Patents by Inventor Kaori Umemoto

Kaori Umemoto 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: 10918531
    Abstract: The present invention is intended to improve the liquid diffusibility and fit of an absorber having a first slit extending in a front-back direction and second slits continuing laterally from the first slit to the side edges. The foregoing issue is solved by providing one first slit extending in the front-back direction in a width-direction intermediate portion of an absorber, providing second slits continuing from each of front end side and back end side of the first slit toward width-direction both sides to the side edges, and providing second slit elastic members to cross in the direction of continuance of the second slits and exert a contraction force in the direction of closing of the second slits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: DAIO PAPER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kaori Umemoto
  • Patent number: 10813796
    Abstract: The present invention is intended to improve the dynamic fit of a crotch portion. The foregoing issue is solved in such a manner that a vertical stretchable part vertically extending and contracting in length is provided in a vertical intermediate portion of an absorber in a front body, an outer body of the front body has a portion overlapping at least the vertical stretchable part, width-direction both side sections of the portion, and a waist opening-side area of the portion and the sections, lifting elastic members having a contraction force of lifting a portion of the vertical stretchable part on a rear side of a front end toward width-direction both sides and an obliquely upward side at least when the diaper is worn are provided in the outer body of the front body on closer to lateral sides than to a width-direction intermediate portion of the absorber, and the vertical stretchable part vertically extends and contracts in length by elastic extension and contraction of the lifting elastic member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: DAIO PAPER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kaori Umemoto
  • Patent number: 10596044
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an absorbent article. The method includes a first step of forming the absorbent body provided with the absorbent body concave portion; a second step of forming core embosses at least on both sides of the absorbent body concave portion by compressing the absorbent body from the skin-contacting side of the absorbent body; and a third step of stacking the liquid permeable topsheet on a top surface side of the absorbent body and forming the embossed portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: DAIO PAPER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kaori Umemoto, Yoko Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10238552
    Abstract: A middle part in the width direction of a three-dimensional gather of an absorbent article is joined with a side edge portion of a liquid permeable surface sheet, and a folded portion folded back to a side at an inner side of the joint portion is formed. The folded portion is defined by an end area, a urinary-opening facing area, and a middle area. In the end area and the middle area, a portion on an inner side in the width direction of the folded portion is joined with the liquid permeable surface sheet, and a projection with an end of a portion on an outer side in the width direction rather than the joint portion as a free end portion is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: DAIO PAPER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kaori Umemoto
  • Patent number: 10238554
    Abstract: An absorber includes a concave groove-shaped body fluid inflow portion along a longitudinal direction of an incontinence pad and over a range in the longitudinal direction including a body fluid discharge portion of a wearer, and a granular powder superabsorbent resin is arranged at least on a side edge portion of the absorber and over the range in the longitudinal direction including the body fluid inflow portion. Since the body fluid flowing into the body fluid inflow portion is diffused and is absorbed and held in the superabsorbent resin on the side edge portion of the absorber, it is possible to provide an adequate absorbed amount in the absorber despite the concave groove in the absorber. Even when the superabsorbent resin becomes swollen with absorbed body fluid, the body fluid inflow portion is not blocked, with the result that the absorption speed is not reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: DAIO PAPER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kaori Umemoto
  • Patent number: 10166152
    Abstract: In an incontinence pad having an absorber 4 interposed between a permeable front surface sheet and a back surface sheet, the absorber is provided with an absorber recessed part, without relying on compression, on a surface of the permeable front surface sheet along an incontinence pad longitudinal direction and over a longitudinal direction range including a body fluid discharge site. By embossing from a front surface of the permeable front surface sheet, an embossed part imparted with an emboss width smaller than a groove width of the absorber recessed part is disposed along the absorber recessed part in the inside of the absorber recessed part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: DAIO Paper Corporation
    Inventors: Yoko Suzuki, Kaori Umemoto
  • Patent number: 10071000
    Abstract: An incontinence pad includes an absorbent body provided between a liquid permeable topsheet and a backsheet, a concave groove formed in a surface of the absorbent body on the liquid permeable topsheet side and extending along an approximately longitudinal direction of the groove, and a highly compressed portion formed in a bottom surface of the concave groove. The highly compressed portion includes a sloping element in a unit portion formed by dividing the concave groove in a longitudinal direction thereof and crossing the concave groove from one side edge to the other side edge, and is formed into a pattern obtained by repeatedly inverting the highly compressed portion of the unit portion in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: DAIO PAPER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kaori Umemoto, Yoko Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20170281421
    Abstract: The present invention is intended to improve the liquid diffusibility and fit of an absorber having a first slit extending in a front-back direction and second slits continuing laterally from the first slit to the side edges. The foregoing issue is solved by providing one first slit extending in the front-back direction in a width-direction intermediate portion of an absorber, providing second slits continuing from each of front end side and back end side of the first slit toward width-direction both sides to the side edges, and providing second slit elastic members to cross in the direction of continuance of the second slits and exert a contraction force in the direction of closing of the second slits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventor: Kaori UMEMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170273833
    Abstract: The present invention is intended to improve the dynamic fit of a crotch portion. The foregoing issue is solved in such a manner that a vertical stretchable part vertically extending and contracting in length is provided in a vertical intermediate portion of an absorber in a front body, an outer body of the front body has a portion overlapping at least the vertical stretchable part, width-direction both side sections of the portion, and a waist opening-side area of the portion and the sections, lifting elastic members having a contraction force of lifting a portion of the vertical stretchable part on a rear side of a front end toward width-direction both sides and an obliquely upward side at least when the diaper is worn are provided in the outer body of the front body on closer to lateral sides than to a width-direction intermediate portion of the absorber, and the vertical stretchable part vertically extends and contracts in length by elastic extension and contraction of the lifting elastic member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: DAIO PAPER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kaori UMEMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170027765
    Abstract: To easily process a concave groove, properly form the concave groove, not worsen fittability, and improve diffusion of body fluid. A method of manufacturing an absorbent article in which an absorbent body (4) is provided between a liquid permeable topsheet (3) and a backsheet (2), an absorbent body concave portion (20), which is a concave groove or a slit, being formed at a skin-contacting side including a body fluid expelling area (H) along a longitudinal direction of the absorbent body without using compression, and an embossed portion (21) being formed in the absorbent body concave portion (20) along the absorbent body concave portion (20) by embossing from a top surface side of the liquid permeable topsheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2014
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Kaori UMEMOTO, Yoko SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20160250084
    Abstract: An incontinence pad includes an absorbent body provided between a liquid permeable topsheet and a backsheet, a concave groove formed in a surface of the absorbent body on the liquid permeable topsheet side and extending along an approximately longitudinal direction of the groove, and a highly compressed portion formed in a bottom surface of the concave groove. The highly compressed portion includes a sloping element in a unit portion formed by dividing the concave groove in a longitudinal direction thereof and crossing the concave groove from one side edge to the other side edge, and is formed into a pattern obtained by repeatedly inverting the highly compressed portion of the unit portion in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Kaori UMEMOTO, Yoko SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20160213525
    Abstract: In an incontinence pad having an absorber 4 interposed between a permeable front surface sheet and a back surface sheet, the absorber is provided with an absorber recessed part, without relying on compression, on a surface of the permeable front surface sheet along an incontinence pad longitudinal direction and over a longitudinal direction range including a body fluid discharge site. By embossing from a front surface of the permeable front surface sheet, an embossed part imparted with an emboss width smaller than a groove width of the absorber recessed part is disposed along the absorber recessed part in the inside of the absorber recessed part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: Daio Paper Corporation
    Inventors: Yoko SUZUKI, Kaori UMEMOTO
  • Publication number: 20160143790
    Abstract: An absorber includes a concave groove-shaped body fluid inflow portion along a longitudinal direction of an incontinence pad and over a range in the longitudinal direction including a body fluid discharge portion of a wearer, and a granular powder superabsorbent resin is arranged at least on a side edge portion of the absorber and over the range in the longitudinal direction including the body fluid inflow portion. Since the body fluid flowing into the body fluid inflow portion is diffused and is absorbed and held in the superabsorbent resin on the side edge portion of the absorber, it is possible to provide an adequate absorbed amount in the absorber despite the concave groove in the absorber. Even when the superabsorbent resin becomes swollen with absorbed body fluid, the body fluid inflow portion is not blocked, with the result that the absorption speed is not reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: DAIO PAPER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kaori UMEMOTO
  • Publication number: 20150216734
    Abstract: A middle part in the width direction of a three-dimensional gather of an absorbent article is joined with a side edge portion of a liquid permeable surface sheet, and a folded portion folded back to a side at an inner side of the joint portion is formed. The folded portion is defined by an end area, a urinary-opening facing area, and a middle area. In the end area and the middle area, a portion on an inner side in the width direction of the folded portion is joined with the liquid permeable surface sheet, and a projection with an end of a portion on an outer side in the width direction rather than the joint portion as a free end portion is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventor: Kaori Umemoto
  • Patent number: D764658
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Daio Paper Corporation
    Inventors: Yoko Suzuki, Kaori Umemoto, Junta Tagomori