Patents by Inventor Yoshihisa Shimizu

Yoshihisa Shimizu 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: 11958416
    Abstract: A sensor that includes a switch unit and that detects a pressure applied from the front side to the switch unit or a finger approaching the switch unit from the front side is located on the back side of upholstery. A base member has a protruding portion on its surface. The upholstery includes: a light-transmitting region that is located over a light guide portion of the base member and the switch unit of the sensor and that allows light from a light source to transmit therethrough to the front side; and a non-light-transmitting region that blocks the light from the light source. A raised portion that is raised on the front side of the upholstery is located near the light-transmitting region in the non-light-transmitting region of the upholstery. The protruding portion of the base member is placed in the raised portion from the back side of the upholstery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: DaikyoNishikawa Corporation, HOSIDEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeki Yamamoto, Hideki Yamashita, Yoshihisa Mantoku, Masato Shimizu, Takeshi Isoda
  • Patent number: 6312418
    Abstract: An individually packaged absorbent article having a pair of first flaps and a pair of second flaps with fasteners, such as adhesive fasteners thereon, is disclosed. The absorbent article is wrapped by a wrapper for individually packaging the absorbent article. The wrapper comprises a main wrapper sheet and a flap fastener cover. Adhesive fasteners of the first and second flaps are releasably covered by the flap fastener cover which is joined to a part of the main wrapper sheet. The flap fastener cover protects the fasteners located on the first and second flaps of the absorbent article. The main wrapper sheet overlays one major surface of the absorbent article and by folding the article and sealing the wrapper in that folded orientation, an individually packaged disposable absorbent article is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Shimizu, Maki Hasegawa