Patents by Inventor Yasuto Imai

Yasuto Imai 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).

  • Publication number: 20240087777
    Abstract: A thermistor layer of the present invention is configured to be disposed in an electrical current path. The thermistor layer comprises a thermosensitive particle, a plurality of electro-conductive particles covering a surface of the thermosensitive particle, and a binder adhering the electro-conductive particles, the electro-conductive particles form an electro-conductive network, at least the surface of the thermosensitive particle is made of a thermoplastic resin, the thermoplastic resin softens at a temperature lower than a temperature at which the binder softens, and the thermistor layer is provided to become highly resistive due to softening and deformation of the thermoplastic resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Nobuhiro TSUJI, Manabu MURATA, Hisashi KAWAKAMI, Yasuto IMAI, Yoshiro KOJIMA, Takao FUKUNAGA
  • Patent number: 6402637
    Abstract: A golf club head which can be reduced in its thickness with no fear of impairing the durability and strength of the club head. A face portion of the golf club head is configured such that the vertical dimension of the face portion is smaller than the horizontal dimension thereof, and the face portion is arranged so as to satisfy any of the following conditions: 1) the longitudinal direction of crystal grains of a material of the face portion is oriented in the vertical direction of the face portion; 2) the direction in which the material exhibits a large ductile amount at the time of breaking is oriented in said vertical direction; and 3) the direction in which the material exhibits a large ratio of ductility per unit length is oriented in said vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Daiwa Seiko, Inc.
    Inventors: Akinori Sasamoto, Harunobu Kusumoto, Atsushi Matsuo, Yasuto Imai
  • Patent number: 6193614
    Abstract: A golf club head which can be reduced in its thickness with no fear of impairing the durability and strength of the club head. A face portion of the golf club head is configured such that the vertical dimension of the face portion is smaller than the horizontal dimension thereof, and the face portion is arranged so as to satisfy any of the following conditions: 1) the longitudinal direction of crystal grains of a material of the face portion is oriented in the vertical direction of the face portion; 2) the direction in which the material exhibits a large ductile amount at the time of breaking is oriented in said vertical direction; and 3) the direction in which the material exhibits a large ratio of ductility per unit length is oriented in said vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: Daiwa Seiko, Inc.
    Inventors: Akinori Sasamoto, Harunobu Kusumoto, Atsushi Matsuo, Yasuto Imai
  • Patent number: 6056649
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a pair of protrusions integral with a sole. Each protrusion elongates in a swing direction and protrudes downward from the sole. A weight having a larger specific gravity than the sole is accommodated in the protrusions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: Daiwa Seiko, Inc.
    Inventor: Yasuto Imai
  • Patent number: 5899820
    Abstract: In a manufacturing method of a golf club head, when a portion close to the outer edge of the inserting end of the face body is press-fitted and inserted into the recess being plastically deformed along the bottom section of the recess, the probability of occurrence of blow holes in the dented section formed in the recess is low compared with the conventional head body; the engaging strength of the face body with the recess of the head body is enhanced compared with the conventional head body; and further it is easy to manufactured the club head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1999
    Assignee: Daiwa Seiko, Inc.
    Inventors: Hideharu Minematsu, Yasuto Imai
  • Patent number: 5816936
    Abstract: The invention relates a golf club head with a structure which can stabilize the direction of the hit ball and can enhance a ball hitting feeling. In the golf club head, a recessed portion is formed in a face portion of a head main body formed of metal with the peripheral edge portion of the face portion remaining unrecessed. A face plate formed of material smaller in specific gravity than the head main body is mounted to the recessed portion. A frame member formed of material larger in specific gravity than the head main body and softer than the face plate and head main body is held by and between the peripheral wall of the face plate and the peripheral wall of the recessed portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: Daiwa Seiko, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuichi Aizawa, Mahito Kimura, Yasuto Imai
  • Patent number: 5616088
    Abstract: A golf club head capable of enhancing a moment of inertia and improving a directional stability of a ball. In the golf club head, a flange is formed on a peripheral portion of a back side of a head body, and projects rearwardly from the head body to thereby form a cavity in the back side, and a weight member, made of a material larger in specific gravity than the head body is secured within a recessed formed in outer peripheral surface of the flange. The weight is positioned at a top and a sole side of the head body so as to evenly distribute the weight over the outer peripheral surface of the flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1997
    Assignee: Daiwa Seiko, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuichi Aizawa, Yasuto Imai
  • Patent number: 5547194
    Abstract: The invention concerns an arrangement for a golf club head, which can enhance the surface rigidity of the ball hitting surface of a face plate to extend the carry of the ball and to stabilize the direction of the hit ball. In the golf club head, a recessed portion is formed in the back portion of a head main body formed of metal with the peripheral edge portion thereof remaining unrecessed, and a support portion having a thickness smaller than the peripheral edge portion is provided integrally with the head main body in such a manner that it is interposed between the mutually facing inner walls of the recessed portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1996
    Assignee: Daiwa Seiko, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuichi Aizawa, Mahito Kimura, Yasuto Imai
  • Patent number: D383819
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1997
    Assignee: Daiwa Seiko, Inc.
    Inventors: Kunihiko Takahashi, Yasuto Imai
  • Patent number: D386549
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1997
    Assignee: Daowa Seiko Inc.
    Inventors: Kunihiko Takahashi, Yasuto Imai, Takehiko Asakuno