Patents by Inventor Hidekazu Saito
Hidekazu Saito 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: 7794641Abstract: A method of manufacturing golf balls composed of a core and a cover of one or more layer that encloses the core, at least one cover layer being made of a thermoplastic polyurethane composition characterized by including at least 90 wt % of a thermoplastic polyurethane obtained by a polyurethane-forming reaction of an organic diisocyanate compound with a long-chain polyol and a chain extender, which thermoplastic polyurethane composition cover layer has an inherent viscosity in a DMF solvent of larger than 1.5 dl/g and an inherent viscosity in a 0.05 mol/L n-butylamine-containing DMF solution of larger than 0.5 dl/g, the golf ball manufacturing method being characterized by: conditioning the thermoplastic polyurethane to a pre-processing moisture content of 500 ppm or less, then injection molding the moisture-conditioned thermoplastic polyurethane to form the thermoplastic polyurethane composition cover layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2009Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Nagasawa, Yoshinori Egashira, Yoshihiro Yamana, Hidekazu Saito, Hiroki Kimura
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Publication number: 20090286939Abstract: A method of manufacturing golf balls composed of a core and a cover of one or more layer that encloses the core, at least one cover layer being made of a thermoplastic polyurethane composition characterized by including at least 90 wt % of a thermoplastic polyurethane obtained by a polyurethane-forming reaction of an organic diisocyanate compound with a long-chain polyol and a chain extender, which thermoplastic polyurethane composition cover layer has an inherent viscosity in a DMF solvent of larger than 1.5 dl/g and an inherent viscosity in a 0.05 mol/L n-butylamine-containing DMF solution of larger than 0.5 dl/g, the golf ball manufacturing method being characterized by: conditioning the thermoplastic polyurethane to a pre-processing moisture content of 500 ppm or less, then injection molding the moisture-conditioned thermoplastic polyurethane to form the thermoplastic polyurethane composition cover layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2009Publication date: November 19, 2009Applicant: BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Nagasawa, Yoshinori Egashira, Yoshihiro Yamana, Hidekazu Saito, Hiroki Kimura
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Patent number: 7601290Abstract: A method of manufacturing golf balls composed of a core and a cover of one or more layer that encloses the core, at least one cover layer being made of a thermoplastic polyurethane composition characterized by including at least 90 wt % of a thermoplastic polyurethane obtained by a polyurethane-forming reaction of an organic diisocyanate compound with a long-chain polyol and a chain extender, which thermoplastic polyurethane composition cover layer has an inherent viscosity in a DMF solvent of larger than 1.5 dl/g and an inherent viscosity in a 0.05 mol/L n-butylamine-containing DMF solution of larger than 0.5 dl/g, the golf ball manufacturing method being characterized by: conditioning the thermoplastic polyurethane to a pre-processing moisture content of 500 ppm or less, then injection molding the moisture-conditioned thermoplastic polyurethane to form the thermoplastic polyurethane composition cover layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2005Date of Patent: October 13, 2009Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Nagasawa, Yoshinori Egashira, Yoshihiro Yamana, Hidekazu Saito, Hiroki Kimura
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Patent number: 7479533Abstract: A golf ball composed of a core and one or more cover layer which encloses the core is characterized in that at least one cover layer is made of a thermoplastic polyurethane composition characterized by including at least 90 wt % of a thermoplastic polyurethane obtained by a polyurethane-forming reaction of an organic diisocyanate compound with a long-chain polyol and a chain extender, and in that the polyurethane composition cover layer is characterized that an inherent viscosity in a DMF solvent is larger than 1.5 dl/g and an inherent viscosity in a DMF solution containing 0.05 mol/L n-butylamine is larger than 0.5 dl/g. The golf ball has a high rebound, an excellent scuff resistance, is recyclable in a molding operation, and has excellent manufacturability.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2005Date of Patent: January 20, 2009Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Nagasawa, Yoshinori Egashira, Yoshihiro Yamana, Hidekazu Saito, Hiroki Kimura
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Patent number: 7388066Abstract: In a golf ball composed of a core and one or more cover layers which enclose the core, at least one cover layer is made primarily of a thermoplastic polyurethane obtained by a polyurethane forming reaction of an organic polyisocyanate compound with a long-chain polyol and a chain extender, and satisfies conditions (1) to (3) below: (1) the long-chain polyol includes a copolymeric polycarbonate polyol having a number-average molecular weight of 400 to 4,000; (2) the thermoplastic polyurethane present in the cover material (after molding) has an inherent viscosity, as measured in DMF, of more than 1.5 dl/g; and (3) the thermoplastic polyurethane present in the cover material (after molding) has an inherent viscosity, as measured in a DMF solution containing 0.05 mol/L of n-butylamine, of at least 0.5 dl/g. The golf ball has an improved scuff resistance, particularly an improved low-temperature scuff resistance.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2005Date of Patent: June 17, 2008Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Nagasawa, Yoshihiro Yamana, Hidekazu Saito, Hiroki Kimura
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Patent number: 7278929Abstract: A three-piece solid golf ball composed of a solid core, an intermediate layer which encloses the core, and a cover layer which encloses and is softer than the intermediate layer is characterized in that the solid core undergoes a deflection of 2.8 to 3.6 mm when a load of 130 kg is applied thereto from an initial load of 10 kg and has a surface hardness and a center hardness which differ by at least 15 Shore D hardness units; the intermediate layer has a surface hardness which differs from the surface hardness of the solid core by not more than 12 Shore D hardness units; and the cover layer has a surface hardness which differs from the surface hardness of the intermediate layer by at least 7 Shore D hardness units, is made primarily of a thermoplastic polyurethane, and has a thickness in a range of 0.5 to 1.3 mm. This combination of features provides an overall outstanding golf ball endowed with excellent flight characteristics, excellent controllability and durability, and a soft feel on impact.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2005Date of Patent: October 9, 2007Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.Inventors: Junji Umezawa, Kazufumi Tabata, Hiroyuki Nagasawa, Yoshihiro Yamana, Hidekazu Saito, Hiroki Kimura
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Publication number: 20070073031Abstract: In a golf ball composed of a core and one or more cover layers which enclose the core, at least one cover layer is made primarily of a thermoplastic polyurethane obtained by a polyurethane forming reaction of an organic polyisocyanate compound with a long-chain polyol and a chain extender, and satisfies conditions (1) to (3) below: (1) the long-chain polyol includes a copolymeric polycarbonate polyol having a number-average molecular weight of 400 to 4,000; (2) the thermoplastic polyurethane present in the cover material (after molding) has an inherent viscosity, as measured in DMF, of more than 1.5 dl/g; and (3) the thermoplastic polyurethane present in the cover material (after molding) has an inherent viscosity, as measured in a DMF solution containing 0.05 mol/L of n-butylamine, of at least 0.5 dl/g. The golf ball has an improved scuff resistance, particularly an improved low-temperature scuff resistance.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2005Publication date: March 29, 2007Inventors: Hiroyuki Nagasawa, Yoshihiro Yamana, Hidekazu Saito, Hiroki Kimura
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Patent number: 7138175Abstract: According to the present invention, it is provided a thermoplastic polymer composition comprising an alkyl ester of (meth)acrylic acid copolymer and a block copolymer prepared by extending, with a specific polyurethane component, the polymer chain of a block copolymer, which may be hydrogenated, having a polymer block of an aromatic vinyl compound and a polymer block of a conjugated diene. The thermoplastic polymer composition of the present invention has excellent properties such as non-tackiness, melt-moldability and melt-adhesiveness to other resins upon the lamination therewith. Also, the thermoplastic polymer composition of the present invention has melt characteristics suitable for the production of a foam. Therefore, the thermoplastic polymer composition of the present invention can be applied favorably for the production of various molded articles including a foam.Type: GrantFiled: July 4, 2003Date of Patent: November 21, 2006Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hidekazu Saito
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Patent number: 7138447Abstract: The present invention provides a thermoplastic polymer composition mainly comprising a block copolymer prepared by extending, with a specific polyurethane component, the polymer chain of a block copolymer, which may be hydrogenated, having a polymer block of an aromatic vinyl compound and a polymer block of a conjugated diene. The thermoplastic polymer composition according to the present invention is excellent in handling properties and melt-moldability, because it shows non-tackiness. By using the thermoplastic polymer composition according to the present invention, a molded article having high qualities can be produced with good productivity.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2002Date of Patent: November 21, 2006Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hidekazu Saito
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Publication number: 20060249880Abstract: A method of manufacturing golf balls composed of a core and a cover of one or more layer that encloses the core, at least one cover layer being made of a thermoplastic polyurethane composition characterized by including at least 90 wt % of a thermoplastic polyurethane obtained by a polyurethane-forming reaction of an organic diisocyanate compound with a long-chain polyol and a chain extender, which thermoplastic polyurethane composition cover layer has an inherent viscosity in a DMF solvent of larger than 1.5 dl/g and an inherent viscosity in a 0.05 mol/L n-butylamine-containing DMF solution of larger than 0.5 dl/g, the golf ball manufacturing method being characterized by: conditioning the thermoplastic polyurethane to a pre-processing moisture content of 500 ppm or less, then injection molding the moisture-conditioned thermoplastic polyurethane to form the thermoplastic polyurethane composition cover layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2005Publication date: November 9, 2006Inventors: Hiroyuki Nagasawa, Yoshinori Egashira, Yoshihiro Yamana, Hidekazu Saito, Hiroki Kimura
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Publication number: 20060252579Abstract: A three-piece solid golf ball composed of a solid core, an intermediate layer which encloses the core, and a cover layer which encloses and is softer than the intermediate layer is characterized in that the solid core undergoes a deflection of 2.8 to 3.6 mm when a load of 130 kg is applied thereto from an initial load of 10 kg and has a surface hardness and a center hardness which differ by at least 15 Shore D hardness units; the intermediate layer has a surface hardness which differs from the surface hardness of the solid core by not more than 12 Shore D hardness units; and the cover layer has a surface hardness which differs from the surface hardness of the intermediate layer by at least 7 Shore D hardness units, is made primarily of a thermoplastic polyurethane, and has a thickness in a range of 0.5 to 1.3 mm. This combination of features provides an overall outstanding golf ball endowed with excellent flight characteristics, excellent controllability and durability, and a soft feel on impact.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2005Publication date: November 9, 2006Inventors: Junji Umezawa, Kazufumi Tabata, Hiroyuki Nagasawa, Yoshihiro Yamana, Hidekazu Saito, Hiroki Kimura
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Publication number: 20060252578Abstract: A golf ball composed of a core and one or more cover layer which encloses the core is characterized in that at least one cover layer is made of a thermoplastic polyurethane composition characterized by including at least 90 wt % of a thermoplastic polyurethane obtained by a polyurethane-forming reaction of an organic diisocyanate compound with a long-chain polyol and a chain extender, and in that the polyurethane composition cover layer is characterized that an inherent viscosity in a DMF solvent is larger than 1.5 dl/g and an inherent viscosity in a DMF solution containing 0.05 mol/L n-butylamine is larger than 0.5 dl/g. The golf ball has a high rebound, an excellent scuff resistance, is recyclable in a molding operation, and has excellent manufacturability.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2005Publication date: November 9, 2006Inventors: Hiroyuki Nagasawa, Yoshinori Egashira, Yoshihiro Yamana, Hidekazu Saito, Hiroki Kimura
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Patent number: 7041735Abstract: The present invention provides a vinyl chloride polymer composition which comprises (i) a vinyl chloride polymer (a) and (ii) a block copolymer (b) having a polymer block (I) comprising of a block copolymer, which may be hydrogenated, of an aromatic vinyl compound polymer block and a conjugated diene polymer block, and a polymer block (II) of a polyurethane, in a specific weight ratio. The vinyl chloride polymer composition of the present invention has non-tackiness, excellent handling properties, favorable flexibility and mechanical properties, and favorable melt-adhesiveness to other materials, and shows no migration of the component serving as a plasticizer. The vinyl chloride polymer composition of the present invention can be applied for various uses such as a production of various molded articles and a production of a laminated structure with other materials.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2002Date of Patent: May 9, 2006Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hidekazu Saito
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Publication number: 20050261427Abstract: According to the present invention, it is provided a thermoplastic polymer composition comprising an alkyl ester of (meth)acrylic acid copolymer and a block copolymer prepared by extending, with a specific polyurethane component, the polymer chain of a block copolymer, which may be hydrogenated, having a polymer block of an aromatic vinyl compound and a polymer block of a conjugated diene. The thermoplastic polymer composition of the present invention has excellent properties such as non-tackiness, melt-moldability and melt-adhesiveness to other resins upon the lamination therewith. Also, the thermoplastic polymer composition of the present invention has melt characteristics suitable for the production of a foam. Therefore, the thermoplastic polymer composition of the present invention can be applied favorably for the production of various molded articles including a foam.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 4, 2003Publication date: November 24, 2005Applicant: Kuraray Co., LtdInventor: Hidekazu Saito
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Publication number: 20040176525Abstract: The present invention provides a thermoplastic polymer composition mainly comprising a block copolymer prepared by extending, with a specific polyurethane component, the polymer chain of a block copolymer, which may be hydrogenated, having a polymer block of an aromatic vinyl compound and a polymer block of a conjugated diene. The thermoplastic polymer composition according to the present invention is excellent in handling properties and melt-moldability, because it shows non-tackiness. By using the thermoplastic polymer composition according to the present invention, a molded article having high qualities can be produced with good productivity.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2004Publication date: September 9, 2004Inventor: Hidekazu Saito
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Publication number: 20040171751Abstract: The present invention provides a vinyl chloride polymer composition which comprises (i) a vinyl chloride polymer (a) and (ii) a block copolymer (b) having a polymer block (I) comprising of a block copolymer, which may be hydrogenated, of an aromatic vinyl compound polymer block and a conjugated diene polymer block, and a polymer block (II) of a polyurethane, in a specific weight ratio. The vinyl chloride polymer composition of the present invention has non-tackiness, excellent handling properties, favorable flexibility and mechanical properties, and favorable melt-adhesiveness to other materials, and shows no migration of the component serving as a plasticizer. The vinyl chloride polymer composition of the present invention can be applied for various uses such as a production of various molded articles and a production of a laminated structure with other materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2004Publication date: September 2, 2004Inventor: Hidekazu Saito
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Patent number: 6530046Abstract: There are provided a semiconductor device and a function module test method, capable of reducing the test time of function modules and reducing the number of test pins. This semiconductor device is formed so as to make test inputs and test outputs of a plurality of function modules having the same function respectively common, conduct tests on arbitrarily selected function modules simultaneously in parallel, and give a pass/fail decision on the semiconductor device including the function modules on the basis of results of comparison between a test result of arbitrary one function module and test results of other function modules.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2000Date of Patent: March 4, 2003Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Eiji Hasegawa, Yoshikatu Hatagaki, Ayumi Ishii, Hidekazu Saito, Masaki Kume
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Patent number: 5936473Abstract: An oscillation circuit stops the oscillation of an external oscillator to reduce the current consumed when a frequency lower than the inherent frequency of the external oscillator is supplied to a microcomputer. A PLL circuit 37 generates a second clock 45 from a first clock 23 output by an oscillation circuit 1. A PLL lock signal 47 is changed from a first level to a second level when the second clock 45 is generated. A selector 39 outputs the second clock 45 as an internal clock 13 when the PLL lock signal 47 is at the second level. The operation of an oscillator 9 is stopped when the PLL lock signal 47 is at the second level.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 1997Date of Patent: August 10, 1999Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Naoki Taniguchi, Kenjiro Kanayama, Tsukasa Miyawaki, Hidekazu Saito
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Patent number: 5407614Abstract: Carbon fibers are provided essentially consisting of liquid crystal pitch based continuous monofilaments having an average filament diameter of 30 .mu.m or greater. The carbon fibers can have modulus of elasticity of 80,000 Kgf/mm.sup.2 or greater and tensile strength of 200 Kgf/mm.sup.2 or greater. The carbon fibers can be used as a multifilament fiber consisting of plural monofilaments as in the case of conventional carbon fibers but it is particularly preferable that a number of constituting monofilaments is one.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 1993Date of Patent: April 18, 1995Assignee: Petoca Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Eziri, Hidekazu Saito, Tetsuo Yamada