Patents by Inventor Hikari Kawakami
Hikari Kawakami 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).
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Patent number: 10143603Abstract: An individual package for an absorbent article is provided with the absorbent article and a wrapping body containing the absorbent article. The absorbent article has a main body extending in a longitudinal direction and a pair of flaps extending from the main body in opposite directions along the longitudinal direction. Each of the main body and the pair of flaps has a fixing section and the main body and the pair of flaps are fixed to the same face of the wrapping body with the fixing sections interposed therebetween. The wrapping body is provided with a pair of bonding regions bonding the wrapping body, the bonding regions being located outward in the widthwise direction and each having a bonding section and a non-bonding section. The fixing sections of the pair of flaps and the non-bonding sections overlap in the widthwise direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2016Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: UNICHARM CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Nomoto, Hikari Kawakami
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Publication number: 20180243146Abstract: An individual package for an absorbent article is provided with the absorbent article and a wrapping body containing the absorbent article. The absorbent article has a main body extending in a longitudinal direction and a pair of flaps extending from the main body in opposite directions along the longitudinal direction. Each of the main body and the pair of flaps has a fixing section and the main body and the pair of flaps are fixed to the same face of the wrapping body with the fixing sections interposed therebetween. The wrapping body is provided with a pair of bonding regions bonding the wrapping body, the bonding regions being located outward in the widthwise direction and each having a bonding section and a non-bonding section. The fixing sections of the pair of flaps and the non-bonding sections overlap in the widthwise direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2016Publication date: August 30, 2018Applicant: Unicharm CorporationInventors: Takashi NOMOTO, Hikari KAWAKAMI
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Patent number: 8182454Abstract: A breast milk absorbent pad includes side flaps of a breast milk absorbent pad having first portions facing the wearer's skin and second portions facing away from the wearer's skin. The second portions are provided with elastically stretchable/contractible members along transversely opposite outer edges of these second portions.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2007Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Uni-Charm CorporationInventors: Michiyo Fujikawa, Hikari Kawakami
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Patent number: 7967802Abstract: A breast milk absorbent pad includes elastically stretchable/contractible members arranged along transversely opposite side edges of the pad. Corners where one of the transversely opposite side edges and one of the longitudinally opposite end edges of a pad-chassis join are folded to a non-skin-contactable side. The breast milk absorbent pad is packed in a package with the corners folded.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2007Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Uni-Charm CorporationInventors: Hikari Kawakami, Michiyo Fujikawa
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Patent number: 7931633Abstract: A breast milk absorbent pad according to the present invention comprises a pad chassis including a body fluid absorbent layer inclusive of a body fluid absorbent assembly and a body fluid leak-barrier sheet, and a pair of elastically stretchable and contractible members extending along transversely opposite sides of the pad-chassis in a longitudinal direction. The body fluid absorbent assembly is embossed so that the body fluid absorbent assembly may be formed along upper and lower ends thereof with high stiffness regions having a stiffness higher than that in the remaining region.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2007Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: Uni-Charm CorporationInventors: Michiyo Fujikawa, Hikari Kawakami
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Publication number: 20110040275Abstract: A packed breast milk absorbent pad according to the present invention includes a breast milk absorbent pad and an individual packing envelope adapted to pack the breast milk absorbent pad therein. The breast milk absorbent pad is laid upon an envelope sheet so as to extend astride a first fold and thereby to lie both first and second regions of the packing sheet and is temporarily bonded to the inner surface of the first region by means of a temporary fastening zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2010Publication date: February 17, 2011Applicant: UN-CHARM CORPORATIONInventors: Hikari KAWAKAMI, Michiyo FUJIKAWA
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Patent number: 7776019Abstract: A breast milk absorbent pad which includes first and second sections adapted to cover respective breasts and a third section extending between these first and second sections wherein at least one of upper and lower edges of the third section is concavely curved toward a transverse axis of the breast milk absorbent pad.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2008Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: Uni-Charm CorporationInventors: Hikari Kawakami, Michiyo Fujikawa
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Patent number: 7547815Abstract: A disposable absorbent pad includes an absorbent fibrous structure having a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis, and front and rear regions aligned with each other in a direction along the longitudinal axis. The pad has a flexibility of the front region higher than in rear region.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2005Date of Patent: June 16, 2009Assignee: Uni-Charm CorporationInventors: Naoto Ohashi, Tomomi Oku, Hikari Kawakami, Ryuichi Kamiyama
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Publication number: 20080294136Abstract: A breast milk absorbent pad according to the present invention comprises first and second sections adapted to cover respective breasts and a third section extending between these first and second sections wherein at least one of upper and lower edges of the third section is concavely curved toward a transverse axis of the breast milk absorbent pad.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2008Publication date: November 27, 2008Applicant: UNI-CHARM CORPORATIONInventors: Hikari Kawakami, Michiyo Fujikawa
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Publication number: 20080140040Abstract: A breast milk absorbent pad includes elastically stretchable/contractible members arranged along transversely opposite side edges of the pad. Corners where one of the transversely opposite side edges and one of the longitudinally opposite end edges of a pad-chassis join are folded to a non-skin-contactable side. The breast milk absorbent pad is packed in a package with the corners folded.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2007Publication date: June 12, 2008Applicant: UNI-CHARM CORPORATIONInventors: Hikari Kawakami, Michiyo Fujikawa
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Publication number: 20070287979Abstract: A packed breast milk absorbent pad according to the present invention includes a breast milk absorbent pad and an individual packing envelope adapted to pack the breast milk absorbent pad therein. The breast milk absorbent pad is laid upon an envelope sheet so as to extend astride a first fold and thereby to lie both first and second regions of the packing sheet and is temporarily bonded to the inner surface of the first region by means of a temporary fastening zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2007Publication date: December 13, 2007Applicant: UNI-CHARMM CORPORATIONInventors: Hikari Kawakami, Michiyo Fujikawa
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Publication number: 20070287978Abstract: A breast milk absorbent pad includes side flaps of a breast milk absorbent pad having first portions facing the wearer's skin and second portions facing away from the wearer's skin. The second portions are provided with elastically stretchable/contractible members along transversely opposite outer edges of these second portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2007Publication date: December 13, 2007Applicant: UNI-CHARM CORPORATIONInventors: Michiyo Fujikawa, Hikari Kawakami
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Publication number: 20070287977Abstract: A breast milk absorbent pad according to the present invention comprises a pad chassis including a body fluid absorbent layer inclusive of a body fluid absorbent assembly and a body fluid leak-barrier sheet, and a pair of elastically stretchable and contractible members extending along transversely opposite sides of the pad-chassis in a longitudinal direction. The body fluid absorbent assembly is embossed so that the body fluid absorbent assembly may be formed along upper and lower ends thereof with high stiffness regions having a stiffness higher than that in the remaining region.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2007Publication date: December 13, 2007Applicant: UNI-CHARM CORPORATIONInventors: Michiyo Fujikawa, Hikari Kawakami
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Publication number: 20060069371Abstract: A disposable absorbent pad includes an absorbent fibrous structure (10) having a longitudinal axis (11), a transverse axis (12), and front and rear regions (15a, 15b) aligned with each other in a direction along the longitudinal axis wherein a flexibility of the front region is higher than that of the rear region.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2005Publication date: March 30, 2006Applicant: UNI-CHARM CORPORATIONInventors: Naoto Ohashi, Tomomi Oku, Hikari Kawakami, Ryuichi Kamiyama
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Patent number: D575409Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2006Date of Patent: August 19, 2008Assignee: Uni-Charm CorporationInventors: Michiyo Fujikawa, Hikari Kawakami
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Patent number: D575867Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2006Date of Patent: August 26, 2008Assignee: Uni-Charm CorporationInventors: Michiyo Fujikawa, Hikari Kawakami
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Patent number: D575868Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2006Date of Patent: August 26, 2008Assignee: Uni-Charm CorporationInventors: Michiyo Fujikawa, Hikari Kawakami
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Patent number: D575869Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2006Date of Patent: August 26, 2008Assignee: Uni-Charm CorporationInventors: Michiyo Fujikawa, Hikari Kawakami