Patents by Inventor Yoko Mizutani

Yoko Mizutani 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).

  • Elastic laminate including nonwoven layer formed from highly-oriented-component fibers and disposable garment employing the same
    Patent number: 6878647
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an elastic laminate which is elastically extensible in at least one direction. The elastic laminate includes an elastomeric material having a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface; and a first nonwoven layer joined to the first surface of the elastomeric material. The first nonwoven layer is formed from component fibers having a primary fiber direction. The first nonwoven layer has a Fiber Orientation Ratio within about ±20 degrees from a primary fiber direction of at least about 65%. The present invention is also directed to a disposable garment employing such an elastic laminate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Ebrahim Rezai, Yoko Mizutani, Kazuyuki Ohnishi
  • Article of jewelry
    Patent number: D770323
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Inventor: Yoko Mizutani