Patents by Inventor Yoshihisa Watabe
Yoshihisa Watabe 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).
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Patent number: 9561138Abstract: In the disclosed absorbent article, in a first region, a first elastic member extends linearly in the widthwise direction, in a second region, a second elastic member extends linearly in the widthwise direction, the elongational stress of the first elastic member is greater than the elongational stress of the second elastic member, and the length in the widthwise direction of the joining region that is of both the main body of an absorbent body and a chassis in the first region is configured in a manner so as to be shorter than the length in the widthwise direction of the joining region that is of both the main body of the absorbent body and the chassis in the second region.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2011Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: UNICHARM CORPORATIONInventors: Hirotomo Mukai, Yoshihisa Watabe
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Patent number: 8998872Abstract: In a crotch region in the disclosed absorbent article, a waist elastic member provided in a front waist region, and waist elastic members provided in a rear waist region are arranged so as to not come into contact with each other, and a linear identification part is provided in either the front waist region or the rear waist region, in a manner such that in a first region wherein an absorbent main body is provided the identification part is only visible from the side of the absorbent article which is not in contact with the skin, and in a second region wherein the absorbent main body is not provided the identification part is visible from both the side of the absorbent article which is in contact with the skin and that which is not.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2011Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Unicharm CorporationInventors: Hirotomo Mukai, Yoshihisa Watabe
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Patent number: 8968263Abstract: An absorbent article according to the present invention includes a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorber. The absorber has a body unit having a foreside constricted portion and a backside constricted portion, and a pair of extension units extending outside in the widthwise direction of the absorber from the body unit. An outer region is folded toward an inner region at the side of the topsheet, and the maximum length of the inner region along the longitudinal direction of the absorber is shorter than the maximum length of the outer region.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2010Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Unicharm CorporationInventors: Yoshihisa Watabe, Hirotomo Mukai, Natsuko Takahashi, Tomoko Tsuji
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Publication number: 20130102987Abstract: In the disclosed absorbent article, in a first region, a first elastic member extends linearly in the widthwise direction, in a second region, a second elastic member extends linearly in the widthwise direction, the elongational stress of the first elastic member is greater than the elongational stress of the second elastic member, and the length in the widthwise direction of the joining region that is of both the main body of an absorbent body and a chassis in the first region is configured in a manner so as to be shorter than the length in the widthwise direction of the joining region that is of both the main body of the absorbent body and the chassis in the second region.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2011Publication date: April 25, 2013Applicant: UNICHARM CORPORATIONInventors: Hirotomo Mukai, Yoshihisa Watabe
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Publication number: 20130079743Abstract: In the disclosed absorbent article (1), in a front torso-surrounding region (S10A), the distance (D1) between the elastic member (100A) that is most towards leg-surrounding openings among a plurality of elastic members that extend roughly linearly in the widthwise direction (W) and the edges (E1) that are on the leg-surrounding opening (P) side of the front torso-surrounding region (S10A) is configured in a manner so as to gradually shorten and then gradually lengthen when going from both side edges (C) towards the center in the widthwise direction (W).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2011Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: UNICHARM CORPORATIONInventors: Hirotomo Mukai, Yoshihisa Watabe
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Publication number: 20130060219Abstract: In a crotch region in the disclosed absorbent article, a waist elastic member provided in a front waist region, and waist elastic members provided in a rear waist region are arranged so as to not come into contact with each other, and a linear identification part is provided in either the front waist region or the rear waist region, in a manner such that in a first region wherein an absorbent main body is provided the identification part is only visible from the side of the absorbent article which is not in contact with the skin, and in a second region wherein the absorbent main body is not provided the identification part is visible from both the side of the absorbent article which is in contact with the skin and that which is not.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2011Publication date: March 7, 2013Applicant: UNICHARM CORPORATIONInventors: Hirotomo Mukai, Yoshihisa Watabe
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Publication number: 20120289923Abstract: An absorbent article according to the present invention includes a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorber. The absorber has a body unit having a foreside constricted portion and a backside constricted portion, and a pair of extension units extending outside in the widthwise direction of the absorber from the body unit. An outer region is folded toward an inner region at the side of the topsheet, and the maximum length of the inner region along the longitudinal direction of the absorber is shorter than the maximum length of the outer region.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2010Publication date: November 15, 2012Applicant: UNICHARM CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshihisa Watabe, Hirotomo Mukai, Natsuko Takahashi, Tomoko Tsuji
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Publication number: 20120143162Abstract: An absorbent article according to the present invention includes leg elastic bodies and a central elastic body. An absorber has a bent part formed along a longitudinal direction. The leg elastic bodies continuously extend from one rear waistline edge to the other rear waistline edge in a state of being stretched in a width direction in a rear waistline region. The central elastic body is provided in a central portion in the width direction in a state of being stretched along the longitudinal direction, while overlapping with any one of a front waistline region and the rear waistline region in a thickness direction. At least a part of the central elastic body intersects with the leg elastic bodies while overlapping with the bent part in the thickness direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2010Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: UNICHARM CORPORATIONInventors: Hirotomo Mukai, Tomoko Tsuji, Natsuko Takahashi, Yoshihisa Watabe
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Publication number: 20110046590Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an absorbent wearing article having a feeling to wear well improved. An absorbent wearing article 1 comprises an absorbent structure 8 and a cover sheet 7 defining an outermost layer wherein the cover sheet 7 is formed from a fibrous nonwoven fabric containing moisture-absorbent fibers and hydrophobic fibers.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2008Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicant: Uni-Charm CorporationInventors: Hirotomo Mukai, Tomoko Tsuji, Tatsuya Hashimoto, Yoshihisa Watabe