Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Toshishige

Hiroshi Toshishige 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).

  • Disposable absorbent article having odor control system
    Patent number: 8558051
    Abstract: A disposable absorbent article comprises a topsheet; a backsheet combined with the topsheet; a fluid storage layer disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet and adjacent to the backsheet; an intermediate layer disposed between the fluid storage layer and the topsheet. The intermediate layer has a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface. The disposable absorbent article comprises an odor control system. The odor control system comprises an antimicrobial material disposed between the topsheet and the body-facing surface of the intermediate layer; an odor masking material disposed between the backsheet and the garment-facing surface of the intermediate layer; and an odor absorbing and/or adsorbing material disposed in the fluid storage layer. The antimicrobial material and the odor masking material are separated by the intermediate layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Hiroshi Toshishige, Tomoko Okuda, Yukio Heki
  • Disposable Absorbent Article Having Odor Control System
    Publication number: 20090024101
    Abstract: A disposable absorbent article comprises a topsheet; a backsheet combined with the topsheet; a fluid storage layer disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet and adjacent to the backsheet; an intermediate layer disposed between the fluid storage layer and the topsheet. The intermediate layer has a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface. The disposable absorbent article comprises an odor control system. The odor control system comprises an antimicrobial material disposed between the topsheet and the body-facing surface of the intermediate layer; an odor masking material disposed between the backsheet and the garment-facing surface of the intermediate layer; and an odor absorbing and/or adsorbing material disposed in the fluid storage layer. The antimicrobial material and the odor masking material are separated by the intermediate layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Hiroshi Toshishige, Tomoko Okuda, Yukio Heki