Patents by Inventor Chiemi Mikura
Chiemi Mikura has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 8877869Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having high resilience. The gist of the present invention resides in selecting an organic sulfur compound used for a golf ball rubber composition containing (a) a base rubber, (b) a co-crosslinking agent, (c) a crosslinking initiator, and (d) the organic sulfur compound from organic sulfur compounds having specific structures such that a sum of substituent constants of the substituents X in a structure represented by the following formula (4) is 0.2 or more and SP value of the structure represented by the following formula (4) is in a range from 19.0 (J/cm3)1/2 to 24.0 (J/cm3)1/2 and using the same.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2011Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: SRI Sports LimitedInventors: Ayaka Hibi, Chiemi Mikura, Kazuhisa Fushihara, Yumi Kanemitsu, Mikio Yamada
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Publication number: 20140295994Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball traveling a great flight distance on driver shots. The present invention provides a golf ball having a spherical core and at least one cover layer covering the spherical core, wherein the spherical core is formed from a rubber composition containing (a) a base rubber, (b) an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and/or a metal salt thereof as a co-crosslinking agent, (c) a specific organic peroxide, and (d) a carboxylic acid and/or a salt thereof, provided that the rubber composition further contains (e) a metal compound in the case of containing only (b) the ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms as the co-crosslinking agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: Dunlop Sports Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ayaka SHINDO, Chiemi MIKURA, Ryota SAKAMINE
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Publication number: 20140213391Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball showing a great flight distance on driver shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a spherical core and at least one cover layer covering the spherical core, wherein the spherical core is formed from a rubber composition containing (a) base rubber, (b) an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and/or a metal salt thereof as a co-crosslinking agent, (c) a crosslinking initiator and (d) a mercaptocarboxylic acid derivative and/or a dithiodicarboxylic acid derivative.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2014Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.Inventors: Ayaka SHINDO, Chiemi MIKURA, Ryota SAKAMINE
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Publication number: 20140206476Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball showing a low spin rate on driver shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a spherical core and at least one cover layer covering the spherical core, wherein the spherical core is formed from a rubber composition containing (a) a base rubber, (b) an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and/or a metal salt thereof as a co-crosslinking agent, (c) a crosslinking initiator and (d) a carboxylic acid having a heterocyclic ring and/or a salt thereof, provided that the rubber composition further contains (e) a metal compound in case of containing only (b) the ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms as the co-crosslinking agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2014Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd.Inventors: Ryota SAKAMINE, Chiemi MIKURA, Ayaka SHINDO
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Publication number: 20140100058Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball showing a great flight distance on driver shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a spherical core and at least one cover layer covering the spherical core, wherein the spherical core is formed from a rubber composition containing (a) base rubber, (b) an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and/or a metal salt thereof as a co-crosslinking agent, (c) a crosslinking initiator and at least one compound of (d) thiobenzoic acids and/or salts thereof, provided that the rubber composition further contains (e) a metal compound in case of containing only (b) the ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms as the co-crosslinking agent, and the spherical core has a hardness difference (Hs-Ho) between a surface hardness (Hs) and a center hardness (Ho) thereof of 25 or more in JIS-C hardness.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2013Publication date: April 10, 2014Applicant: Dunlop Sprorts Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chiemi MIKURA, Ryota SAKAMINE, Ayaka SHINDO
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Publication number: 20130303307Abstract: The present invention provides a golf ball having a spherical core and at least one cover layer covering the spherical core, wherein the spherical core is formed from a rubber composition containing (a) a base rubber, (b) an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and/or a metal salt thereof as a co-crosslinking agent, (c) a crosslinking initiator, and (d) an acid and/or a salt thereof, provided that the rubber composition further contains (e) a metal compound in the case of containing only (b) the ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms as the co-crosslinking agent, wherein (d) the acid and/or the salt thereof has a relative solubility parameter to (a) the base rubber and (b) the ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and/or the metal salt thereof ranging from 0.45 to 1.10.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2013Publication date: November 14, 2013Applicant: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.Inventors: Ryota SAKAMINE, Chiemi MIKURA, Ayaka SHINDO, Yumi KANEMITSU
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Publication number: 20130244810Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball traveling a great flight distance on driver shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a spherical core and at least one cover layer covering the spherical core, wherein the spherical core is formed from a rubber composition containing (a) base rubber, (b) an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and/or a metal salt thereof as a co-crosslinking agent, (c) a crosslinking initiator, (d) a carboxylic acid having 4 to 30 carbon atoms and/or a salt thereof, and (e) a halogen-substituted thiophenol and/or a metal salt thereof as an organic sulfur compound, provided that the rubber composition further contains (f) a metal compound in the case of containing only (b) the ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms as the co-crosslinking agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: DUNLOP SPORTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Chiemi MIKURA, Shun KURIHARA, Ayaka SHINDO, Ryota SAKAMINE
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Publication number: 20130053182Abstract: The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a spherical core and at least one cover layer covering the spherical core, wherein the cover is formed from a polyurethane composition containing a polyurethane elastomer as a resin component, the polyurethane composition satisfying properties of rebound resilience of 54% or more and a shear loss modulus G? of 5.03×106 Pa or less when measured in a shear mode using a dynamic viscoelasticity measuring apparatus at the conditions of the temperature of 0° C., and the oscillation frequency of 10 Hz, and the spherical core has a hardness distribution that R2 of a linear approximate curve determined by a least-squares method is 0.95 or more, when plotting JIS-C hardness measured at a center, a surface and at intervals of 2.5 mm from the center of the spherical core, versus distances from the center of the spherical core.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Inventors: Toshiyuki Tarao, Kazuyoshi Shiga, Chiemi Mikura, Kazuhisa Fushihara
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Publication number: 20130053179Abstract: A golf ball includes a spherical core and a cover covering the spherical core, wherein the cover is formed from a polyurethane composition containing a polyurethane elastomer as a resin component, the polyurethane composition has a shear loss modulus G? of more than 5.03×106 Pa and 1.17×108 Pa or less when measured in a shear mode using a dynamic viscoelasticity measuring apparatus at the conditions of the temperature of 0° C., and the oscillation frequency of 10 Hz, the golf ball has a hardness distribution that R2 of a linear approximate curve determined by a least-squares method is 0.95 or more, when plotting center hardness (JIS-C) of the spherical core, hardness (JIS-C) measured at intervals of 2.5 mm from the center of the spherical core, surface hardness (JIS-C) of the spherical core, and slab hardness (JIS-C) of the cover versus distances from the center of the spherical core.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Inventors: Toshiyuki TARAO, Chiemi Mikura, Kazuhisa Fushihara
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Publication number: 20130053181Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball showing a great flight distance on driver shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a spherical core and at least one cover layer covering the spherical core, wherein the spherical core has a difference between absorbance of the absorption peak appeared at 1560±30 cm?1 at a surface thereof and absorbance of the absorption peak appeared at 1560±30 cm?1 at a center thereof of 0.024 or more, when measuring the spherical core with a Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: DUNLOP SPORTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ayaka SHINDO, Chiemi MIKURA, Shun KURIHARA, Kazuhisa FUSHIHARA
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Publication number: 20130017905Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball showing a great flight distance on driver shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a spherical core and at least one cover layer covering the spherical core, wherein the spherical core is formed from a rubber composition containing (a) base rubber, (b) an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and/or a metal salt thereof as a co-crosslinking agent, (c) a crosslinking initiator and (d) a branched carboxylic acid and/or a salt thereof, provided that the rubber composition further contains (e) a metal compound in case of containing only (b) the ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms as the co-crosslinking agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2012Publication date: January 17, 2013Inventors: Ayaka SHINDO, Chiemi Mikura, Shun Kurihara, Kazuhisa Fushihara
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Publication number: 20120329574Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball showing a great flight distance on driver shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a spherical core and at least one cover layer covering the spherical core, wherein the spherical core is formed from a rubber composition containing (a) base rubber, (b) an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and/or a metal salt thereof as a co-crosslinking agent, (c) a crosslinking initiator and (d) a carboxylic acid having 1 to 14 carbon atoms, provided that the rubber composition further contains (e) a metal compound in case of containing only (b) the ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms as the co-crosslinking agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2012Publication date: December 27, 2012Inventors: Chiemi MIKURA, Ayaka SHINDO, Shun KURIHARA, Kazuhisa FUSHIHARA
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Publication number: 20120329575Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball showing a great flight distance on driver shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a spherical core and at least one cover layer covering the spherical core, wherein the spherical core is formed from a rubber composition containing (a) base rubber, (b) an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and/or a metal salt thereof as a co-crosslinking agent, (c) a crosslinking initiator and (d) a salt of a carboxylic acid having 1 to 13 carbon atoms, provided that the rubber composition further contains (e) a metal compound in case of containing only (b) the ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms as the co-crosslinking agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2012Publication date: December 27, 2012Inventors: Chiemi Mikura, Ayaka Shindo, Shun Kurihara, Kazuhisa Fushihara
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Publication number: 20120172149Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having a low spin rate on driver shots and excellent in flight distance performance. The present invention provides a golf ball having a spherical core and at least one cover layer covering the spherical core, wherein the spherical core is formed from a rubber composition containing (a) a base rubber, (b) an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and/or a metal salt thereof as a co-crosslinking agent, (c) a crosslinking initiator, and (d) a salt of a carboxylic acid, provided that the rubber composition further contains (e) a metal compound in the case of containing only (b) the ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms as the co-crosslinking agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2011Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: SRI SPORTS LIMITEDInventors: Chiemi MIKURA, Kazuhisa FUSHIHARA, Mikio YAMADA, Shun KURIHARA, Ayaka SHINDO
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Publication number: 20120172150Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having a great flight distance on driver shots. The present invention provides a golf ball having a spherical core and at least one cover layer covering the spherical core, wherein when JIS-C hardness, which is measured at nine points obtained by dividing a radius of the spherical core into equal parts having 12.5% intervals therebetween, is plotted against distance (%) from a core center, the spherical core is such that R2 of a linear approximation curve obtained from the least square method is 0.95 or higher, and a hardness difference between a core surface hardness and a core central hardness is 15 or higher in JIS-C hardness.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2011Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: SRI SPORTS LIMITEDInventors: Chiemi MIKURA, Kazuhisa FUSHIHARA, Mikio YAMADA
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Publication number: 20120172151Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball traveling a great distance of a driver shot. The present invention provides a golf ball having a spherical core and at least one cover layer covering the spherical core, wherein the spherical core is formed from a rubber composition containing (a) a base rubber, (b) an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and/or a metal salt thereof as a co-crosslinking agent, (c) a crosslinking initiator, (d) a carboxylic acid and/or a salt thereof, and (e) an organic sulfur compound having a naphthalene ring, provided that the rubber composition further contains (e) a metal compound in the case of containing only (b) the ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms as the co-crosslinking agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2011Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: SRI SPORTS LIMITEDInventors: Chiemi MIKURA, Kazuhisa FUSHIHARA, Mikio YAMADA
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Publication number: 20120142453Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball excellent in flying performance, in particular, to provide a golf ball traveling a great flight distance. The present invention provides a golf ball having a spherical core and at least one cover layer covering the spherical core, wherein the spherical core is formed from a rubber composition containing (a) a base rubber, (b) an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and/or a metal salt thereof as a co-crosslinking agent, (c) a crosslinking initiator, and (d) a carboxylic acid, provided that the rubber composition further contains (e) a metal compound in the case of containing only (b) the ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms as the co-crosslinking agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2011Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: SRI SPORTS LIMITEDInventors: Chiemi MIKURA, Kazuhisa FUSHIHARA, Mikio YAMADA, Shun KURIHARA, Ayaka SHINDO
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Publication number: 20120135823Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having high resilience. The gist of the present invention resides in selecting an organic sulfur compound used for a golf ball rubber composition containing (a) a base rubber, (b) a co-crosslinking agent, (c) a crosslinking initiator, and (d) the organic sulfur compound from organic sulfur compounds having specific structures such that a sum of substituent constants of the substituents X in a structure represented by the following formula (4) is 0.2 or more and SP value of the structure represented by the following formula (4) is in a range from 19.0 (J/cm3) using the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2011Publication date: May 31, 2012Inventors: Ayaka HIBI, Chiemi Mikura, Kazuhisa Fushihara, Yumi Kanemitsu, Mikio Yamada
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Patent number: 5880800Abstract: An optical film comprising an optical base film having one surface or both surface thereof multilayers of pressure-sensitive adhesive layers, wherein the multilayers comprise a combination of pressure-sensitive adhesive layers each having a different stress relaxation time, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer having the longest stress relaxation time is disposed at the outermost side, and the thickness thereof is 80% or less of the total thickness of the pressure-sensitive layers. The optical film is excellent in heat resistance and moisture resistance, is not difficult to cause foaming and pealing at the interface between a liquid crystal cell and the film even in using at high temperature and high moisture atmosphere, and is suitable for providing a liquid crystal display.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 1997Date of Patent: March 9, 1999Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Chiemi Mikura, Takashi Yamaoka, Akira Wakabayashi
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Patent number: 5543151Abstract: A medical pressure-sensitive adhesive and a medical bandage formed using the same are disclosed. The medical pressure-sensitive adhesive comprises an acrylic polymer and a specific liquid or pasty component which is in a liquid state or pasty state at room temparature and is compatible with the acrylic polymer. The medical pressure-sensitive adhesive is suitable for use as a plaster, a pressure-sensitive dressing, a poultice and the like.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 1994Date of Patent: August 6, 1996Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Fumiya Shirai, Masayoshi Kuniya, Chiemi Mikura, Tomoko Matsushita, Hitoshi Akemi, Toshiyuki Yamamoto