Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Akino

Yasuhiro Akino 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).

  • MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR ANIMAL TOILET AND ANIMAL TOILET
    Publication number: 20240114875
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of an animal litter box includes: a mold preparation process of preparing a mold for molding a resin molding product that forms at least a part of the animal litter box and has a urinary contact portion, the mold including an injection hole for injecting resin; a resin injecting process of injecting the resin from the injection hole; and a smoothing process of smoothing the resin of the urinary contact portion, the resin facing an inner opening of the injection hole, after the resin injecting process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Unicharm Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Yamamoto, Shinya Kaneko, Yasuhiro Sasano, Yasuhiro Akino
  • ANIMAL LITTER BOX
    Publication number: 20230255175
    Abstract: An animal litter box includes a liquid passage portion having openings through which urine passes downward, and on which granules are disposed. The animal litter box includes an absorbent-body placement portion in which an absorbent body for absorbing the urine that has passed through the liquid passage portion is disposed. Each of the openings extends in a longitudinal direction. A maximum width of the openings in a width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction is equal to or smaller than 2.5 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: Unicharm Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Akino