ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,529, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Daio Paper Corp. (Ehime, Japan).
"Disposable diaper" was invented by Takeshi Minami (Tochigi, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A disposable diaper whose deformation while the wearer is walking, is suppressed to alleviate discomfort, first slits extend from ventral section to the front of crotch section in their side portions at a distance from and in parallel to first oblique parts, a second slit extends in parallel to straight parts, in the central part in the width direction of middle area of the crotch section, third slits extend at a distance from second oblique parts in the back of the...