ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,622,819, issued on May 12, was assigned to Daio Paper Corp. (Shikokuchuo, Japan).
"Disposable diaper" was invented by Aya Oshima (Sakura, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A disposable diaper includes a diaper body having a top sheet, a back sheet, and an absorber disposed therebetween, the disposable diaper extending from a backside portion to an abdominal side portion; a side flap provided in each of side portions of the backside portion, the side flap extending outward beyond the absorber in a width direction; and a fastening tape that is provided in the side flap to be fastened to the abdominal side portion when the diaper body is ...