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(12) United States Patent ao) Patent No.: Us 7,677,189 B2
Kondoetal. (45) Date of Patent: Mar. 16,2010
(54) MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SHEET-LIKE STRUCTURE
(75) Inventors: Hideki Kondo, Kagawa-ken (JP);
Masashi Hosokawa, Kagawa-ken (JP)
(73) Assignee: Uni-Charm Corporation, Ehime (JP)
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 495 days.
(21) Appl.No.: 11/669,363
(22) Filed: Jan. 31, 2007
(65) Prior Publication Data
US 2007/0175372 Al Aug. 2, 2007
(30) Foreign Application Priority Data
Feb. 1,2006 (JP) 2006-024399
(51) Int. CI.
D0SB 3/00 (2006.01)
A61F13/34 (2006.01)
D05B 27/00 (2006.01)
(52) U.S. CI 112/475.01; 112/475.08;
604/385.18; 28/120
(58) Field of Classification Search 112/475 .01,
112/475.06, 475.17, 475.08, 414, 418, 429, 112/430, 439, 470.21, 470.33, 139, 152, 112/320, 427, 132, 144, 145, 146; 289/2; 383/75; 604/14,385.18; 28/120 See application file for complete search history.
(56) References Cited
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 1,920,822 A * 8/1933 West 112/470.21
