Elastic Member and Disposable Wearing Article Including Elastic Member
Summary
USPTO published patent application US20260096935A1 assigned to Daio Paper Corporation for an elastic member designed to create non-monotonous, appealing wrinkles when applied to disposable absorbent articles such as diapers. The invention includes a third joined portion row between first and second joined portion rows with intervals longer than the standard interval S1. The application (No. 19352087) was filed on October 7, 2025.
What changed
USPTO published patent application US20260096935A1 disclosing an elastic member for disposable wearing articles (absorbent articles such as diapers) that creates appealing, non-monotonous contraction wrinkles. The invention adds a third joined portion row between first and second joined portion rows, where the interval of at least part of the third row in the alignment direction exceeds the standard interval S1 of the first and second rows.
For manufacturers of disposable absorbent articles and elastic components, this patent application indicates potential future intellectual property claims in wrinkle-forming elastic structures. Daio Paper Corporation (Japan) is the assignee, with inventor Syunsuke Sakai listed.
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ELASTIC MEMBER AND DISPOSABLE WEARING ARTICLE INCLUDING ELASTIC MEMBER
Application US20260096935A1 Kind: A1 Apr 09, 2026
Assignee
Daio Paper Corporation
Inventors
Syunsuke Sakai
Abstract
A member that exhibits a complicated appearance without monotonous contraction wrinkles and has excellent appeal to consumers when the member is applied to an absorbent article. A third joined portion row is formed between a first joined portion row A1 and a second joined portion row adjacent to each other, and an interval of at least a part of the third joined portion row in the alignment direction is longer than an interval S1 of the first joined portion row and the interval of the second joined portion row in the alignment direction.
CPC Classifications
A61F 13/4902 A61F 13/49019 A61F 13/4963 A61F 2013/15552 A61F 2013/49022 A61F 2013/49033
Filing Date
2025-10-07
Application No.
19352087
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