Patents by Inventor Makiko Urushihara

Makiko Urushihara 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: 8764720
    Abstract: An absorbent article comprising an absorbent body including a top sheet, a back sheet and an absorbent laminate disposed between the top sheet and the back sheet, wherein: the absorbent body has a longitudinal direction and a width direction; the absorbent laminate comprises a fiber assembly layer containing pulp fibers, and a sheet-shaped absorbent layer containing an absorbent polymer but not containing a pulp fiber between nonwoven fabric sheets; the absorbent article is folded at a fold line extending in the width direction; and the fiber assembly layer has an opening on the fold line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Livedo Corporation
    Inventor: Makiko Urushihara
  • Publication number: 20120232508
    Abstract: An absorbent article comprising a top sheet, a back sheet and an absorbent laminate disposed between the top sheet and the back sheet, wherein: the absorbent laminate comprises a first absorbent layer and a second absorbent layer provided in this order from the top sheet side, and having a longitudinal direction and a width direction; the second absorbent layer contains an absorbent polymer and/or pulp fibers; the first absorbent layer contains an absorbent polymer but does not contain a pulp fiber between nonwoven fabric sheets; and the second absorbent layer extends outward in the longitudinal direction beyond the first absorbent layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventor: Makiko Urushihara
  • Publication number: 20120228180
    Abstract: An absorbent article comprising an absorbent body including a top sheet, a back sheet and an absorbent laminate disposed between the top sheet and the back sheet, wherein: the absorbent body has a longitudinal direction and a width direction; the absorbent laminate comprises a fiber assembly layer containing pulp fibers, and a sheet-shaped absorbent layer containing an absorbent polymer but not containing a pulp fiber between nonwoven fabric sheets; the absorbent article is folded at a fold line extending in the width direction; and the fiber assembly layer has an opening on the fold line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventor: Makiko Urushihara
  • Publication number: 20120226253
    Abstract: An absorbent article comprising a top sheet, a back sheet and an absorbent laminate disposed between the top sheet and the back sheet, wherein: the absorbent laminate comprises an upper sheet-shaped absorbent layer, a fiber assembly layer and a lower sheet-shaped absorbent layer provided in this order from the top sheet side; the fiber assembly layer contains pulp fibers; and each of the upper sheet-shaped absorbent layer and the lower sheet-shaped absorbent layer contains an absorbent polymer but does not contain a pulp fiber between nonwoven fabric sheets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Inventor: Makiko Urushihara