Patents by Inventor Hirofumi Ohnishi

Hirofumi Ohnishi 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).

  • Patent number: 5645543
    Abstract: Diapers, incontinence pants or baby training pants with two leg openings that each have an upper end portion, a lower end portion, a mid-portion, a crotch portion between the mid-portions, a plurality of elastic members surrounding each leg opening, the plurality of elastic members also extending across the crotch portion in spaced apart lines that are substantially parallel to each other over a substantial portion of the crotch area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1997
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventors: Hironori Nomura, Hirofumi Ohnishi, Yoshinori Matsura, Tohru Sasaki
  • Patent number: 5413654
    Abstract: Here are disclosed disposable garments such as diaper and training pants and a method for attachment of threadlike continuous elastic members (each comprising a plurality of threadlike elastic elements) around leg-holes thereof so that the elastic members are progressively widened from their longitudinally opposite ends toward their longitudinally middle portions, respectively.The threadlike continuous elastic members 4A, 4B thus attached to the article around th respective leg-holes each comprises rubber threads 4a, 4b, 4c. The traverse, arrangement support these rubber threads in parallel to one another and forcibly guide them in sine curves with respect to the continuous web 7 so that the portions 4A.sub.1, 4B.sub.1 of the elastic members 4A, 4B to be bonded to the continuous web are bonded thereto. Then, the non-bonded portions 4A2, 4B2 of the elastic members are cut together with the web 7 along boundaries of the individual articles and thereupon contract under their own stretch stresses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1995
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventors: Takamitsu Igaue, Hironori Nomura, Hirofumi Ohnishi, Yoshinori Matsura, Tohru Sasaki, Taiji Shimakawa, Hiroki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 5342341
    Abstract: Here are disclosed disposable garments such as diaper and training pants and a method for attachment of threadlike continuous elastic members (each comprising a plurality of threadlike elastic elements) around leg-holes thereof so that the elastic members are progressively widened from their longitudinally opposite ends toward their longitudinally middle portions, respectively.The threadlike continuous elastic members 4A, 4B thus attached to the article around the respective leg-holes each comprises rubber threads 4a,4b, 4c. The traverse arrangement support these rubber threads in parallel to one another and forcibly guide them in sine curves with respect to the continuous web 7 so that the portions 4A.sub.1, 4B.sub.1 of the elastic members 4A, 4B to be bonded to the continuous web are bonded thereto. Then, the non-bonded portions 4A2, 4B2 of the elastic members are cut together with the web 7 along boundaries of the individual articles and thereupon contract under their own stretch stresses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1994
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventors: Takamitsu Igaue, Hironori Nomura, Hirofumi Ohnishi, Yoshinori Matsura, Tohru Sasaki, Taiji Shimakawa, Hiroki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 5334152
    Abstract: Diapers, incontinence pants or baby training pants with two leg openings that each have an upper end portion and a lower end portion, a crotch portion between the lower end portions, a plurality of elastic members surrounding each leg opening, the plurality of elastic members adjacent the upper end portion of each leg opening exerting less tension or being spaced further apart than the plurality of elastic members adjacent the lower end of each leg opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1994
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventors: Hironori Nomura, Hirofumi Ohnishi, Yoshinori Matsura, Tohru Sasaki
  • Patent number: 5213645
    Abstract: Here is disclosed a method for efficiently attaching elastic members around leg-holes of a garment such as a disposable diaper or the like without any futile use of material.Elastic members 04A, 04B are fed and bonded onto a web so that the respective elastic members described curves like sine curves with summits and troughs of these curves defining together respective annular elastic areas 16 and thereby a base web is formed. Then the base web is severed into strips 17' bearing thereon the individual annular elastic areas and these strips 17' are intermittently bonded to a web 07 to form a composite web 19. A separate web is bonded onto a top surface of the composite web 19 to form a composite web 20. Finally, the composite web 20 is severed along center lines of the respective annular elastic areas 16 into individual garments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1993
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventors: Hironori Nomura, Taiji Shimakawa, Yoshinori Matsura, Hiroki Yamamoto, Hirofumi Ohnishi
  • Patent number: 5197960
    Abstract: Here is disclosed an arrangement of elastic surrounding respective leg-openings of garments such as disposable diaper, wherein the elastic surrounding each of the leg-openings comprises a plurality of first elastic members and a plurality of second elastic members; the first elastic members are positioned substantially along a front half of the leg-opening while the second elastic members are positioned substantially along a rear half of the leg-opening; the first and second elastic members have their tensile stress gradually decreasing from their longitudinally inner ends toward their longitudinally outer ends; and the first and second elastic members have their inter-member spacings gradually enlarged from their longitudinally inner ends toward their longitudinally outer ends (FIG. 2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1993
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventors: Hironori Nomura, Hirofumi Ohnishi, Yoshinori Matsura, Tohru Sasaki
  • Patent number: 5163932
    Abstract: A disposable wearing article of pants type having a front body and a rear body comprising respectively at least a liquid-permeable topsheet and a liquid-impermeable backsheet, and elastic members along a waist-hole and respective leg-holes. The front and rear bodies are attached together along their laterally opposite side edges. The longitudinally opposite ends of the respective elastic members are located on the opposite side edges of the front and rear bodies, and the opposite side edges of the front and rear bodies are intermittently attached together so as to avoid the elastic members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1992
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventors: Hironori Nomura, Takamitsu Igaue, Hiroyuki Tanji, Hirofumi Ohnishi, Tohru Sasaki
  • Patent number: 5147487
    Abstract: Here is disclosed a method for manufacturing individual disposable underpants provided around a waist line and a pair of leg-holes with elastic members from two continuous webs and a plurality of continuous elastic members, characterized by that the webs are applied on predetermined locations with adhesive so that the elastic members can be reliably held on the webs although the elastic members must be forcibly curved when the elastic members are bonded between the webs with use of adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1992
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventors: Hironori Nomura, Taiji Shimakawa, Yoshinori Matsura, Hiroki Yamamoto, Hirofumi Ohnishi
  • Patent number: 5080741
    Abstract: Inner members formed by attaching absorbent cores to inner webs longitudinally thereof with predetermined spaces between the cores are folded on themselves along their center lines so that the cores partially lie on a first outer surface and partially lie on a second outer surface opposed to the first outer surface. A pair of continuous outer webs having widths to cover the first and second outer surfaces are provided with elastic members for leg-openings and waist-openings, and attached respectively to the first and second surfaces to form a continuous laminate. Successively the laminate is sealed and cut at predetermined areas, and individual disposable garments are produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1992
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventors: Hironori Nomura, Taiji Shimakawa, Yoshinori Matsura, Hiroki Yamamoto, Hirofumi Ohnishi
  • Patent number: 5055103
    Abstract: Here is disclosed an arrangement of elastic means surrounding respective leg-openings of garments such as disposable diaper, wherein the elastic means surrounding each of the leg-openings comprises a plurality of first elastic members and a plurality of second elastic members; the first elastic members are positioned substantially along a front half of the leg-opening while the second elastic members are positioned substantially along a rear half of the leg-opening; the first and second elastic members have their tensile stress gradually decreasing from their longitudinally inner ends toward their longitudinally outer ends; and the first and second elastic members have their inter-member spacings gradually enlarged from their longitudinally inner ends toward their longitudinally outer ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1991
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventors: Hironori Nomura, Hirofumi Ohnishi, Yoshinori Matsura, Tohru Sasaki
  • Patent number: 4864856
    Abstract: A liquid level detecting device comprises a vibrator for vibrating a sample vessel containing a sample solution, and a piezo-electric element provided on a suction member having an opening for sucking the sample solution. Changes in the output voltage of the piezo-electric element are read out as the suction member is moved vertically, contact of the lower end of the suction member with the sample solution is detected based on the changes in the output voltage, and the liquid level of the sample solution is detected. Or, the liquid level detecting device comprises a vibration transmitting plate for holding a nozzle member to a suction member, a vibrator for vibrating the nozzle member at a predetermined frequency, a frequency control circuit for changing the frequency of vibration, and a detector for detecting extreme values of the output voltage of the vibrator corresponding to changes in the frequency. The liquid level is detected based on changes in the extreme values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1989
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Ichikawa, Norikazu Soga, Hirofumi Ohnishi
  • Patent number: 4843471
    Abstract: A video image storage device comprises a signal input means capable of analog-to-digital conversion of input video signals including various types of scanning lines such as different numbers of scanning lines, a frame memory means capable of memorizing image signals and signal output means. The video image storage device further comprises an input signal generating means, an output signal generating means and a frame memory control means. The input signal generating means comprises a N multiplying circuit capable of N multiplying horizontal synchronizing pulses. The number of N in a dividing circuit can be arbitarily determined by the relation between effective image period and blanking period, and thus the video image storage device can store input video signals having different scanning line numbers which depend upon the types of diagnostic modalities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1989
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Equipment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Yazawa, Hirofumi Ohnishi, Taizo Akimoto, Susumu Washizu, Tsuyoshi Shoji
  • Patent number: RE37154
    Abstract: Here is disclosed a method for manufacturing individual disposable underpants provided around a waist line and a pair of leg-holes with elastic members from two continuous webs and a plurality of continuous elastic members, characterized by that the webs are applied on predetermined locations with adhesive so that the elastic members can be reliably held on the webs although the elastic members must be forcibly curved when the elastic members are bonded between the webs with use of adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventors: Hironori Nomura, Taiji Shimakawa, Sadanori Matsura, Hiroki Yamamoto, Hirofumi Ohnishi