Patents by Inventor Ryohei AOYAMA

Ryohei AOYAMA 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: 11260355
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for making content liquid foamy for discharge are described herein. A dispenser for making content liquid discharge foamy by mixing air flow from an air chamber with the content liquid flow from a liquid chamber can be provided. The dispenser can include a mixing chamber configured to mix air and content liquid; a porous member between an air passage from the air chamber and the mixing chamber; and a liquid passage from the liquid chamber to the mixing chamber. The liquid passage can have a first liquid passage and a plurality of second liquid passages. The liquid passage can be configured such that content liquid flows from the first liquid passage to the second liquid passages to the mixing chamber. The second liquid passages can be configured to provide flow of the content liquid in at least two directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chris King, Ryohei Aoyama, Noboru Yashima
  • Patent number: 11247220
    Abstract: A foam discharger includes a foamer mechanism (20), the foamer mechanism (20) includes: a liquid flow path (50) through which liquid supplied from a liquid supply unit to a mixing part (21) passes; and a gas flow path (70) through which a gas supplied from a gas supply unit to the mixing part (21) passes, the liquid flow path (50) includes an adjacent liquid flow path (51) having a liquid inlet (52) open to the mixing part (21), the gas flow path (70) includes a plurality of adjacent gas flow paths (71) each having a gas inlet (72) open to the mixing part (21), and the liquid inlet (52) is arranged at a position corresponding to a merging part (22) of gases supplied from the plurality of adjacent gas flow paths (71) to the mixing part (21) via the gas inlet (72).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryohei Aoyama, Naoko Sakayori, Noboru Yashima, Shinji Oguri
  • Patent number: 11090664
    Abstract: A foamer mechanism (20) of a foam dispensing container has a gas-liquid contact chamber (21), a liquid agent flow passage (22) through which a liquid agent supplied from a liquid agent supply portion (28) to the gas-liquid contact chamber (21) passes, and a gas flow passage (23) through which a gas supplied from a gas supply portion (29) to the gas-liquid contact chamber (21) passes. The gas flow passage (23) has a gas opening (23a) that is open to the gas-liquid contact chamber (21). The liquid agent flow passage (22) branches into plural branch flow passages (for example, branches into a first branch flow passage (221) and plural second branch flow passages (222)). Each of the plural branch flow passages has a liquid agent opening (22a, 22b) that is open to the gas-liquid contact chamber (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Takumi Uchiyama, Shinji Oguri, Ryohei Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20210001358
    Abstract: A foam discharger includes a foamer mechanism (20), the foamer mechanism (20) includes: a liquid flow path (50) through which liquid supplied from a liquid supply unit to a mixing part (21) passes; and a gas flow path (70) through which a gas supplied from a gas supply unit to the mixing part (21) passes, the liquid flow path (50) includes an adjacent liquid flow path (51) having a liquid inlet (52) open to the mixing part (21), the gas flow path (70) includes a plurality of adjacent gas flow paths (71) each having a gas inlet (72) open to the mixing part (21), and the liquid inlet (52) is arranged at a position corresponding to a merging part (22) of gases supplied from the plurality of adjacent gas flow paths (71) to the mixing part (21) via the gas inlet (72).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryohei AOYAMA, Naoko SAKAYORI, Noboru YASHIMA, Shinji OGURI
  • Publication number: 20200316619
    Abstract: A foamer mechanism (20) of a foam dispensing container has a gas-liquid contact chamber (21), a liquid agent flow passage (22) through which a liquid agent supplied from a liquid agent supply portion (28) to the gas-liquid contact chamber (21) passes, and a gas flow passage (23) through which a gas supplied from a gas supply portion (29) to the gas-liquid contact chamber (21) passes. The gas flow passage (23) has a gas opening (23a) that is open to the gas-liquid contact chamber (21). The liquid agent flow passage (22) branches into plural branch flow passages (for example, branches into a first branch flow passage (221) and plural second branch flow passages (222)). Each of the plural branch flow passages has a liquid agent opening (22a, 22b) that is open to the gas-liquid contact chamber (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Takumi UCHIYAMA, Shinji OGURI, Ryohei AOYAMA
  • Patent number: 10779690
    Abstract: A foaming dispenser has a mixing chamber configured to mix a liquid and a gas to foam the liquid, a first liquid passage configured to supply the liquid to the mixing chamber, and a discharge opening configured to discharge the foamed liquid, the mixing chamber includes a plurality of second liquid passages branching and extending from the first liquid passage, a liquid passage meeting where one second liquid passage meets another second liquid passage, a gas passage configured to supply the gas to the liquid flowing from the plurality of second liquid passages to the liquid passage meeting, and a hole that is provided on a downstream side of the gas passage and communicates with the discharge opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryohei Aoyama, Chris King, Noboru Yashima
  • Publication number: 20190336406
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an article for skin cleansing agent which can generate foams having a high air ratio and achieve good foam quality. An article for skin cleansing agent comprising a non-aerosol-type container filled with a skin cleansing composition, wherein the non-aerosol-type container comprises a gas-liquid mixing part, a foam micronizing part, and a discharge outlet, and has a mechanism for discharging air and the skin cleansing composition at a volume ratio (air/composition) of 15/1 or more and 38/1 or less from the discharge outlet, and the skin cleansing composition comprises: (A) 0.5% by mass or more and 18% by mass or less, in terms of acid of a specific anionic surfactant; (B) 2% by mass or more and 50% by mass or less of a specific polyol; and (C) 40% by mass or more and 90% by mass or less of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryohei AOYAMA, Noboru YASHIMA, Yuko NAGASAKI, Toshiaki OZAWA
  • Patent number: 10399100
    Abstract: The present invention provides a foam dispensing unit (10) that dispenses a content liquid in a foamed state by causing the content liquid pumped out via a liquid flow channel (23) to pass through a porous member (29) provided in a foaming flow channel (24) together with air, the foam dispensing unit including a mechanism for variably positioning a passage surface (40), the mechanism rotatably holding the porous member (29) in the foaming flow channel (24) to variably position a content liquid passage surface of the porous member (29). The mechanism for variably positioning a passage surface (40) includes a loosely holding region (41) formed in the foaming flow channel (24) and the porous member (29) loosely mounted in the loosely holding region (41).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Ryohei Aoyama, Yoshinori Inagawa, Noboru Yashima
  • Publication number: 20190191936
    Abstract: A foaming dispenser has a mixing chamber configured to mix a liquid and a gas to foam the liquid, a first liquid passage configured to supply the liquid to the mixing chamber, and a discharge opening configured to discharge the foamed liquid, the mixing chamber includes a plurality of second liquid passages branching and extending from the first liquid passage, a liquid passage meeting where one second liquid passage meets another second liquid passage, a gas passage configured to supply the gas to the liquid flowing from the plurality of second liquid passages to the liquid passage meeting, and a hole that is provided on a downstream side of the gas passage and communicates with the discharge opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryohei Aoyama, Chris King, Noboru Yashima
  • Publication number: 20190111400
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for making content liquid foamy for discharge are described herein. A dispenser for making content liquid discharge foamy by mixing air flow from an air chamber with the content liquid flow from a liquid chamber can be provided. The dispenser can comprise a mixing chamber configured to mix air and content liquid; a porous member between an air passage from the air chamber and the mixing chamber; and a liquid passage from the liquid chamber to the mixing chamber. The liquid passage can have a first liquid passage and a plurality of second liquid passages. The liquid passage can be configured such that content liquid flows from the first liquid passage to the second liquid passages to the mixing chamber. The second liquid passages can be configured to provide flow of the content liquid in at least two directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chris KING, Ryohei Aoyama, Noboru Yashima
  • Publication number: 20180326434
    Abstract: The present invention provides a foam dispensing unit (10) that dispenses a content liquid in a foamed state by causing the content liquid pumped out via a liquid flow channel (23) to pass through a porous member (29) provided in a foaming flow channel (24) together with air, the foam dispensing unit including a mechanism for variably positioning a passage surface (40), the mechanism rotatably holding the porous member (29) in the foaming flow channel (24) to variably position a content liquid passage surface of the porous member (29). The mechanism for variably positioning a passage surface (40) includes a loosely holding region (41) formed in the foaming flow channel (24) and the porous member (29) loosely mounted in the loosely holding region (41).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2015
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Ryohei AOYAMA, Yoshinori INAGAWA, Noboru YASHIME