Patents Assigned to Uni-Charm Petcare Corporation
  • Publication number: 20110017143
    Abstract: Disclosed is a litter for animals, which can reduce the amount of ammonia generated from a urine excreted from an animal. Specifically disclosed is a litter for animals, which comprises multiple granules, wherein each of the granules comprises: particles each comprising an inorganic porous material; silica gel; and an inorganic binder for integrally binding the particles and silica gel to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: Uni-Charm Petcare Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki Matsuo, Takeshi Ikegami, Kenji Hiroshima, Hiroshi Matsumoto, Hiroyuki Kameyama
  • Publication number: 20110000435
    Abstract: To provide a movable hood which can be opened and closed smoothly even though a distance between the movable hood and a fixed hood is reduced. An animal litter box 1 comprises an evacuation container 2; and a hood 3, the hood 3 having a fixed hood 31, a movable hood 32, and a pair of connecting portions, wherein the movable hood 32 is configured to be moved rotatably outside or inside the fixed hood 31 in the state that an end edge is proximal to the fixed hood 31 with maintaining a prescribed distance, and wherein at least one of the fixed hood 31 and the movable hood 32 is provided with a convex restricting portion 6 which prevents a distance between an end edge on at least the one end of the movable hood 32 and the fixed hood 31 from being less than the prescribed distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: UNI-CHARM PETCARE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki MATSUO, Takeshi IKEGAMI, Kenji HIROSHIMA, Nobuaki NAMIKAWA
  • Patent number: 7832357
    Abstract: An animal litter box includes an evacuation container and a hood, the hood having a fixed hood, a movable hood, and a pair of connecting portions. The movable hood is configured to be moved rotatably either outside or inside the fixed hood such that an end edge of the movable hood is proximal to the fixed hood while maintaining a prescribed distance at least one of the fixed hood 31 and the movable hood is provided with a convex restricting portion which prevents a distance between an end edge on at least the one end of the movable hood 32 and the fixed hood 31 from being less than the prescribed distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Petcare Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki Matsuo, Takeshi Ikegami, Kenji Hiroshima, Nobuaki Namikawa
  • Patent number: 7793616
    Abstract: Animal litter for animals which consist of a plurality of granular materials, wherein the granular materials contain aromatic granular materials each of which has base material which generates heat by absorbing water and an aromatic component adsorbed onto the base material. According to the present invention, the animal litter for animals, which are not emitting a strong scent regularly, but emit a strong scent by absorbing an animal's excrement, and thereby effectively restrain the stench emitted from the excrement, can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Petcare Corporation
    Inventor: Takeshi Ikegami
  • Publication number: 20100224133
    Abstract: An excrement disposal sheet that inhibits an unsanitary appearance thereof to thereby prevent any unnecessary replacement of excrement disposal sheet and thus allow the user to prolong the period of use of excrement disposal sheet; and an animal toilet utilizing the same. The excrement disposal sheet (1) is placed within a toilet vessel body adapted for animal incomings and outgoings for egestion of excrements at a location allowing absorption of animal excrements and at a location substantially free from animal load. The excrement disposal sheet (1) comprises a surface sheet (11), a backside sheet (12) and, interposed therebetween, an absorbent sheet (13). The absorbent sheet (13) has at least an absorbent layer of 100 to 600 g/m2 basis weight and, dispersed therein, a highly absorbent resin (133).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: UNI-CHARM PETCARE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Hiroshima, Takayuki Matsuo, Takeshi Ikegami
  • Publication number: 20100170449
    Abstract: An animal litter box system that can be used for a long time about 3 to 10 days and can prevent the occurrence of undesirable odors is to be provided, particularly to provide a liquid-absorbing sheet used for the animal litter box system. A liquid-absorbing sheet used for an animal litter box is characterized by comprising an antimicrobial and bacteriostatic part having both an antimicrobial property and a bacteriostatic property; or both of an antimicrobial part having an antimicrobial property and a bacteriostatic part having a bacteriostatic property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: UNI-CHARM PETCARE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Matsuo, Takeshi Ikegami
  • Patent number: 7678221
    Abstract: A pet waste absorption sheet includes: a liquid-impermeable backsheet; a liquid-permeable topsheet; and an absorbent core disposed between the backsheet and the topsheet. The topsheet has a chemical solution containing at least one component selected from the group consisting of perfume, deodorant, and sterilant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Petcare Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Takahashi, Shinya Kaneko, Takeshi Ikegami
  • Publication number: 20090082200
    Abstract: Animal litter for animals which consist of a plurality of granular materials, wherein the granular materials contain aromatic granular materials each of which has base material which generates heat by absorbing water and an aromatic component adsorbed onto the base material. According to the present invention, the animal litter for animals, which are not emitting a strong scent regularly, but emit a strong scent by absorbing an animal's excrement, and thereby effectively restrain the stench emitted from the excrement, can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: UNI-CHARM PETCARE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi IKEGAMI
  • Patent number: 7493870
    Abstract: A pet waste absorption sheet includes: a liquid-impermeable backsheet; a liquid-permeable topsheet; and an absorbent core disposed between the backsheet and the topsheet. The topsheet has a chemical solution containing at least one component selected from the group consisting of perfume, deodorant, and sterilant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Petcare Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Takahashi, Shinya Kaneko, Takeshi Ikegami
  • Publication number: 20090000559
    Abstract: An animal litter box includes an evacuation container and a hood, the hood having a fixed hood, a movable hood, and a pair of connecting portions. The movable hood is configured to be moved rotatably either outside or inside the fixed hood such that an end edge of the movable hood is proximal to the fixed hood while maintaining a prescribed distance at least one of the fixed hood 31 and the movable hood is provided with a convex restricting portion which prevents a distance between an end edge on at least the one end of the movable hood 32 and the fixed hood 31 from being less than the prescribed distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: Uni-Charm Petcare Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki Matsuo, Takeshi Ikegami, Kenji Hiroshima, Nobuaki Namikawa
  • Publication number: 20090000560
    Abstract: An animal litter box having a movable hood can be used both in the open state and the closed state, and the movable hood can be compactly accommodated in the open state. The animal litter box includes an evacuation container and a hood, the hood having a fixed hood, a movable hood, and a pair of connecting portions. On the movable hood, an opening is provided to a front surface of the movable hood, wherein, the movable hood is rotatably movable with the movable hood 32 being located outside of the fixed hood, and wherein, when the movable hood is in the open state, the movable hood covers an outside of the fixed hood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: Uni-Charm Petcare Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki Matsuo, Takeshi Ikegami, Kenji Hiroshima
  • Publication number: 20090000557
    Abstract: The animal waste collection sheet is planar and is consisted of a top sheet which is liquid permeable, a back sheet which is liquid impermeable and an absorbent sheet disposed between the top sheet and the back sheet. The top sheet has a high fiber density region in a thickness direction thereof, with a fiber density higher than an average fiber density of the top sheet, at least in a part of a side facing the absorbent sheet. The average fiber density is preferably in the range of 0.005 to 0.20 g/cm3, and a fiber density of the high fiber density region is preferably in the range of 0.007 to 0.25 g/cm3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: Uni-Charm Petcare Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Takahashi, Takeshi Ikegami
  • Publication number: 20090000561
    Abstract: The present invention provides an animal waste collection sheet effectively inhibiting the leakage of urine, the unclean appearance and the damp or chill surface without increasing the thickness and weight of the top sheet unnecessarily, thus improving the handling property thereof. For example, the animal waste collection sheet is planar and is consisted of a top sheet which is liquid permeable, a back sheet which is liquid impermeable and an absorbent sheet disposed between the top sheet and the back sheet. The top sheet is consisted of a non-woven fabric with convex and concave portions on the surface thereof. The top sheet is preferably a non-woven fabric alternately having a plurality of groove portions and a plurality of convex portions formed in a fixed direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: Uni-Charm Petcare Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Takahashi, Takeshi Ikegami
  • Publication number: 20090000558
    Abstract: An animal litter box includes: an upper container, which having an upper opening for animals to come in and out, and a bottom portion, which allows fluid to pass through and over which particulate matter is spread; and a lower container having a lower opening provided below the bottom portion, and a holding portion for disposing a fluid absorbing sheet container in which the fluid absorbing sheet which absorbs fluid passing through the bottom portion is laid, wherein a fitting portion for fitting to an edge of a lower opening of the lower container is provided at a side or bottom of the upper container. The fitting portion is preferably a stepped portion or a concave portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: Uni-Charm Petcare Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki Matsuo, Takeshi Ikegami, Kenji Hiroshima, Nobuaki Namikawa
  • Publication number: 20090000556
    Abstract: To provide an animal litter box that is easy to clean and whose setup space is not large. An animal litter boxequipped with an excreta container; a lower container; and a hood, the hood has a fixed hood at a backside; a movable hood disposed at a front side; and a pair of linking portions. The movable hood is formed with an opening. When the movable hood is changed from a closed state to an opened state, the protruding height T3 that is the difference of the height T1 of the highest portion in the track of movement of the movable hood and the height T2 of the highest portion of the animal litter box when the movable hood is in a closed state is lower than the height T4 of the movable hood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: Uni-Charm Petcare Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki Matsuo, Takeshi Ikegami, Kenji Hiroshima
  • Patent number: 7467600
    Abstract: Provided is a litter, related to litter used for animal litter, which suppresses odors due to excretory substances remaining in litter and litter container using thereof. This animal litter comprises a plurality of granular materials, one part of a surface thereof comprising first granular material having water-shedding properties and second granular material having liquid-absorbing properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Petcare Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Ikegami, Takayuki Matsuo, Shingo Shimizu
  • Patent number: 7387085
    Abstract: Animal litter includes a plurality of granular materials, each having a water-shedding part and a liquid-absorbing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Petcare Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Ikegami, Takayuki Matsuo, Shingo Shimizu
  • Patent number: 7380519
    Abstract: A pet litter box includes a litter container for storing liquid-passing litter and a liquid-absorbing sheet tray for holding a liquid-absorbing sheet. The front-back direction of the liquid-absorbing sheet can be changed without removing the liquid-absorbing sheet from the tray. The pet litter box includes a litter box main body having an opening from which pets enter. The litter box main body includes a litter container for storing liquid-passing litter formed of plural of granular materials provided therein, a liquid-absorbing sheet placed below the litter container for absorbing the liquid passing through the litter, and a liquid-absorbing sheet tray for holding the liquid-absorbing sheet. The liquid absorbing sheet tray can be withdrawn and removed from the front of the litter box main body and reversible in the front-back direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Petcare Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Ikegami, Takayuki Matsuo
  • Publication number: 20080012174
    Abstract: A pet waste absorption sheet includes: a liquid-impermeable backsheet; a liquid-permeable topsheet; and an absorbent core disposed between the backsheet and the topsheet. The topsheet has a chemical solution containing at least one component selected from the group consisting of perfume, deodorant, and sterilant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: UNI-CHARM PETCARE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki Takahashi, Shinya Kaneko, Takeshi Ikegami
  • Publication number: 20070149941
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an absorbent article for animals is provided, wherein U-shaped fixing parts(3,30) are mounted to each side edge of a base material(20) of a diaper main body, and then separated into fixing protrusions(31) along a cutout line(41) to serve as movable parts(21,22), thereby allowing firm tightening to the crural area of hind legs and the trunk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Applicant: UNI-CHARM PETCARE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi IKEGAMI, Kenji HIROSHIMA