Patents by Inventor Takashi Nomoto

Takashi Nomoto 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: 9498387
    Abstract: An absorbent article has a lengthwise direction and a widthwise direction. The absorbent article includes a body section provided with a liquid-permeable top sheet on a skin-side, a liquid-impermeable backsheet on a garment-side, and a liquid-holding absorbent body positioned between the top sheet and the backsheet; and wing sections extending outwardly from both side-edges of the body section in the widthwise direction. A surface of the wing sections on the skin-side is formed by the top sheet or from side sheets positioned on both sides in the widthwise direction of the top sheet. Furthermore, the surface of the wing sections on the skin-side includes a plurality of bending parts extending non-continuously in the lengthwise direction, arranged in the widthwise direction, and having a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional shape in the widthwise direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsuya Tamura, Yuki Noda, Takashi Nomoto, Takashi Onozuka
  • Patent number: 9387135
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a novel absorbent article that prevents excessive compression of an absorbent body caused by deformation of the absorbent article, and rewetting associated with said compression. In order to solve such a problem, a sanitary napkin (1) is provided with a liquid-permeable top sheet (2), a liquid-impermeable back sheet (3), and an absorbent body (4) disposed between the top sheet (2) and the back sheet (3), wherein: an extensible area (21) having an extensible bellows-like section (210), and a flexible area (22) surrounding the extensible area (21) are formed in a waste supply area (20) of the top sheet (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Noda, Tatsuya Tamura, Takashi Nomoto, Takashi Onozuka
  • Patent number: 9375365
    Abstract: Provided is an absorbent article capable of suppressing leakage in the widthwise direction from an absorbent article (1) of a bodily fluid (31) which has seeped from an absorbent body (4) as a result of the application of pressure to the absorbent article (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsuya Tamura, Yuki Noda, Takashi Nomoto, Takashi Onozuka
  • Patent number: 9339423
    Abstract: An absorbent article is provided to prevent pulp fibers and a superabsorbent polymer that constitute an absorbent body from leaking from openings, even if a top sheet does not cover the side wall portions of the absorbent body at the openings. The absorbent article includes: a liquid-permeable top sheet having openings; a back sheet; and an absorbent body having openings. At the openings of the top sheet and the openings of the absorbent body, the top sheet is detached from the absorbent body. The opening diameters of the openings on the clothing side of the top sheet are smaller than the opening diameters of the openings on the skin side of the absorbent body. An opening diameter of the openings on the clothing side of the absorbent body is no greater than the opening diameter of the openings on the clothing side of the top sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Hashino, Yuki Noda, Tatsuya Tamura, Takashi Nomoto, Takashi Onozuka, Tomoyuki Saga
  • Publication number: 20150238375
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a nonwoven for a top sheet of an absorbent article that is unlikely to stick after having absorbed menstrual blood, that is smooth and dry, and in which the absorbed menstrual blood is unlikely to diffuse on the nonwoven. This nonwoven has the following configuration. A nonwoven for a top sheet of an absorbent article, having a lengthwise direction and a crosswise direction, wherein the nonwoven has a plurality of ridge parts and a plurality of groove parts extending in the lengthwise direction and disposed in alternating fashion in the crosswise direction, the nonwoven being characterized in that the ridge parts and the groove parts have a plurality of through-holes, and the ridge parts have a region containing a blood lubricity-imparting agent that contains a predetermined blood lubricity-imparting agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Takashi Nomoto, Yuichi Suzuki, Takashi Onozuka, Akira Hashino, Yuki Noda
  • Patent number: 9089139
    Abstract: Agri-horticultural pest control compositions having outstanding control effect on pests, in particular, agri-horticultural pests, which comprise as active ingredients one or more 4-(3-butynyl)aminopyrimidine derivatives represented by the general formula [I], namely, where R1 is typically selected from among: a) phenyl c) —SiR5R6R7 (R5, R6, and R7 which may be the same or different represent a linear or branched alkyl having 1-6 carbon atoms, a linear or branched haloalkyl having 1-3 carbon atoms which is substituted by one halogen atom, a linear or branched cyanoalkyl having 1-3 carbon atoms which is substituted by one cyano group, and phenyl); d) hydropgen atom; R2 typically represents a hydrogen atom; R3 typically represents a hydrogen atom; R4 represents a hydrogen atom and one or more agri-horticultural pest control compounds selected from among agri-horticultural antimicrobial compounds, say, multi-site contact active compounds, nucleic acids synthesis inhibitory active compounds, mitosis and cell
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: SDS Biotech K. K.
    Inventors: Masaaki Sakai, Tomoaki Matsumura, Satohiro Midorikawa, Takashi Nomoto, Tomoko Muraki, Ryutaro Katsuki
  • Publication number: 20150080838
    Abstract: Provided is an absorbent article that can prevent pulp fibers and a superabsorbent polymer (SAP) that constitute an absorbent body from leaking from openings, evening if a top sheet does not cover the side wall portions of the absorbent body at the openings. An absorbent article (1) comprises: a liquid-permeable top sheet (2) having openings (10); a back sheet (3); and an absorbent body (4) having openings (10). At the openings (10) of the top sheet (2) and the openings (10) of the absorbent body (4), the top sheet (2) is detached from the absorbent body (4), and the opening diameter (R2) of the openings (10) in the surface of the top sheet (2) on the clothing side is smaller than the opening diameter (R3) of the openings (10) in the surface of the absorbent article (4) on the skin side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Akira Hashino, Yuki Noda, Tatsuya Tamura, Takashi Nomoto, Takashi Onozuka, Tomoyuki Saga
  • Publication number: 20150065984
    Abstract: Provided is an absorbent article capable of suppressing leakage in the widthwise direction from an absorbent article (1) of a bodily fluid (31) which has seeped from an absorbent body (4) as a result of the application of pressure to the absorbent article (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Tatsuya Tamura, Yuki Noda, Takashi Nomoto, Takashi Onozuka
  • Publication number: 20150057627
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a novel absorbent article that prevents excessive compression of an absorbent body caused by deformation of the absorbent article, and rewetting associated with said compression. In order to solve such a problem, a sanitary napkin (1) is provided with a liquid-permeable top sheet (2), a liquid-impermeable back sheet (3), and an absorbent body (4) disposed between the top sheet (2) and the back sheet (3), wherein: an extensible area (21) having an extensible bellows-like section (210), and a flexible area (22) surrounding the extensible area (21) are formed in a waste supply area (20) of the top sheet (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Yuki Noda, Tatsuya Tamura, Takashi Nomoto, Takashi Onozuka
  • Publication number: 20150018794
    Abstract: Provided is an absorbent article having a top sheet with an opening-formed area in which openings are formed, and non-opening-formed areas in which no openings are formed, said absorbent article being capable of preventing liquid from remaining on the surface of the opening-formed area of the top sheet. In the present invention, the top sheet is a resin sheet having an opening-formed area (12) in which openings are formed, and non-opening-formed areas (5, 14) in which no openings are formed. The opening-formed area (12) is disposed in an outlet-facing area (16) that faces at least an outlet for fluid from a wearer. The top sheet (2) has a blood modifier layer on the surface of at least the outlet-facing area (16). The blood modifier of the blood modifier layer has an inorganic/organic balance (IOB) of 0 to 0.60, a melting point of not more than 45° C., and an aqueous solubility of 0.05 g or less with respect to 100 g of water at 25° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Yuki Noda, Tatsuya Tamura, Takashi Nomoto, Takashi Onozuka
  • Publication number: 20150018796
    Abstract: Provided is an absorbent article which makes it easy to fold wing sections of the absorbent article so as to match the shape of the edges of the leg openings of underwear. The present invention is an absorbent article (1) having a lengthwise direction (Y-direction) and a widthwise direction (X-direction), and including: a body section (10) provided with a liquid-permeable top sheet (2) on the skin-side, a liquid-impermeable backsheet on the garment-side, and a liquid-holding absorbent body (4) positioned between the top sheet (2) and the backsheet; and wing sections (5) extending so as to project in the widthwise direction from both side-edges of the body section (10). Therein, the surface opposite the garment-side surface in the wing sections (5) is configured from the top sheet (2) or from side sheets positioned on both sides in the widthwise direction of the top sheet (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsuya Tamura, Yuki Noda, Takashi Nomoto, Takashi Onozuka
  • Patent number: 8870131
    Abstract: A wiring clip 1 includes: an attaching portion 10 configured to be overlapped with a wiring harness; a locking portion 11 extended vertically from the attaching portion 10 and configured to be locked in a hole provided on a panel; and a pressing portion 12 configured to press the panel in a direction away from the attaching portion 10 when the locking portion 11 is locked in the hole. The pressing portion 12 includes: an inclined portion 19 continued to the attaching portion 10 and inclined with respect to both a vertically extending direction of the locking portion 11 from the attaching portion 10 and a longitudinal direction of the wiring harness overlapped with the attaching portion 10; and a parallel portion 20 continued to the inclined portion 19 and extended parallel to the locking portion 11 from the inclined portion 19.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Gotou, Takashi Nomoto
  • Patent number: 8771247
    Abstract: An absorbent article that is favorable in the erection stability of gathers and excels in transversal leakage preventing effects. A pair of gathers of an absorbent article has a three-dimensional configuration part. The three-dimensional configuration part is formed so as to construct a hollow. A first junction edge portion is formed on the inward side in the width direction of the absorbent article and a second junction edge portion is provided on the outward side in the width direction of the absorbent article. The first junction edge portion is located on the area of the surface layer on which the absorbent body is disposed. The second junction edge portion, in at least the area where the pair of wings are disposed, is located on the area of the surface layer and/or backside layer more outward in the width direction than the periphery of the absorbent body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Nomoto, Masashi Uda, Hideaki Morita
  • Patent number: 8758317
    Abstract: An absorbent article that realizes favorable erection of gathers and excels in transversal leakage preventing effects. There is disclosed a vertically long absorbent article comprising a surface layer with surface sheet (2), a backside layer with backside sheet (3), an absorbent layer with absorbent body (4) interposed therebetween and a pair of gathers (5,5) formed of a sheetlike member (9) so as to have a hollow on both the side areas of the surface layer in the longitudinal direction thereof. The pair of gathers (5,5) in the state of having a three-dimensional configuration part (10) wherein the sheetlike member (9) makes a convex on the external surface side of the absorbent article in the thickness direction thereof are joined to the surface layer and/or backside layer by a junction portion (11) provided so as to extend in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article. The three-dimensional configuration part (10) is provided so as to construct a hollow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Nomoto, Masashi Uda, Hideaki Morita, Kenji Ohba, Yuichi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8586505
    Abstract: Novel 4-(3-butynyl)aminopyrimidine derivatives represented by general formula [I] are useful as pest control agents. In general formula [I], R1 is a mono- or bi-cyclic ring which may contain 0 to 3 heteroatoms, for example, phenyl or oxazolyl; R2 is a hydrogen atom, —R, —OR, —C(O)OR, —C(O)NHR, —CONR2 (wherein R is straight-chain or branched C1-8 alkyl, or the like), hydroxyalkyl, or the like; R3 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, acyloxy represented by (straight-chain or branched C1-8 aliphatic hydrocarbon group) —CO—O—, or the like; and R4 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, C1-6 alkyl, or the like, or alternatively, R4 and R3 together with the carbon atoms on the pyrimidine ring may form a thiophene ring, a pyrrole ring, an imidazole ring, a benzene ring, a pyrimidine ring, a furan ring, a pyrazine ring, or a pyrrolidine ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: SDS Biotech K. K.
    Inventors: Masaaki Sakai, Tomoaki Matsumura, Satohiro Midorikawa, Takashi Nomoto, Ryutaro Katsuki, Tomoko Muraki
  • Publication number: 20130296271
    Abstract: Agri-horticultural pest control compositions having outstanding control effect on pests, in particular, agri-horticultural pests, which comprise as active ingredients one or more 4-(3-butynyl)aminopyrimidine derivatives represented by the general formula [I], namely, where R1 is typically selected from among: a) phenyl c) —SiR5R6R7 (R5, R6, and R7 which may be the same or different represent a linear or branched alkyl having 1-6 carbon atoms, a linear or branched haloalkyl having 1-3 carbon atoms which is substituted by one halogen atom, a linear or branched cyanoalkyl having 1-3 carbon atoms which is substituted by one cyano group, and phenyl); d) hydropgen atom; R2 typically represents a hydrogen atom; R3 typically represents a hydrogen atom; R4 represents a hydrogen atom and one or more agri-horticultural pest control compounds selected from among agri-horticultural antimicrobial compounds, say, multi-site contact active compouns, nucleic acids synthesis inhibitory active compounds, mitosis and cell
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: SDS Biotech K.K.
    Inventors: Masaaki Sakai, Tomoaki Matsumura, Satohiro Midorikawa, Takashi Nomoto, Tomoko Muraki, Ryutaro Katsuki
  • Patent number: 8540690
    Abstract: A sanitary napkin comprises an absorbing body. The absorbing body includes a fluid-permeable top sheet, a fluid-impermeable back sheet, and an absorber arranged between the top sheet and the back sheet. The napkin comprises a cover sheet for covering the surface of the top sheet. A circumferential edge region of the cover sheet is joined to the absorbing body. A plurality of flaps for fixing the absorbing body to underwear are sectionalized by a sectionalizing line in the central region of the cover sheet. At the time of use, the flaps are folded in the folding regions and are expanded so as to be fixed to the underwear. The flaps include a front flat and a rear flap that expand in the back-and-forth direction, and a left flap and a right flap that expand in the right-and-left direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Unicharm Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Nomoto, Akiyasu Nagata
  • Patent number: 8491553
    Abstract: An individually wrapped absorbent article 1 comprising an absorbent article 2 and a wrapping sheet 3, said absorbent article having a shape being relatively long in a longitudinal direction having a liquid-pervious top-sheet, a liquid-impervious back-sheet and a liquid-retentive absorbent core, on one hand, and said wrapping sheet 3 having a shape being also relatively long in the longitudinal direction arranged to cover the back-sheet of the absorbent article 2, on the other hand, so as to be folded back in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article 2 by a predetermined fold length dimension L1, respectively, with the top-sheet inside. The wrapping sheet 3 is provided with a first display region 33 having a predetermined length dimension L3 as measured from one end of the wrapping sheet 3 in the longitudinal direction and the length dimension L3 of the first display region 33 is set to be smaller than the fold length dimension L1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Nomoto, Masashi Uda, Hideaki Morita
  • Publication number: 20130012904
    Abstract: A sanitary napkin provided with an absorbent body which includes a liquid permeable skin contact side sheet, a liquid impermeable non-skin contact side sheet, and an absorbent core which is arranged between these skin contact side sheet and non-skin contact side sheet and with a cover sheet which covers the surface of the skin contact side sheet. An individually wrapped product is formed by wrapping the napkin in the ready-to-wrap state by the wrapping material. The wrapping material includes a belt-shaped material which surrounds the ready-to-wrap napkin across the entire circumference of the ready-to-wrap napkin. A width of the belt-shaped material is shorter than a length of the ready-to-wrap napkin in the width direction of the belt-shaped material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Nomoto, Takashi Onozuka, Kenji Oba
  • Publication number: 20120136150
    Abstract: Novel 4-(3-butynyl)aminopyrimidine derivatives represented by general formula [I] are useful as pest control agents. In general formula [I], R1 is a mono- or bi-cyclic ring which may contain 0 to 3 heteroatoms, for example, phenyl or oxazolyl; R2 is a hydrogen atom, —R, —OR, —C(O)OR, —C(O)NHR, —CONR2 (wherein R is straight-chain or branched C1-8 alkyl, or the like), hydroxyalkyl, or the like; R3 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, acyloxy represented by (straight-chain or branched C1-8 aliphatic hydrocarbon group) —CO—O—, or the like; and R4 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, C1-6 alkyl, or the like, or alternatively, R4 and R3 together with the carbon atoms on the pyrimidine ring may form a thiophene ring, a pyrrole ring, an imidazole ring, a benzene ring, a pyrimidine ring, a furan ring, a pyrazine ring, or a pyrrolidine ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: SDS BIOTECH K.K.
    Inventors: Masaaki Sakai, Tomoaki Matsumura, Satohiro Midorikawa, Takashi Nomoto, Ryutaro Katsuki, Tomoko Muraki