Patents by Inventor Akie Kikuchi

Akie Kikuchi 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: 9205004
    Abstract: A tampon that has an absorbent body that absorbs a bodily fluid and that is to be inserted into a body cavity along a central axis of the absorbent body, wherein a leading end part in an inserting direction of the absorbent body includes a recessed part including a position of the central axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Watanabe, Koichi Yamaki, Akie Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 8286793
    Abstract: An individual package of tampon that has a bag body capable of easily accommodating an applicator after use. The individual package of tampon comprises a vertically long, flat bag body (2) consisting of a sheet member and, individually enclosed therein, a tampon with applicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki Kondo, Akie Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20120101467
    Abstract: A tampon that has an absorbent body that absorbs a bodily fluid and that is to be inserted into a body cavity along a central axis of the absorbent body, wherein a leading end part in an inserting direction of the absorbent body includes a recessed part including a position of the central axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Watanabe, Koichi Yamaki, Akie Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20110313386
    Abstract: An absorber for a tampon, which is generated by compressing and molding a laminate member 10A including a liquid permeable surface member 1 and an absorptive member 2, the absorptive member 10A before the compression and molding is comprised: of a first region A which is a region at a side to be first inserted into a vaginal opening in a case where the absorber 10 for the tampon is divided into two sections in a longitudinal direction; and a second region B which is a region at a side to be first removed from the vaginal opening in a case where the absorber for the tampon is divided into two sections in a longitudinal direction; and an area of the first region A is smaller than an area of the second region B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akie Kikuchi, Koichi Yamaki, Hitoshi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20110275977
    Abstract: A tampon applicator includes an outer tube having a large-diameter section for storing a tampon; and a small-diameter section which is smaller in diameter than the larger-diameter section and is positioned at a base portion side that is wider than the large-diameter section; and a push-out member which is inserted slidably into an opening portion at a rear end of the outer tube and is capable of compressing from the rear the tampon that is stored in the large-diameter section and then pushing out the compressed tampon from an opening portion at a front end of the outer tube, wherein at least one opening is provided on an exterior face of the large-diameter section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventors: Hitoshi Watanabe, Akie Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20100042064
    Abstract: An individual package of tampon that has a bag body capable of easily accommodating an applicator after use. The individual package of tampon comprises a vertically long, flat bag body (2) consisting of a sheet member and, individually enclosed therein, a tampon with applicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: UNI-CHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki Kondo, Akie Kikuchi