widthwise direction of the absorber in an inside leg region which corresponds to an inside leg portion of a wearer; and a gather which is provided at each of edges of the absorber, which extends along a longitudinal direction of the absorbent article, and which prevents a bodily fluid of the wearer from leaking from the absorbent article. The front wing unit has a base part which is positioned at an innermost side in a widthwise direction of the absorbent article in the front wing unit; and the leakage gather extends to the outside in the widthwise direction of the absorbent article more than the base part as seen in plan view of the absorbent article.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2010Publication date: February 23, 2012Applicant: Uni-Charm CorporationInventors: Jun Kudo, Hideyuki Kinoshita, Yuji Takahashi, Mari Minami, Sarinee Phichetkitjawat, Akira Hashino
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Publication number: 20120010586Abstract: An absorbent article includes an absorbent body that has a fluid-absorbent member for absorbing fluid, and has a longitudinal direction, a width direction, and a thickness direction. A main body section is overlapped with the absorbent body in the thickness direction. One end section in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent body is fixed to the main body section. The absorbent body has a portion that is closer to the main body section than the fluid-absorbent member in the thickness direction, and a portion that is closer to the human body than the fluid-absorbent member. The portion closer to the main body section, in another end section in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent body, is covered with a fluid-impermeable layer. The portion closer to the human body, in the other end section, has a portion in which the fluid-impermeable layer is not included.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2011Publication date: January 12, 2012Applicant: UNI-CHARM CORPORATIONInventors: Jun KUDO, Hideyuki KINOSHITA, Akira HASHINO
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Patent number: 8093449Abstract: The invention includes an absorbent article 1 in which an undergarment 90 can be prevented from getting dirty with fluid that has been absorbed by an absorbent body 20, without a decrease in the amount of fluid that can be absorbed.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2007Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: Uni-Charm CorporationInventors: Jun Kudo, Hideyuki Kinoshita, Akira Hashino
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Publication number: 20110319851Abstract: To provide an absorbent article which is a relatively thin absorbent article and which is hardly twisted while fitting to the body and exhibits excellent absorptivity. An absorbent article comprising at least a liquid-permeable sheet, a liquid-impermeable sheet, and an absorption body sandwiched between the liquid-permeable sheet and the liquid-impermeable sheet, wherein on the skin-contact surface side of the absorbent article, a compressed groove is disposed in both longitudinal edge parts at least in the center region of the absorption body so as to integrate the liquid-permeable sheet and the absorption body and a plurality of point-like compressed parts are disposed at intervals.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2009Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicant: UNICHARM CORPORATIONInventors: Jun Kudo, Akira Hashino