Patents by Inventor Takeshi Bando

Takeshi Bando 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: 7703602
    Abstract: An easy-open encasement formed of a soft encasement member in the form of a film. An opening or an openable portion is formed in the soft encasement member, which allows a user to extract contents from the encasement. Furthermore, a lid member, which can be peelably adhered to the soft encasement member, is adhered to the surface of the soft encasement member such that it covers the opening or openable portion. With such a structure, a tab is provided at a part of the perimeter of the lid member, which serves as a starting point that allows the user to peel off the lid member. Furthermore, the tab includes a hinge portion, which allows the user to raise the tab, or a flap elevated from the surface of the encasement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventors: Ikuya Saito, Takeshi Hanajiri, Takeshi Bando, Hiromi Yamada
  • Patent number: 7416083
    Abstract: A container for housing a package includes a case made of a flexible sheet. The package is adhered to a frame around a dispensing opening of the container through a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The frame has a lid. When the lid is opened, wet sheets can be taken out of the package. Since the frame is adhered to the package around the dispensing opening, a simple fastener can be used for keeping the case in an unopened state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventor: Takeshi Bando
  • Publication number: 20070095709
    Abstract: The present invention provides an easy-open encasement 100 formed of a soft encasement member in the form of a film. An opening or an openable portion 150 is formed in the soft encasement member, which allows a user to extract contents from the encasement. Furthermore, a lid member 200, which can be peelably adhered to the soft encasement member, is adhered to the surface of the soft encasement member such that it covers the opening or openable portion 150. With such a structure, a tab 210 is provided at a part of the perimeter of the lid member 200, which serves as a starting point that allows the user to peel off the lid member 200. Furthermore, the tab 210 includes a hinge portion 212, which allows the user to raise said tab 210, or a flap elevated from the surface of the encasement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicant: UNI-CHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ikuya SAITO, Takeshi HANAJIRI, Takeshi BANDO, Hiromi YAMADA
  • Patent number: 7172093
    Abstract: A container for dispensation of wet tissues includes an elastically flexible flap causing a part of the uppermost wet tissue exposed outward from the container through an opening to collapse toward a hinge of a lid. The flap has a covering portion adapted to cover the opening and a distal portion on the opening's periphery extending beyond the opening. The container ensures that the part of the wet tissue is held between the opening's periphery and the distal portion of the flap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventor: Takeshi Bando
  • Publication number: 20060060598
    Abstract: A container for dispensation of wet tissues includes an elastically flexible flap causing a part of the uppermost wet tissue exposed outward from the container through an opening to collapse toward a hinge of a lid. The flap has a covering portion adapted to cover the opening and a distal portion on the opening's periphery extending beyond the opening. The container ensures that the part of the wet tissue is held between the opening's periphery and the distal portion of the flap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Applicant: UNI-CHARM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi Bando
  • Publication number: 20050258062
    Abstract: Disclosed is a container in which a package is housed in a case made of a flexible sheet and adhered to a frame around a dispensing opening through a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The frame has a lid. When the lid is opened, wet sheets can be taken out of the package. Since the frame is adhered to the package around the dispensing opening, fixation means for keeping the case in an unopened state may be a simple one, such as a fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2005
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Applicant: Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventor: Takeshi Bando
  • Publication number: 20050221070
    Abstract: Disclosed is a wiper which is which is highly retentive of water, soft to the touch, and improved in sheet strength and a method for manufacturing the same. An interlining layer contains pulp fibers, first and second surfacing layers contain non-fusible fibers, and a reinforcing layer contains fusible fibers and rayon fibers. The fusible fibers are fusion-bonded but the non-fusible fibers remain unfused. Sheet surfaces are free from the fusible fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Applicant: Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Bando, Daisuke Miyake, Katsushi Tomita, Hideyuki Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 6951292
    Abstract: A container (10) with a hinged lid comprises a container body (11), a hinged lid (23) hinged on the container body (11), and a bottom wall (12) tightly covering the open lower end of the container body (11). A rubber plate 50) is provided between the hinged lid (23) and the container body (11). The container body (11) has an upper wall (27) provided with an opening (24), and a side wall (13). The hinged lid (23) is supported on the side wall (13) of the container body (11). Since the hinged lid (23) is supported on the side wall (13), the hinged lid (23) can be formed in a large shape. The container body (11) is provided with a catching projection (33) for catching a locking projection (32) formed on the hinged lid (23).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignees: Uni-Charm Corporation, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Bando, Yoshikazu Tanaka, Katsumi Kameda, Masaho Hayashi, Norikazu Shinogi
  • Patent number: 6745917
    Abstract: Disclosed is a sheet package including: a sheet stack formed by folding and stacking rectangular sheets; and a container having a dispensing opening through which the sheets are to be removed. Each sheet is first folded on an X-axis folding line substantially parallel to one side of the rectangular shape, and then folded on a Y-axis folding line substantially perpendicular to the X-axis folding line, thereby to form a folded sheet having two outermost sheet portions appearing on two external surfaces thereof and intermediate sheet portions positioned between the outermost sheet portions. Adjacent folded sheets are combined such that X-axis folding lines of the adjacent folded sheets are positioned at opposite sides of the sheet stack and only an outermost sheet portion of one folded sheet is sandwiched between an outermost sheet portion and an intermediate sheet portion of the other folded sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Koyama, Takeshi Bando
  • Patent number: 6730012
    Abstract: Disclosed is a sheet stack manufacturing process. At first, a plurality of band sheets are fed. Each band sheet is folded at least once along a longitudinal direction thereof at a first folding step, to form folded bands. Then, each folded band is folded along the longitudinal direction at a second folding step to have at least three fold lines by the first and second folding steps and to sandwich a portion of at least one of an overlying sheet and an underlying sheet thereof, thereby to form a band-shaped sheet stack in which a plurality of sheets are combined with one another so as to be stacked on one another. The band-shaped sheet stack is cut to a predetermined length to be separated into individual sheet stacks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventor: Takeshi Bando
  • Patent number: 6655544
    Abstract: A container with a lid (10) comprises a container body (11), a lid (23) supported for turning on the container body (11) and a rubber plate (950) provided between the container body (11) and the lid (23). The lid (23) is provided with a stopping projection (32)that engages a catching projection 33 formed in an operating member (55) provided on the container body (11). A slider (60) is supported so as to be slidable on the container body (11). A recess (51) is formed at the lower end of the operating member (55) and a protrusion (61) is formed on the slider (60). In a state where the protrusion (61) of the slider (60) and the recess (51) of the operating member (55) are dislocated from each other, the operating member (55)is restrained from downward movement. Thus the mischievous opening of the lid (23) by children can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Tanaka, Takeshi Bando, Hiroki Ishikawa, Masaho Hayashi, Hiroshi Uematsu, Norikazu Shinogi, Toshihiko Uenishi
  • Patent number: 6643995
    Abstract: A box body (11) having a bottom face portion (12), side face portions (13, 14) and corner sealing portions (15) is formed of a packaging material of a soft sheet, and flange portions (16, 17) and flange jointing portions (18) are formed by folding the upper portions of the side face portions (13, 14). After this box body (11) is charged with a content, a cover member (30) is jointed to the flange portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Koyama, Takeshi Bando, Yukiko Iida, Ikuya Saitou
  • Patent number: 6641894
    Abstract: Provided is a stack of sheets including a plurality of individually folded sheets which are stacked vertically one on a top of the other via an overlapping portion having a predetermined width so that an underlying sheet is lifted along with an overlying sheet when the overlying sheet is withdrawn. Each sheet is folded about fold lines all parallel to one side of the sheet to define two central portions, a top flap portion folded upward upon one central portion, and a bottom flap portion folded downward under the other central portion. The folded sheets are stacked up so that the odd-numbered sheets and the even-numbered sheets are alternately arranged, and that the top flap portion of the underlying sheet overlies the bottom flap portion of the overlying sheet to define the overlapping portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventor: Takeshi Bando
  • Patent number: 6604628
    Abstract: A wet tissue container (10) includes a container body (11), a lid (23) supported for turning on the container body (11) and a bottom wall (12) hermetically closing the open lower end of the container body (11). A rubber plate (50) is extended between the container body (11) and the lid (23). The wet tissue container (10) is held by a container holder (1). The container holder (1) has a back part (2) on which the bottom wall (12) is seated, guide parts (3, 4) of an L-shaped cross section that engage edge parts (12a, 12b) of the bottom wall (12) and edge parts (14a, 14b) of a flange (14) formed on the container body (11). A support part (5) to be inserted in a slot formed in a toilet paper holder (7) is connected to the back part (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Tanaka, Takeshi Bando, Hiroki Ishikawa, Emiko Inoue, Masaho Hayashi, Hiroshi Uematsu, Norikazu Shinogi, Toshihiko Uenishi
  • Publication number: 20020166868
    Abstract: Disclosed is a sheet package including: a sheet stack formed by folding and stacking rectangular sheets; and a container having a dispensing opening through which the sheets are to be removed. Each sheet is first folded on an X-axis folding line substantially parallel to one side of the rectangular shape, and then folded on a Y-axis folding line substantially perpendicular to the X-axis folding line, thereby to form a folded sheet having two outermost sheet portions appearing on two external surfaces thereof and intermediate sheet portions positioned between the outermost sheet portions. Adjacent folded sheets are combined such that X-axis folding lines of the adjacent folded sheets are positioned at opposite sides of the sheet stack and only an outermost sheet portion of one folded sheet is sandwiched between an outermost sheet portion and an intermediate sheet portion of the other folded sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2002
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Applicant: UNI-CHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Koyama, Takeshi Bando
  • Publication number: 20020086787
    Abstract: Disclosed is a sheet stack manufacturing process. At first, a plurality of band sheets are fed. Each band sheet is folded at least once along a longitudinal direction thereof at a first folding step, to form folded bands. Then, each folded band is folded along the longitudinal direction at a second folding step to have at least three fold lines by the first and second folding steps and to sandwich a portion of at least one of an overlying sheet and an underlying sheet thereof, thereby to form a band-shaped sheet stack in which a plurality of sheets are combined with one another so as to be stacked on one another. The band-shaped sheet stack is cut to a predetermined length to be separated into individual sheet stacks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Applicant: Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventor: Takeshi Bando
  • Publication number: 20020060222
    Abstract: Provided is a sheet package including a stack of sheets having a plurality of folded sheets and a receptacle for packaging the stack of sheets. The stack of sheets includes first folded sheets and second folded sheets. The first folded sheets and the second folded sheets are alternately stacked in such a manner that the bottom flap portion of the first folded sheet is interfolded with the top flap portion of the second folded sheet, and one pair of the first and second folded sheets and the other pair of the first and second folded sheets next to one pair are so arranged as to interfold the bottom flap portion of the second folded sheet of one pair with the top flap portion of the first folded sheet of the other pair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Applicant: UNI-CHARM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi Bando
  • Publication number: 20020039638
    Abstract: Provided is a stack of sheets including a plurality of individually folded sheets which are stacked vertically one on a top of the other via an overlapping portion having a predetermined width so that an underlying sheet is lifted along with an overlying sheet when the overlying sheet is withdrawn. Each sheet is folded about fold lines all parallel to one side of the sheet to define two central portions, a top flap portion folded upward upon one central portion, and a bottom flap portion folded downward under the other central portion. The folded sheets are stacked up so that the odd-numbered sheets and the even-numbered sheets are alternately arranged, and that the top flap portion of the underlying sheet overlies the bottom flap portion of the overlying sheet to define the overlapping portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2001
    Publication date: April 4, 2002
    Applicant: UNI-CHARM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi Bando
  • Publication number: 20020017522
    Abstract: A container (10) with a hinged lid comprises a container body (11), a hinged lid (23) hinged on the container body (11), and a bottom wall (12) tightly covering the open lower end of the container body (11). A rubber plate 50) is provided between the hinged lid (23) and the container body (11). The container body (11) has an upper wall (27) provided with an opening (24), and a side wall (13). The hinged lid (23) is supported on the side wall (13) of the container body (11). Since the hinged lid (23) is supported on the side wall (13), the hinged lid (23) can be formed in a large shape. The container body (11) is provided with a catching projection (33) for catching a locking projection (32) formed on the hinged lid (23).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 1999
    Publication date: February 14, 2002
    Applicant: UNI-CHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: TAKESHI BANDO, YOSHIKAZU TANAKA, KATSUMI KAMEDA, MASAHO HAYASHI, NORIKAZU SHINOGI
  • Patent number: 6299016
    Abstract: A wet sheet stacked body to be housed in one of container and package, composed of a plurality of folded wet sheets. The folded wet sheets are consecutively combined such that a lower fold of an upper folded wet sheet is sandwiched by an upper fold of a succeeding lower wet sheet. A gap is formed between a folding line forming the lower folded portion of the upper wet sheet and a folding line forming the upper folded portion of the lower wet sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Bando, Yoshikazu Tanaka