Patents by Inventor Sadami Tabuchi

Sadami Tabuchi 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).

  • Apparatus and method for manufacturing a tampon
    Patent number: 9095475
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a tampon which includes an absorbent body, an accommodating member and a pushing member, includes: an orienting mechanism; a first inserting mechanism that inserts the pushing member into the accommodating member; and a second inserting mechanism that inserts the absorbent body into the accommodating member in which the pushing member is inserted. The orienting mechanism has an opening through which the accommodating member is inputted; a pair of first protruded parts; and a pair of second protruded parts located on other-end side in the longitudinal direction of the opening and protruding inwardly in an opposing manner into the opening, a gap between the pair of first protruded parts, and a gap between the pair of second protruded parts being greater than the external diameter of the minor diameter part and smaller than the external diameter of the major diameter part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masakatsu Takai, Sadami Tabuchi, Satoshi Nozaki, Shinobu Seki, Hideki Onishi, Masashi Hosokawa
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TAMPON
    Publication number: 20110179612
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a tampon which includes an absorbent body, an accommodating member and a pushing member, includes: an orienting mechanism; a first inserting mechanism that inserts the pushing member into the accommodating member; and a second inserting mechanism that inserts the absorbent body into the accommodating member in which the pushing member is inserted. The orienting mechanism has an opening through which the accommodating member is inputted; a pair of first protruded parts; and a pair of second protruded parts located on other-end side in the longitudinal direction of the opening and protruding inwardly in an opposing manner into the opening, a gap between the pair of first protruded parts, and a gap between the pair of second protruded parts being greater than the external diameter of the minor diameter part and smaller than the external diameter of the major diameter part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: UNI-CHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masakatsu Takai, Sadami Tabuchi, Satoshi Nozaki, Shinobu Seki, Hideki Onishi, Masashi Hosokawa