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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2011
Applicant:
Norihisa Mino, Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Norihisa Mino, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 1/00 (2006.01); B32B 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A water storage structure includes a water-repellent layer having a water-repellent surface and a water storage section above the water-repellent layer. The water-repellent layer is composed of a collection of small objects having water repellency in surfaces thereof, and the small objects contact each other at multiple points to form a configuration that prevents water from passing through the water-repellent layer.