Patents by Inventor Taeko Kanai

Taeko Kanai 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: 8450556
    Abstract: A shaped sheet, comprising: a plurality of protrusions (3) on one surface side of the shaped sheet formed of fibers; and connecting portions (5) for being barriers and connecting the protrusions (3) to one another, wherein the connecting portion (5) has a fiber density higher than a fiber density of the protrusion (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Takanobu Miyamoto, Takeshi Miyamura, Taeko Kanai, Aya Yoshimoto, Soichi Fujita, Hiromichi Suzuki, Wataru Saka, Shinobu Takei
  • Patent number: 8016805
    Abstract: A pull-on disposable diaper 1 has, between a waist opening 5 and leg openings 6, a region 71 having a width of 15 to 35 mm in each of a front section A and a rear section B. The region 71, while worn by a wearer, applies a pressure of 1.1 to 2.5 kPa to the wearer's body. With the diaper 1 opened and stretched out, the distance from the longitudinal centerline of the diaper to the widthwise middle of the region 71 in the front section A is 180 to 220 mm, and the distance from the longitudinal centerline of the diaper to the widthwise middle of the region 71 in the rear section B is 180 to 220 mm. A waist portion around the waist opening 5, while worn by a wearer, applies a pressure of 0.3 to 1.5 kPa to the wearer's body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: KAO Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Sasaki, Taeko Kanai, Michiko Otsuka
  • Publication number: 20100249740
    Abstract: A shaped sheet, comprising: a plurality of protrusions (3) on one surface side of the shaped sheet formed of fibers; and connecting portions (5) for being barriers and connecting the protrusions (3) to one another, wherein the connecting portion (5) has a fiber density higher than a fiber density of the protrusion (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Takanobu Miyamoto, Takeshi Miyamura, Taeko Kanai, Hiromichi Suzuki, Wataru Saka, Shinobu Takei
  • Publication number: 20090030392
    Abstract: A pull-on disposable diaper of which the crotch portion snugly fits the wearer's groins to have a neat appearance is provided. The disposable diaper 1 has a waist opening 5 and a pair of leg openings 6. The diaper 1, in its flat-out state, has a length M of 210 to 280 mm between the lower end of the flap F in the longitudinal front portion and the lower end of the flap F in the longitudinal rear portion. A width N ranges 50 to 160 mm in the narrowest part of the diaper near the longitudinal central portion thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2005
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taeko Kanai, Jun Sasaki, Michiko Otsuka
  • Publication number: 20060025746
    Abstract: A pull-on disposable diaper 1 has, between a waist opening 5 and leg openings 6, a region 71 having a width of 15 to 35 mm in each of a front section A and a rear section B. The region 71, while worn by a wearer, applies a pressure of 1.1 to 2.5 kPa to the wearer's body. With the diaper 1 opened and stretched out, the distance from the longitudinal centerline of the diaper to the widthwise middle of the region 71 in the front section A is 180 to 220 mm, and the distance from the longitudinal centerline of the diaper to the widthwise middle of the region 71 in the rear section B is 180 to 220 mm. A waist portion around the waist opening 5, while worn by a wearer, applies a pressure of 0.3 to 1.5 kPa to the wearer's body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Sasaki, Taeko Kanai, Michiko Otsuka