Patents by Inventor Hirotomi Yamamoto

Hirotomi Yamamoto 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).

  • Folding apparatus and a folding method for a combined body of a continuous sheet related to an absorbent article
    Patent number: 9108819
    Abstract: A folding apparatus for a combined body of a continuous sheet includes a standing guide member disposed at a predetermined position in a conveying direction, and standing an one end section of the combined body in a width direction by bending a predetermined section of the combined body in the width direction and forming a bent section; a folding guide member corresponding to the stood one end section in the conveying direction for folding the stood one end section by laying the one end section towards a section located closer to another side than the one end section in the combined body; and a shift-regulating guide member for regulating shifting of the combined body towards the one side in the width direction by coming into contact, from the one side, with the combined body when laying the one end section towards the section located closer to the other side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiji Murakami, Hirotomi Yamamoto
  • FOLDING APPARATUS AND A FOLDING METHOD FOR A COMBINED BODY OF A CONTINUOUS SHEET RELATED TO AN ABSORBENT ARTICLE
    Publication number: 20130296152
    Abstract: A folding apparatus for a combined body of a continuous sheet includes a standing guide member disposed at a predetermined position in a conveying direction, and standing an one end section of the combined body in a width direction by bending a predetermined section of the combined body in the width direction and forming a bent section; a folding guide member corresponding to the stood one end section in the conveying direction for folding the stood one end section by laying the one end section towards a section located closer to another side than the one end section in the combined body; and a shift-regulating guide member for regulating shifting of the combined body towards the one side in the width direction by coming into contact, from the one side, with the combined body when laying the one end section towards the section located closer to the other side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventors: Seiji Murakami, Hirotomi Yamamoto