Patents by Inventor Kenichi Uchimoto
Kenichi Uchimoto 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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Patent number: 8686217Abstract: An absorbent product has a top sheet, an absorbent core and a back sheet. The absorbent core includes 40% by weight or more of high absorbent resin powder and it is possible to slim down the absorbent core while keeping a sufficient amount of absorption to thereby achieve slimming down of the absorbent product. A top sheet lower part contacting the high absorbent resin powder in the absorbent core includes hydrophilic fibers having water retention characteristics, and moisture is temporarily retained in the top sheet lower part before reaching the absorbent core and rapidly disperses in a range facing the absorbent core of the top sheet lower part. As a result, it is possible to reliably absorb the moisture of excrement in the absorbent core and to simplify a structure of the absorbent product.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2012Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Livedo CorporationInventors: Kenichi Uchimoto, Yasuji Yasumitsu
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Publication number: 20120330259Abstract: An absorbent product has a top sheet, an absorbent core and a back sheet. The absorbent core includes 40% by weight or more of high absorbent resin powder and it is possible to slim down the absorbent core while keeping a sufficient amount of absorption to thereby achieve slimming down of the absorbent product. A top sheet lower part contacting the high absorbent resin powder in the absorbent core includes hydrophilic fibers having water retention characteristics, and moisture is temporarily retained in the top sheet lower part before reaching the absorbent core and rapidly disperses in a range facing the absorbent core of the top sheet lower part. As a result, it is possible to reliably absorb the moisture of excrement in the absorbent core and to simplify a structure of the absorbent product.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2012Publication date: December 27, 2012Inventors: Kenichi UCHIMOTO, Yasuji YASUMITSU
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Patent number: 8329978Abstract: An absorbent product has a top sheet, an absorbent core and a back sheet. The absorbent core includes 40% by weight or more of high absorbent resin powder and it is possible to slim down the absorbent core while keeping a sufficient amount of absorption to thereby achieve slimming down of the absorbent product. A top sheet lower part contacting the high absorbent resin powder in the absorbent core includes hydrophilic fibers having water retention characteristics, and moisture is temporarily retained in the top sheet lower part before reaching the absorbent core and rapidly disperses in a range facing the absorbent core of the top sheet lower part. As a result, it is possible to reliably absorb the moisture of excrement in the absorbent core and to simplify a structure of the absorbent product.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2008Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Livedo CorporationInventors: Kenichi Uchimoto, Yasuji Yasumitsu
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Patent number: 8293969Abstract: An absorbent product has a top sheet, an absorbent core and a back sheet. The absorbent core includes 40% by weight or more of high absorbent resin powder and it is possible to slim down the absorbent core while keeping a sufficient amount of absorption to thereby achieve slimming down of the absorbent product. A top sheet lower part contacting the high absorbent resin powder in the absorbent core includes hydrophilic fibers having water retention characteristics, and moisture is temporarily retained in the top sheet lower part before reaching the absorbent core and rapidly disperses in a range facing the absorbent core of the top sheet lower part. As a result, it is possible to reliably absorb the moisture of excrement in the absorbent core and to simplify a structure of the absorbent product.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2008Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Livedo CorporationInventors: Kenichi Uchimoto, Yasuji Yasumitsu
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Publication number: 20080319408Abstract: An absorbent product has a top sheet (21), an absorbent core (22) and a back sheet. The absorbent core (22) includes 40% by weight or more of high absorbent resin powder (223) and it is possible to slim down the absorbent core (22) while keeping a sufficient amount of absorption to thereby achieve slimming down of the absorbent product. A top sheet lower part (212) contacting the high absorbent resin powder (223) in the absorbent core (22) includes hydrophilic fibers (2122) having water retention characteristics, and moisture is temporarily retained in the top sheet lower part (212) before reaching the absorbent core (22) and rapidly disperses in a range facing the absorbent core (22) of the top sheet lower part (212). As a result, it is possible to reliably absorb the moisture of excrement in the absorbent core (22) and to simplify a structure of the absorbent product.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2008Publication date: December 25, 2008Inventors: Kenichi Uchimoto, Yasuji Yasumitsu
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Patent number: 6972011Abstract: In an ultra-thin absorbent sheet member 1a in which an absorbent polymer powder 3 is adhered to one surface of a first nonwoven fabric 2 by a hotmelt adhesive such that absorbent polymer powder present areas 2c and absorbent polymer powder absent areas 2a, 2b exist; the absorbent polymer powder absent areas are present at opposite widthwise ends (2a) of the ultra-thin absorbent sheet member and at least one position (2b) between the opposite ends; the absorbent polymer powder 3 is bonded to the first nonwoven fabric 2 by first hotmelt adhesive layers S1 formed on an upper side of the first nonwoven fabric 2 and on a lower side of the absorbent polymer powder 3 and a second hotmelt adhesive layer S2 formed to cover upper sides of the absorbent polymer powder present areas 2c and the absorbent polymer powder absent areas 2a, 2b; and the first hotmelt adhesive layer S1 and the second hotmelt adhesive layer S2 are both made of an aggregate of linear hotmelt adhesive pieces.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2001Date of Patent: December 6, 2005Assignee: Toyo Eizai Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Satoshi Maeda, Kenji Nakaoka, Kenichi Uchimoto, Tadashi Hoshikawa, Masaru Fujioka, Kazuyo Mori
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Patent number: 6569137Abstract: An absorbent incontinence pad is provided with a liquid impervious air permeable back sheet and an absorbent unit partly covered by the back sheet, wherein the absorbent unit has a non-woven fabric substrate, an absorbent zone formed by a plurality of highly absorbent layers extending in the form of bands on the surface of the non-woven fabric substrate and an air permeable zone where no such highly absorbent layer exists, which has sufficiently adequate properties to meet incontinence requirements and provides a comfortable feeling during use.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2001Date of Patent: May 27, 2003Inventors: Migaku Suzuki, Kenichi Uchimoto, Kenji Nakaoka
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Publication number: 20020115969Abstract: In an ultra-thin absorbent sheet member 1a in which an absorbent polymer powder 3 is adhered to one surface of a first nonwoven fabric 2 by a hotmelt adhesive such that absorbent polymer powder present areas 2c and absorbent polymer powder absent areas 2a, 2b exist; the absorbent polymer powder absent areas are present at opposite widthwise ends (2a) of the ultra-thin absorbent sheet member and at least one position (2b) between the opposite ends; the absorbent polymer powder 3 is bonded to the first nonwoven fabric 2 by first hotmelt adhesive layers S1 formed on an upper side of the first nonwoven fabric 2 and on a lower side of the absorbent polymer powder 3 and a second hotmelt adhesive layer S2 formed to cover upper sides of the absorbent polymer powder present areas 2c and the absorbent polymer powder absent areas 2a, 2b; and the first hotmelt adhesive layer S1 and the second hotmelt adhesive layer S2 are both made of an aggregate of linear hotmelt adhesive pieces.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2002Publication date: August 22, 2002Inventors: Satoshi Maeda, Kenji Nakaoka, Kenichi Uchimoto, Tadashi Hoshikawa, Masaru Fujioka, Kazuyo Mori
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Patent number: 6369291Abstract: Disposable underpants 1 according to the invention has an improved sealability at the crotch of user by providing a fitting elastic member 55 and has an absorbent core 7 having an improved shape retention by providing a first nonwoven fabric 73 as an intermediate layer inside the absorbent core 7 and adhering it to the upper and lower layers thereof. Since the absorbent core needs not be heated, inexpensive disposable underpants can be produced. Further, according to an inventive production method, a step of adhering elastic members to an outer sheet 2 and a step of producing inner absorbent members 6 are separately performed, and no heating treatment is performed in the absorbent core production step. Accordingly, the disposable underpants can be produced at a remarkably higher speed.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2000Date of Patent: April 9, 2002Assignee: Toyo Eizai Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kenichi Uchimoto, Iwao Matsuura
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Publication number: 20020035355Abstract: Disposable underpants 1 according to the invention has an improved sealability at the crotch of user by providing a fitting elastic member 55 and has an absorbent core 7 having an improved shape retention by providing a first nonwoven fabric 73 as an intermediate layer inside the absorbent core 7 and adhering it to the upper and lower layers thereof. Since the absorbent core needs not be heated, inexpensive disposable underpants can be produced. Further, according to an inventive production method, a step of adhering elastic members to an outer sheet 2 and a step of producing inner absorbent members 6 are separately performed, and no heating treatment is performed in the absorbent core production step. Accordingly, the disposable underpants can be produced at a remarkably higher speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2001Publication date: March 21, 2002Applicant: Toyo Keizai Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kenichi Uchimoto, Iwao Matsuura
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Publication number: 20010014797Abstract: An absorbent incontinence pad is provided with a liquid impervious air permeable back sheet and an absorbent unit partly covered by the back sheet, wherein the absorbent unit has a non-woven fabric substrate, an absorbent zone formed by a plurality of highly absorbent layers extending in the form of bands on the surface of the non-woven fabric substrate and an air permeable zone where no such highly absorbent layer exists, which has sufficiently adequate properties to meet incontinence requirements and provides a comfortable feeling during use.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2001Publication date: August 16, 2001Inventors: Migaku Suzuki, Kenichi Uchimoto, Kenji Nakaoka