Patents by Inventor Kikuo Yamada

Kikuo Yamada 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).

  • Publication number: 20170340489
    Abstract: A disposable garment that prevents urine leakage, has superior appearance, and reduces reluctance of the wearer to wear the garment. The disposable garment (1) comprises a torso band (21) comprising a torso band opening (21a); and a chassis (20) disposed on a lower side of the torso band (21); wherein the chassis (20) comprises a stretchable composite sheet, the stretchable composite sheet being a multi-layer structure comprising a first air permeable sheet (203), a second air permeable sheet (205), and a liquid diffusion fiber sheet (201) and a linear elastic body (202) disposed between the first air permeable sheet (203) and the second air permeable sheet (205), and the chassis (20) has stretchability that imparts a pressing force against a wearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventor: Kikuo YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20170332873
    Abstract: (EN) The purpose of the present invention is to provide a water absorbent article that has high water absorbency and high flexibility and, when used as a cleaning sheet, shows excellent ability to collect waste and dust even on a wet floor, etc. The method according to the present invention for manufacturing a water absorbent article (1) is characterized by comprising: a fiber lamination step for laminating a flexibility-imparting layer (6) having water absorbency on a liquid-permeable surface sheet layer (5) to form a sheet body (35); an emboss processing step for embossing the sheet body (35), said sheet body (35) being in a non-wet state, to form a bulky part provided with a number of peaks and valleys in the sheet body (35); and a binder impregnation step for, after the emboss processing step, supplying a binder to the sheet body (35) from an external surface side and thus impregnating the sheet body (35) with the binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventor: Kikuo YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20170268174
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a paper sheet with improved softness and the paper sheet are provided. A method of manufacturing a paper sheet 101 according to the present invention includes a supply step of supplying a continuous base sheet 1, 1A, or 1B, and a plurality of times of pressing steps of applying, to a surface of the base sheet 1, 1A, or 1B, pressing force having a normal-direction component of the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventor: Kikuo YAMADA
  • Patent number: 9730562
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of a wet wipe packaging body are designed to improve use quality as to press resistance application member against front surface of wet wipe stacked body at all times when bulk of wet wipe stacked body in bag body is reduced. Exemplary embodiments of the wet wipe packaging body include an outlet port frame body for wet wipes that pulled out from an opening portion provided in a bag body. A resistance application member, which is biased in direction in which resistance is applied to the wet wipe continuous body, is provided on an outlet port side of the outlet port frame body, and lower surface side of outlet port frame body is attached on an outer surface side of bag body so as to surround an opening portion of the bag body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Inventor: Kikuo Yamada
  • Publication number: 20170100003
    Abstract: Provided is a compact wet wipes package, wherein wet wipes can be easily drawn from a storage container, and the production cost can be kept low. This wet wipes package is provided with: a wet wipes folded body which is continuously folded and stacked, and in which dividing portions are formed at a predetermined interval; an airtight storage container which is formed to store the wet wipes folded body and includes an opening portion from which stored wet wipes are to be drawn outward; a base plate which is attached to the opening portion and is formed with a pinching hole through which the wet wipes are pinched and drawn outward; a drawing hole which is linked with the pinching hole and functions to divide the wet wipes at the dividing portion; and openable/closable lid which can hermetically close the pinching hole and the drawing hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventor: Kikuo YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20170056933
    Abstract: A fiber sheet having both a bulky feel and softness is provided. A fiber sheet (1) is provided with a surface sheet layer (5) and a softness imparting layer (6). The fiber sheet (1) is subjected to embossing and a binder is applied to the fiber sheet (1). The softness imparting layer (6) is constituted by a plurality of fibers; and the fibers exist densely in a compressed state in a region of a boundary face between the surface sheet layer (5) and the softness imparting layer (6). Additionally, the surface sheet layer (5) is a paper material formed from pulp paper or a material including pulp as a principal raw material; and the softness imparting layer (6) is formed from crushed pulp or a material including crushed pulp as a principal raw material. Furthermore, the surface sheet layer (5) is manufactured by a paper making process; and the softness imparting layer (6) is formed by laminating crushed pulp along a flow of an airflow on a surface of the surface sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventor: Kikuo YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20160355983
    Abstract: To provide a method of producing water-disintegrable paper capable of addressing a disadvantage of adhesion of a base-paper sheet to an embossing apparatus when the base-paper sheet impregnated with a water-soluble binder is embossed, achieving simple manufacturing and low manufacturing cost, and minimizing the likelihood of paper powder remaining on a dry surface of a cleaned object after use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventor: Kikuo YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20160347030
    Abstract: A base fabric for a disposable textile product, including: a laminated sheet including a first fibrous sheet, a second fibrous sheet, and a fiber material interposed between the first fibrous sheet and the second fibrous sheet. The first and second fibrous sheets have air permeability, and the fiber material has liquid diffusibility. The first fibrous sheet, the second fibrous sheet, and the fiber material are laminated together with an elastic member. The laminated sheet forms a composite layer in which a fiber layer having the air permeability and a fiber layer having the liquid diffusibility are laminated. The laminated sheet has a shirring portion in which an uneven surface is formed by the composite layer. Elasticity is imparted to the laminated sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventor: Kikuo YAMADA
  • Patent number: 9498091
    Abstract: Provided is a compact wet wipes package, wherein wet wipes can be easily drawn from a storage container, and the production cost can be kept low. This wet wipes package is provided with: a wet wipes folded body which is continuously folded and stacked, and in which dividing portions are formed at a predetermined interval; an airtight storage container which is formed to store the wet wipes folded body and includes an opening portion from which stored wet wipes are to be drawn outward; a base plate which is attached to the opening portion and is formed with a pinching hole through which the wet wipes are pinched and drawn outward; a drawing hole which is linked with the pinching hole and functions to divide the wet wipes at the dividing portion; and openable/closable lid which can hermetically close the pinching hole and the drawing hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Inventor: Kikuo Yamada
  • Patent number: 9399841
    Abstract: A method of producing water-disintegrable paper, including: using a base-paper supplied with no water to emboss the base-paper sheet in a non-wet state to form a bulking unit, made up of a plurality of uneven elements, on the base-paper sheet; supplying the water-soluble binder to the base-paper sheet from outside of a face of the base-paper sheet after the embossing process to impregnate the water-soluble binder into the base-paper sheet; drying the base-paper sheet after the binder impregnation process; folding the base-paper sheet after the drying process; and supplying an aqueous chemical and/or a crosslinker to the base-paper sheet before or after the folding process to impregnate the aqueous chemical into the base-paper sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Inventor: Kikuo Yamada
  • Publication number: 20160143490
    Abstract: Disclosed is a wipe dispenser having a bag-shaped wipe accommodation body in which a wipe stacked body is accommodated and a holding frame body used to hold the wipe accommodation body in an upright position. The wipe accommodation body is formed into a substantially cuboid shape, has a wipe taking-out hole, which is used to take out a sheet of wipe separated from the wipe stacked body, at a front surface thereof, and has a cover body used to open and close the wipe taking-out hole. The holding frame body has a seat plate on which a bottom surface of the wipe accommodation body is placed and a back plate vertically arranged on the seat plate, and the wipe accommodation body is fixed to at least one of the seat plate and the back plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventor: Kikuo YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20160137392
    Abstract: A web-storing container, which is easy to refill and has excellent appearance, with which webs can be removed easily and a lid can be opened and closed easily regardless of whether an outlet faces upward, horizontally or downward, and wherein internal space of a holding-frame can be utilized more effectively. The web-storing container including: bag-shaped container wherein web stack is stored; and holding-frame capable of storing and holding bag-shaped container. Holding-frame has front, rear, side and bottom sections. Bag-shaped container is provided with, in front-surface thereof, web outlet and engaging section that protrudes from front-surface or side surface of bag-shaped container. Engagement section supported by section that protrudes from side-section of the holding-frame into holding-frame is formed. Engagement section is disposed at predetermined position spaced apart from front section toward rear section of the holding-frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventor: Kikuo YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20160113450
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of a wet wipe packaging body are designed to improve use quality as to press resistance application member against front surface of wet wipe stacked body at all times when bulk of wet wipe stacked body in bag body is reduced. Exemplary embodiments of the wet wipe packaging body include an outlet port frame body for wet wipes that pulled out from an opening portion provided in a bag body. A resistance application member, which is biased in direction in which resistance is applied to the wet wipe continuous body, is provided on an outlet port side of the outlet port frame body, and lower surface side of outlet port frame body is attached on an outer surface side of bag body so as to surround an opening portion of the bag body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventor: Kikuo YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20160106273
    Abstract: A wet-wipe packaging-body capable of reducing costs for manufacturing the wet-wipe packaging-body and costs for managing and storing components, and solving complexity in managing and storing the components. In a wet-wipe packaging-body in which a wet-wipe body continuously stacked in a folded state is accommodated in a bag-body, an outlet port frame attached to an opening portion of the bag-body has an outlet port frame main-body provided with a resistance application member and a flange portion formed to outwardly project from the outlet port frame main-body in its radial direction. The flange portion has a first surface bonded to an inner surface of the bag-body when the outlet port frame is attached and fixed to the inner portion of the bag-body and a second surface bonded to an outer surface of the bag-body when the outlet port frame is attached and fixed to the outer portion of the bag-body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventor: Kikuo YAMADA
  • Patent number: 9302843
    Abstract: A web container includes a web storage, a transparent plastic cover, and an intermediate layer. The web storage includes a bag which stores a foldable web and which has a first opening through which the foldable web is to be taken out. The web storage includes a take-out port which is coupled to the first opening. The transparent plastic cover has a polyhedron shape to enclose the web storage. The transparent plastic cover has a second opening provided on one surface of the transparent plastic cover. The second opening is engaged with the take-out port. The intermediate layer includes a flat sheet provided between the cover and the web storage and over at least two adjacent surfaces of the transparent plastic cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Inventor: Kikuo Yamada
  • Patent number: 9278799
    Abstract: To provide wet tissue packing body with which drying of a wet tissue may be prevented by seal-packaging a tip portion of a following wet tissue that protrudes from a tissue hole when one wet tissue is taken out of the packing body. A wet tissue packing body of the present invention includes an airtight bag body accommodating a wet tissue, a wet tissue hole forming member disposed at an inner side around an opening of the bag body, and a cover member which seals the bag body opening. The wet tissue hole forming member includes a concave space to accommodate a wet tissue which protrudes from a wet tissue hole, and a flat cross section of the concave space is larger than the opening area of the bag body opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Inventor: Kikuo Yamada
  • Patent number: D751317
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Inventor: Kikuo Yamada
  • Patent number: D800300
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Inventor: Kikuo Yamada
  • Patent number: D805191
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Inventor: Kikuo Yamada
  • Patent number: D805635
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Inventor: Kikuo Yamada