Patents by Inventor Masumi Fukuzawa
Masumi Fukuzawa 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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Publication number: 20190015266Abstract: In a pull-on diaper, a distance dimension between outer end portions of front and rear waist panels is in a range of 300 mm to 400 mm as measured on the diaper flatly developed after coupling of the front and rear waist panels in seam regions has been released. A distance dimension between the waist elastic closest to an inner end portion of the front waist panel among waist elastics extending in the front waist panel across the respective seam regions in the front waist panel and the waist elastic closest to an inner end portion of the rear waist panel among waist elastics extending in the rear waist panel across the respective seam regions is at least 55% of the distance dimension between respective outer end portions of the front and rear waist panels.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2018Publication date: January 17, 2019Inventors: Masumi FUKUZAWA, Shunsuke MASAKI
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Patent number: 10123913Abstract: In a pull-on diaper, a first distance dimension between outer end portions of front and rear waist panels is in a range of 300 mm to 400 mm as measured on the diaper flatly developed after coupling of the front and rear waist panels in seam regions has been released. A second distance dimension between the waist elastic closest to an inner end portion of the front waist panel among waist elastics extending in the front waist panel across the respective seam regions in the front waist panel and the waist elastic closest to an inner end portion of the rear waist panel among waist elastics extending in the rear waist panel across the respective seam regions is at least 55% of the first distance dimension between outer end portions of the front and rear waist panels.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2014Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: UNICHARM CORPORATIONInventors: Masumi Fukuzawa, Shunsuke Masaki
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Patent number: 9814633Abstract: A pull-on diaper for younger baby has a transverse direction and a longitudinal direction, front and waist regions, a crotch region, and rear waist regions and leg cuffs extending along respective laterals of the crotch region. Each of front and rear waist panels is sectionalized into a first elastically contractible region and a second elastically contractible region wherein a dimensional ratio in the longitudinal direction between the first elastically contractible region and the second elastically contractible region is in a range of 1:1.6 to 1:2.2 and an elongation ratio of waist elastics attached to the first elastically contractible region is lower than an elongation ratio of the waist elastics attached to the second elastically contractible region and the elongation ratio of the waist elastics attached to the second elastically contractible region is lower than an elongation ratio of leg cuff elastics.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2014Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: UNICHARM CORPORATIONInventors: Masumi Fukuzawa, Shunsuke Masaki
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Publication number: 20150374559Abstract: In a pull-on diaper, a distance dimension between outer end portions of front and rear waist panels is in a range of 300 mm to 400 mm as measured on the diaper flatly developed after coupling of the front and rear waist panels in seam regions has been released. A distance dimension between the waist elastic closest to an inner end portion of the front waist panel among waist elastics extending in the front waist panel across the respective seam regions in the front waist panel and the waist elastic closest to an inner end portion of the rear waist panel among waist elastics extending in the rear waist panel across the respective seam regions is at least 55% of the distance dimension between respective outer end portions of the front and rear waist panels.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Masumi FUKUZAWA, Shunsuke MASAKI
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Publication number: 20150366724Abstract: A pull-on diaper for younger baby has a transverse direction and a longitudinal direction, front and waist regions, a crotch region, and rear waist regions and leg cuffs extending along respective laterals of the crotch region. Each of front and rear waist panels is sectionalized into a first elastically contractible region and a second elastically contractible region wherein a dimensional ratio in the longitudinal direction between the first elastically contractible region and the second elastically contractible region is in a range of 1:1.6 to 1:2.2 and an elongation ratio of waist elastics attached to the first elastically contractible region is lower than an elongation ratio of the waist elastics attached to the second elastically contractible region and the elongation ratio of the waist elastics attached to the second elastically contractible region is lower than an elongation ratio of second leg elastics.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2014Publication date: December 24, 2015Applicant: Unicharm CorporationInventors: Masumi FUKUZAWA, Shunsuke MASAKI
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Patent number: 9072420Abstract: A cleaning tool that includes a cleaning element. The cleaning element includes two insert holes which receive two holding elements and extend in a first direction, a first sheet and a second sheet which are formed of nonwoven fabric, a first inner bonding part and a first outer bonding part by which the first and second sheets overlaid one on the other are bonded together and which define the first insert hole, a second inner bonding part and a second outer bonding part by which the first and second sheets overlaid one on the other are bonded together and which define the second insert hole, an intermediate region which is formed between the first inner bonding part and the second inner bonding part, and a fiber element formed by a plurality of fibers which extend in a second direction transverse to the first direction and are bonded to the first sheet in the intermediate region.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2011Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: Unicharm CorporationInventors: Masumi Fukuzawa, Tomokazu Suda
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Patent number: 8857006Abstract: A cleaning tool has a cleaning element which includes a pair of right and left elongate split cleaning parts, each having an insert hole for receiving a holding element. A space is provided between the split cleaning parts for receiving an object to be cleaned. A third bonded part defines an outer side of the insert hole. The third bonded part includes a bonding line which extends straight in the longitudinal direction of the cleaning element in a front end region of the cleaning element, a bonding line which is formed rearward of the bonding line in the cleaning element and extends straight in the longitudinal direction of the cleaning element, and a bonding line which is formed rearward of the bonding line in the cleaning element and extends straight in the longitudinal direction of the cleaning element.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2010Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Uni-Charm CorporationInventors: Yoshinori Tanaka, Masumi Fukuzawa
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Patent number: 8438690Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide an elongate cleaning element holder which contributes to a smoother cleaning operation, for a cleaning tool in which a cleaning element for cleaning an object to be cleaned is attached to the cleaning element holder. The representative cleaning element holder 120 includes a holding element 132 to be inserted into an insert region of the cleaning element. The holding element 132 has an inclined part 136 wherein a height of the inclined part 136 in a direction transverse to an extending direction of the holding element 132 gradually increases toward the connection.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2009Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Uni-Charm CorporationInventors: Yoshinori Tanaka, Masumi Fukuzawa, Masaho Hayashi, Jun Uragami
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Publication number: 20130075293Abstract: A cylindrical packing case extending in an upper-lower direction, comprising an upper unit, a lower unit provided with a front side surface and a rear side surface in the circumferential direction, a pair of convex folding units upwardly extending from the front side surface and the rear side surface of the lower unit. A first weak line is provided along a first boundary between the upper unit and the convex folding unit, a second weak line is provided along a second boundary in the circumferential direction between the upper unit and the lower unit. A first folding ruled line is provided in the circumferential direction between the convex folding unit and the lower unit, and a second folding ruled line extending in the upper-lower direction continuing from between the front side surface and the rear side surface of the lower unit, is provided in the convex folding unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2011Publication date: March 28, 2013Inventors: Masumi Fukuzawa, Ryuji Okano, Eiji Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20130031738Abstract: A cleaning tool that includes a cleaning element. The cleaning element includes two insert holes which receive two holding elements and extend in a first direction, a first sheet and a second sheet which are formed of nonwoven fabric, a first inner bonding part and a first outer bonding part by which the first and second sheets overlaid one on the other are bonded together and which define the first insert hole, a second inner bonding part and a second outer bonding part by which the first and second sheets overlaid one on the other are bonded together and which define the second insert hole, an intermediate region which is formed between the first inner bonding part and the second inner bonding part, and a fiber element formed by a plurality of fibers which extend in a second direction transverse to the first direction and are bonded to the first sheet in the intermediate region.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2011Publication date: February 7, 2013Inventors: Masumi Fukuzawa, Tomokazu Suda
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Publication number: 20120124763Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a hand-held mop in which a grip connected to a mounting part for mounting and supporting a mop body is prevented from being detached from the mounting part during cleaning operation. A hand-held mop 1 includes a mop body 2, a mounting part 10, and a grip 20. The mop body 2 has a pair of mop body portions 2a, and the mounting part 10 has a pair of mounting pieces 11 which are inserted into mounting spaces of the mop body portions 2a, and an insert 15. The grip 20 has a holding side 22 which defines an insert space 22a into which the insert 15 of the mounting part 10 is inserted. Further, a side opening 23 is formed in the holding side 22 of the grip 20, and a side projection 19 is formed on the insert 15 of the mounting part 10 and engaged in the side opening 23.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2010Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: UNI-CHARM CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshinori Tanaka, Masumi Fukuzawa, Tomokazu Suda, Jun Uragami, Toshihiko Uenishi
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Publication number: 20120117744Abstract: A cleaning element holder of a cleaning tool includes a handle to be held by user's hand, and a pair of holding parts which extend from the handle in a longitudinal direction of the cleaning element holder. Each of the holding parts has deflection displacement characteristics around a connection between the handle and the holding part, at least in a first direction transverse to an extending direction of the holding parts and a second direction transverse to the first direction. When a load of 2.5 N is applied in the first direction to an end, the holding part deflects 15 to 80 degrees in the first direction, and when a load of 2.5 N is applied in the second direction to the end, the holding part deflects 25 to 55 degrees in the second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2010Publication date: May 17, 2012Applicant: UNI-CHARM CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshinori Tanaka, Masumi Fukuzawa
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Publication number: 20120073075Abstract: A cleaning tool has a cleaning element which includes a pair of right and left elongate split cleaning parts, each having an insert hole for receiving a holding element. A space is provided between the split cleaning parts for receiving an object to be cleaned. A third bonded part defines an outer side of the insert hole. The third bonded part includes a bonding line which extends straight in the longitudinal direction of the cleaning element in a front end region of the cleaning element, a bonding line which is formed rearward of the bonding line in the cleaning element and extends straight in the longitudinal direction of the cleaning element, and a bonding line which is formed rearward of the bonding line in the cleaning element and extends straight in the longitudinal direction of the cleaning element.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2010Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicant: UNI-CHARM CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshinori Tanaka, Masumi Fukuzawa
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Publication number: 20110219559Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide an effective technique for realizing smoother cleaning operation in a cleaning tool having a cleaning element for cleaning an object to be cleaned. According to a representative cleaning tool, a cleaning element 110 includes a plurality of elongate split cleaning parts 123, 123 having respective insert regions 115 for receiving the associated holding elements. Each of the split cleaning parts 123 includes a fiber assembly 117 formed by a plurality of fibers extending in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction of the split cleaning part, and a nonwoven fabric sheet 113, 114, 118 made of nonwoven fabric. The fiber assembly 117 and the nonwoven fabric sheet 113, 114, 118 are overlaid one on the other and bonded together via a bonded part extending in the longitudinal direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2009Publication date: September 15, 2011Applicant: UNI-CHARM CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshinori Tanaka, Masumi Fukuzawa
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Publication number: 20110203068Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide an elongate cleaning element holder which contributes to a smoother cleaning operation, for a cleaning tool in which a cleaning element for cleaning an object to be cleaned is attached to the cleaning element holder. The representative cleaning element holder 120 includes a holding element 132 to be inserted into an insert region of the cleaning element. The holding element 132 has an inclined part 136 wherein a height of the inclined part 136 in a direction transverse to an extending direction of the holding element 132 gradually increases toward the connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2009Publication date: August 25, 2011Applicant: Uni-Charm CorporationInventors: Yoshinori Tanaka, Masumi Fukuzawa, Masaho Hayashi, Jun Uragami
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Publication number: 20110119852Abstract: The disclosure provides an effective technique for enhancing a cleaning effect in a cleaning tool having a cleaning element for cleaning an object to be cleaned. According to a representative cleaning tool, a cleaning element includes a plurality of elongate split cleaning parts having respective insert regions for receiving the holding elements. In an inserted state of the holding elements into the insert regions, the fiber assemblies of the adjacent ones of the split cleaning parts overlap each other in the space in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2009Publication date: May 26, 2011Applicant: UNI-CHARM CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshinori Tanaka, Masumi Fukuzawa
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Patent number: D608965Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2008Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: Uni-Charm CorporationInventors: Yoshinori Tanaka, Masumi Fukuzawa, Masaho Hayashi, Jun Uragami
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Patent number: D609869Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2007Date of Patent: February 9, 2010Assignee: Uni-Charm CorporationInventors: Yoshinori Tanaka, Masumi Fukuzawa