IP Library Granted Patent US 12,558,451
Granted Patent B2
US 12,558,451 · App. 17/790,195 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

Absorbent body, water-absorbing resin, and absorbent article

Inventors: Daisuke Takeda (Himeji, JP); Reiko Nakatsuru (Himeji, JP); Keisuke Kikuchi (Himeji, JP); Tomoya Arai (Himeji, JP); Kenji Tada (Himeji, JP); Nobuya Tanaka (Himeji, JP); Kazuki Kimura (Himeji, JP)
Assignee: NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.
A61L15/60A61L15/22B01J20/267B01J20/28004B01J20/28047
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Patent No.
US 12,558,451
App. No.
17/790,195
Granted
Feb 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an absorbent body that, for example, in a case where the absorbent body has been used in an absorbent article, such as a thin disposable diaper, having an absorbent body with a low proportion of fiber material (hydrophilic fibers) such as pulp, enables the absorbent article such as a disposable diaper to have an improved liquid trapping function on second and subsequent urinations over the conventional ones and particularly to have an increased amount of liquid trapped under load on the second and subsequent urinations over the conventional ones. Also provided is a water-absorbing resin that is used in the absorbent body and has an increased absorption capacity under load on the second and subsequent urinations over the conventional ones. The absorbent body includes a water-absorbing resin having a gel expansion force under a load of 4.83 kPa of 26 N or more.

Claims (10)

1 . An absorbent body comprising a water-absorbing resin having a gel expansion force under a load of 4.83 kPa of 26 N or more and having a saline flow conductivity (SFC) of 15(×10 −7 cm 3 ·sec/g) or more and 55(×10 −7 cm 3 ·sec/g) or less.

2 . The absorbent body according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio of a mass of said water-absorbing resin to a total mass of said absorbent body is 75 mass % or more and 100 mass % or less.

3 . An absorbent article comprising an absorbent body recited in claim 1 .

4 . A water-absorbing resin having a gel expansion force under a load of 4.83 kPa of 26 N or more and having a saline flow conductivity (SFC) of 15(×10 −7 cm 3 ·sec/g) or more and 55(×10 −7 cm 3 ·sec/g) or less.

5 . The water-absorbing resin according to claim 4 , wherein a gel expansion speed under a load of 4.83 kPa of said water-absorbing resin is 8.5 or more.

6 . The water-absorbing resin according to claim 4 , wherein a volume of particles having a cavity volume ratio of 15 volume % or more accounts for 40 volume % or more of a total volume of said water-absorbing resin.

7 . The water-absorbing resin according to claim 4 , wherein a volume of particles having a void volume ratio of 1 volume % or less accounts for 65 volume % or more of a total volume of said water-absorbing resin.

8 . The water-absorbing resin according to claim 4 , wherein an absorption capacity without load (CRC) of said water-absorbing resin is 25 g/g or more.

9 . The water-absorbing resin according to claim 4 , wherein an absorption capacity under load (AAP) under a load of 4.83 kPa of said water-absorbing resin is 20 g/g or more.

10 . The water-absorbing resin according to claim 4 , wherein a mass average particle diameter (D50) of said water-absorbing resin is 250 μm or more and 550 μm or less, a mass of particles having a particle diameter of more than 710 μm accounts for 2 mass % or less of a total mass of said water-absorbing resin, and a mass of particles having a particle diameter of less than 150 μm accounts for 3 mass % or less of the total mass of said water-absorbing resin.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2022
From: TAKEDA, DAISUKE; NAKATSURU, REIKO; KIKUCHI, KEISUKE; ARAI, TOMOYA; TADA, KENJI; TANAKA, NOBUYA; KIMURA, KAZUKI
To: NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060374/0280 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-000122 · Jan 6, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230050209A1 · Feb 16, 2023
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