Patents by Inventor Kenichi Sasayama

Kenichi Sasayama 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).

  • Publication number: 20220071815
    Abstract: A disposable diaper includes: a belt portion and an absorbent main body. The belt portion includes an exterior sheet and an elastic film that is stretchable at least in the lateral direction, the exterior sheet and the elastic film are joined to each other at joining portions, the elastic film includes a stretchable layer and a low stretchable layer, the stretchable layer stretches and contracts in the lateral direction, and the low stretchable layer is overlaid on the stretchable layer and has lower stretchability than the stretchable layer. In at least one of the joining portions, the low stretchable layer is continuous, and in at least a part of a periphery portion of the at least one of the joining portions, the stretchable layer and the low stretchable layer are separated from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: UNICHARM Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Sasayama, Kei Murakami, Yui Nagayama, Daiki Kondo
  • Patent number: 9579239
    Abstract: Disposable wearing articles having a liquid-absorbent structure which is sufficiently thin to ensure a comfortable wear feeling and adapted to eliminate the possibility that the appearance of the absorbing region after absorption of the bodily fluids might be visually recognized from the outside. A liquid-absorbent structure including absorbent materials is attached to a chassis by means of a liquid-absorbent structure bonding region formed on a skin-facing side. The liquid-absorbent structure bonding region includes opposite end bonding zones serving to fix first and second end segments of the liquid-absorbent structure and opposite lateral bonding zones serving to fix opposite lateral segments of the liquid-absorbent structure and a central non-bonding region is defined by a region surrounded by the opposite end bonding zones and the opposite lateral bonding zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Sasayama, Makoto Ichikawa, Kunihiko Katsuragawa
  • Patent number: 9408759
    Abstract: A disposable diaper includes a chassis, front and rear waist regions, and a crotch region between the front and rear waist regions and a liquid-absorbent structure extending at least in the crotch region. The chassis includes a pair of first leg elastics, and a pair of second leg elastics. The first leg elastics are arranged so as to be rectilinear in the longitudinal direction. The second leg elastics are arranged at a distance from the longitudinal axis as viewed in the transverse direction larger than a distance from the longitudinal axis at which the first leg elastics are arranged and have rectilinear portions extending in the longitudinal direct at least in a portion of the crotch region close to the front waist region and curved portions spaced apart outwardly from each other from the rear waist region side ends of the rectilinear portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Sasayama, Kunihiko Katsuragawa
  • Patent number: 9155667
    Abstract: A pant-type wearing article comprises a front panel, a rear panel and a central panel. The front panel cooperates with the rear panel to form a waist region. The central panel includes a front end portion separably joined to the outer side of the waist region and a rear end portion separably joined to the outer side of the waist region. Side edges of the front end portion opposed to each other in the transverse direction are formed with front side corner regions and side edges of the rear end portion opposed to each other in the transverse direction are formed with rear side corner regions. At least one of the paired front side corner regions and the paired rear side corner regions is not joined to the outer surface of the waist region to form a gripper region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Ichikawa, Kenichi Sasayama, Kunihiko Katsuragawa
  • Patent number: 9107778
    Abstract: A disposable wearing includes a crotch chassis having a liquid-impervious sheet. The crotch chassis has a main region and opposite lateral portions lying outboard of the main region in the transverse direction and provided with leg elastic elements extending in the longitudinal direction. The opposite lateral portions respectively have fold lines extending in the longitudinal direction, outer side zones lying outboard of the respective fold lines in the transverse direction and inner side zones lying inboard of the respective fold lines in the transverse direction. The outer side zones of the respective lateral portions are folded inward and fixed to the associated inner side zones via associated bond zones extending in the longitudinal direction to form a pair of elastic lateral portions having folded back regions, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Sasayama, Makoto Ichikawa, Kunihiko Katsuragawa
  • Patent number: 9101511
    Abstract: Disclosed is a disposable pants-type wearing article improved to prevent panels joined to one another from being peeled off from each other. A disposable pants-type wearing article includes a front panel 7, a rear panel 8 and a intermediate panel 6 joined to respective outer surfaces of these two panels 7, 8. Opposite lateral portions 34 of the intermediate panel 6 are formed by joining a pair of sheets together with a second hot melt adhesive 62. Zones coated with the second hot melt adhesive 62 include high density coated zones 72 formed by relatively large application quantity per 1 m2 and low density coated zones 71 formed by relatively small application quantity per 1 m2. Opposite end regions 36, 37 of the intermediate panel 6 joined to the front panel 7 and the rear panel 8 are at least partially formed with the high density coated zones 72.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Ichikawa, Kenichi Sasayama, Hiroki Yamamoto, Kazuo Ukegawa, Akihide Ninomiya
  • Patent number: 9084698
    Abstract: A diaper has an outer sheet and a crotch member which includes a pair of skin-contactable sheets spaced from each other in a transverse direction. Inner side edges of the respective skin-contactable sheets cooperate with respective second ends of front and rear waist members to define an opening. A plurality of crotch elastic members is attached to the inner side edges. Under the effect of these crotch elastic members, a length dimension of the skin-contactable sheets is substantially reduced. The inner side edges of the skin-contactable sheets are spaced from the outer sheet in a thickness direction to form a space between the skin-contactable sheets and the outer sheet. A liquid-absorbent structure is provided in the space and includes a fold formed by folding the structure along a folding line. A top of the fold is bonded to the inner side edges of the respective skin-contactable sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Ichikawa, Kenichi Sasayama
  • Patent number: 9072807
    Abstract: An absorbent article having a pad configuration, including superabsorbent polymer particles. Superabsorbent polymer particles are interposed between opposed surfaces of first and second layers overlapping with each other to form an absorbent article. The article includes an absorbing region and a sealing region. In the absorbing region, the superabsorbent polymer particles are bonded to the second layer with a hot melt adhesive. In the sealing region, the first layer and the second layer are joined to each other to surround the absorbing region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kunihiko Katsuragawa, Kenichi Sasayama, Makoto Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 9072635
    Abstract: An absorbent article is formed by interposing superabsorbent polymer particles between overlapping two sheets. The pad-shaped absorbent article is composed of superabsorbent polymer particles bonded to the sheet with a hot melt adhesive, absorbing areas where the sheets are not bonded and sealing areas where the sheets are bonded together and surrounding the absorbing areas. Opposed two adjacent bonding areas of the absorbing areas have the sealing areas in between and facing edges which has the sealing areas in between. One of the facing edges is defined by a wavy line having crest and trough portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kunihiko Katsuragawa, Kenichi Sasayama, Makoto Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20150182388
    Abstract: A disposable diaper provided at least in one of the front and rear waist regions with a pocket adapted to receive and to contain a relatively large amount of body exudates. A chassis includes a main portion, lateral portions lying outboard of the main portion in the transverse direction along which leg elastics extending in a longitudinal direction in the crotch region are provided and a pair of lateral elastic regions formed by folding the both lateral portions. At least in the rear waist region of the front and rear waist regions, waist pocket panels formed contiguously to or separately of elastic belt panels and adapted to connect the inner lateral edge portions of the lateral elastic regions are provided and the elastic belt panels are attached to the outer lateral portions of the lateral elastic regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Kunihiko Katsuragawa, Kenichi Sasayama
  • Patent number: 9060901
    Abstract: A diaper includes front and rear waist members and a crotch member. The front and rear waist members are respectively formed with first narrowly-spaced elastic zones, widely-spaced elastic zones and second narrowly-spaced elastic zones adjacent one to another. Front and rear ends of the crotch member are bonded to respective sides of the front and rear waist members so that the crotch member's front and rear ends may positionally correspond to the second narrowly-spaced elastic zones. Cover sheets are attached to the side of the crotch member to cover the crotch member's front and rear ends respectively. A length dimension of the cover sheet in the longitudinal direction is set to be smaller than those of the front and rear waist members and a length dimension of the cover sheet in the transverse direction is substantially equal to those of the front and rear waist members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Ichikawa, Kenichi Sasayama, Kunihiko Katsuragawa
  • Patent number: 9044357
    Abstract: A diaper includes front and rear waist members and a crotch member. The front and rear waist members are respectively formed with first narrowly-spaced elastic zones, widely-spaced elastic zones and second narrowly-spaced elastic zones adjacent one to another. Front and rear ends of the crotch member are bonded to respective sides of the front and rear waist members so that the crotch member's front and rear ends may positionally correspond to the second narrowly-spaced elastic zones. Cover sheets are attached to the side of the crotch member to cover the crotch member's front and rear ends respectively. A length dimension of the cover sheet in the longitudinal direction is set to be smaller than those of the front and rear waist members and a length dimension of the cover sheet in the transverse direction is substantially equal to those of the front and rear waist members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Ichikawa, Kenichi Sasayama, Kunihiko Katsuragawa
  • Publication number: 20150126953
    Abstract: A disposable diaper includes a chassis, front and rear waist regions, and a crotch region between the front and rear waist regions and a liquid-absorbent structure extending at least in the crotch region. The chassis includes a pair of first leg elastics, and a pair of second leg elastics. The first leg elastics are arranged so as to be rectilinear in the longitudinal direction. The second leg elastics are arranged at a distance from the longitudinal axis as viewed in the transverse direction larger than a distance from the longitudinal axis at which the first leg elastics are arranged and have rectilinear portions extending in the longitudinal direct at least in a portion of the crotch region close to the front waist region and curved portions spaced apart outwardly from each other from the rear waist region side ends of the rectilinear portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Sasayama, Kunihiko Katsuragawa
  • Patent number: 8986274
    Abstract: The present invention provides an absorbent article in which a joining strength between sheet-shaped members is improved. A joint portion which joins a front trunk-surrounding region and a rear trunk-surrounding region of the absorbent article to each other has a first joint region arranged continuously along an outer edge and the second joint portion arranged continuously in a region closer to the outer edge than the first joint region, substantially parallel to the first joint region. The sum of the areas of the plurality of first joint portions in the first joint region is less than the sum of the areas of the second joint portions in the second joint region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Sasayama, Hirotomo Mukai, Tomoko Tsuji, Tatsuya Hashimoto, Shinji Noma, Kei Wakasugi
  • Patent number: 8956338
    Abstract: A wearing article has crotch-elastic elements extending in a longitudinal direction. Front and rear waist members and the crotch member are bonded one another by front and rear bonded regions. The front bonded region is contoured by first and second ends and both side edges obliquely extending in the longitudinal direction so as to intersect with the first and second ends and, outboard of the both side edges in a transverse direction, non-bonded regions in which the crotch member and the front waist member are not bonded to each other are defined. Front waist-elastic elements extend between both side edges of the front waist member. The crotch-elastic elements extend from a front end to a rear end of the crotch member in the longitudinal direction. In the front bonded region, the front waist-elastic elements and the crotch-elastic elements substantially intersect one another and interlock with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Ichikawa, Kenichi Sasayama
  • Publication number: 20140332436
    Abstract: A disposable wearing article adapted to restrict a possibility that the article might become locally bulky and a packaged assembly of such disposable wearing articles. A diaper (1) has front and rear waist panels (20, 30) defining front and rear waist regions (2, 3), respectively, and an intermediate panel (40) defining parts of the front and rear waist regions and a crotch region (4). The diaper (1) is folded on itself substantially in a flat condition so that inner sheets (24, 34) of the front and rear waist panels (20, 30) may face each other, respectively, and an inner sheet of the intermediate panel (40) may face itself. Specifically, the diaper (1) is folded on itself along a first fold line (81) at least partially corresponding to an imaginary transverse center line (Q-Q).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Kenichi Sasayama, Makoto Ichikawa, Kunihiko Katsuragawa, Kazuo Ukegawa
  • Publication number: 20140171892
    Abstract: A disposable absorbent article includes a crotch inner sheet lying on a skin-facing surface, a crotch outer sheet lying on a non-skin-facing surface and a liquid-absorbent structure interposed between these inner and outer sheets. In this diaper, a total luminous transmittance from the outer sheet through the liquid-absorbent structure to the inner sheet is in a range of 15% to 65%. The liquid-absorbent structure has a longitudinal direction, a transverse direction and a thickness direction W and includes a first sheet and a second sheet overlapping each other and absorbent polymer particles interposed between these first and second sheets. Absorbing regions where the absorbent polymer particles are present and sealing regions where the absorbent polymer particles are not present are arranged alternately in the longitudinal direction. The first sheet and the second sheet are bonded in the sealing regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Ichikawa, Kenichi Sasayama, Kunihiko Katsuragawa
  • Publication number: 20140142531
    Abstract: Disposable wearing articles having a liquid-absorbent structure which is sufficiently thin to ensure a comfortable wear feeling and adapted to eliminate the possibility that the appearance of the absorbing region after absorption of the bodily fluids might be visually recognized from the outside. A liquid-absorbent structure including absorbent materials is attached to a chassis by means of a liquid-absorbent structure bonding region formed on a skin-facing side. The liquid-absorbent structure bonding region includes opposite end bonding zones serving to fix first and second end segments of the liquid-absorbent structure and opposite lateral bonding zones serving to fix opposite lateral segments of the liquid-absorbent structure and a central non-bonding region is defined by a region surrounded by the opposite end bonding zones and the opposite lateral bonding zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Sasayama, Makoto Ichikawa, Kunihiko Katsuragawa
  • Patent number: 8668680
    Abstract: A disposable wearing article includes a liquid-absorbent structure that is adapted to be spaced from the wearer's skin to protect the wearer's skin from being soiled with body waste. A crotch member defining parts of front and rear waist regions and a crotch region has a front end lying in the front waist region and a rear end lying in the rear waist region wherein at least one of the front and rear ends defines non-bonded regions in an intermediate zone as viewed in the transverse direction X of the crotch member and is attached to the outer surface of an elastic waist panel by the intermediary of square U-shaped bonded regions opening toward the crotch region. In areas defining the non-bonded regions, body waste retaining space(s) are formed between the elastic waist panel and the crotch member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Unicharm Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Ichikawa, Kenichi Sasayama, Hiroki Yamamoto, Kazuo Ukegawa, Akihide Ninomiya
  • Publication number: 20140031782
    Abstract: A disposable wearing article adapted to prevent body exudates from leaking sideways beyond leg-opening peripheries and to prevent the wearer's body from being soiled with body exudates. Front and rear waist regions are elastically contractible at least in a transverse direction and a crotch region is provided in laterals with a pair of lateral elastic regions which are elastically contractible in a longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Ichikawa, Kenichi Sasayama, Kunihiko Katsuragawa