Patents by Inventor Sachiko TOKUNAGA

Sachiko TOKUNAGA 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: 11273085
    Abstract: The present invention prevents an absorbent body from twisting and splitting while maintaining the capability of fitting onto the buttocks of a wearer even when the absorbent body has a low fabric weight. The absorbent body (4) has a large number of compressed parts (20, 20, . . . ) formed in a region other than a region that extends in a widthwise center section along the longitudinal direction and includes portions corresponding to a body fluid excretion part (H) and the intergluteal cleft of the wearer. A region including a portion corresponding to the intergluteal cleft is an easily deformable region (21) without compressed parts (20). The easily deformable region (21) extends to an intermediate position in the longitudinal direction and does not reach the rear end of the absorbent body (4). The region extending behind the easily deformable region (21) to the rear end of the absorbent body (4) has compressed parts (20) formed thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: DAIO PAPER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Sachiko Tokunaga
  • Publication number: 20200197232
    Abstract: In an absorbent article having an elongate shaped main body with compressed grooves, the compressed grooves include: a pair of front-rear direction compressed grooves extending in a front-rear direction; and an end region compressed groove formed in at least one of a front end region and a rear end region, and having a shape including a substantial V-shape projecting toward a middle region. The front-rear compressed grooves extend beyond the tip of the end region compressed groove in a direction away from a body fluid discharge opening corresponding region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventor: Sachiko TOKUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20200155377
    Abstract: A main body (8) of an absorbent article includes a compressed groove recessed from a topsheet (3) side toward a backsheet (2) side, the compressed groove including a pair of front-rear direction compressed grooves extending in the front-rear direction, wherein the front-rear direction compressed grooves (10) each include high-compressed portions (11) and a low-compressed portion (12) which is less deeply recessed than the high-compressed portions. The front-rear direction compressed grooves (10) each include a first rear compressed groove (10b) formed in a region corresponding to an intergluteal cleft (70) of a wearer when attached, and a middle compressed groove (10a) formed forward of the first rear compressed groove. A total area per unit length in the front-rear direction of the high-compressed portions (11) in the first rear compressed groove (10b) is smaller than a total area per unit length in the front-rear direction of the high-compressed portions (11) in the middle compressed groove (10a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventor: Sachiko TOKUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20190159945
    Abstract: The present invention prevents an absorbent body from twisting and splitting while maintaining the capability of fitting onto the buttocks of a wearer even when the absorbent body has a low fabric weight. The absorbent body (4) has a large number of compressed parts (20, 20, . . . ) formed in a region other than a region that extends in a widthwise center section along the longitudinal direction and includes portions corresponding to a body fluid excretion part (H) and the intergluteal cleft of the wearer. A region including a portion corresponding to the intergluteal cleft is an easily deformable region (21) without compressed parts (20). The easily deformable region (21) extends to an intermediate position in the longitudinal direction and does not reach the rear end of the absorbent body (4). The region extending behind the easily deformable region (21) to the rear end of the absorbent body (4) has compressed parts (20) formed thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventor: Sachiko TOKUNAGA