Patents by Inventor Hidetaka INOUE

Hidetaka INOUE 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).

  • Patent number: 10207155
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball showing a low spin rate on driver shots and a high spin rate on approach shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a spherical center, at least two envelope layers covering the spherical center, and a cover covering the envelope layers, wherein an envelope layer (Es1) formed from a material having a lowest material hardness among a center constituent material and envelope layers constituent materials, is disposed in a region located at a distance from 36.0% to 65.0% of a golf ball radius from a center point of the golf ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Shigemitsu, Hidetaka Inoue
  • Patent number: 10201731
    Abstract: A golf ball 2 includes a core 4, a cover 8 positioned outside the core 4, and a paint film 10 positioned outside the cover 8. The paint film 10 includes an inner layer 12 and an outer layer 14 positioned outside the inner layer 12. A 10% modulus Mo of the outer layer 14 is lower than a 10% modulus Mi of the inner layer 12. A difference (Mi-Mo) between the modulus Mi and the modulus Mo is not less than 25.0 kgf/cm2. The cover 8 has a Shore D hardness Hc of not less than 50 and not greater than 65. The cover 8 has a thickness Tc of not less than 0.80 mm and not greater than 1.80 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kohei Mimura, Toshiyuki Tarao, Hidetaka Inoue
  • Patent number: 10188911
    Abstract: A golf ball 2 includes a core 4, a mid layer 6, and a cover 8. A hardness H75 at a point to which a distance from a central point of the core 4 is 75% of a radius of the core 4 is greater than a hardness H0 at the central point of the core 4. A difference D1=(H75?H0) is not less than 10.0 and not greater than 27.0 in Shore C hardness. A hardness Hs at a surface of the core 4 is greater than the hardness H75. A difference D2=(Hs?H75) is not less than 0 and not greater than 6.5 in Shore C hardness. The hardness H75 is less than a Shore C hardness HmC of the mid layer 6. A Shore D hardness HmD of the mid layer 6 is greater than a Shore D hardness Hc of the cover 8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetaka Inoue, Kazuya Kamino
  • Publication number: 20190015708
    Abstract: A golf ball 2 includes a core 4, an inner cover 6, a main cover 8, and an outer cover 10. S=Hs×Rc×0.05, M=Hm×Tm, I=Hi×Ti, O=Ho×To, and Q=(I+O)/2 that are calculated from a radius Rc of the core 4, a Shore C hardness Hs at a surface of the core 4, a thickness Tm of the main cover 8, a Shore C hardness Hm of the main cover 8, a thickness Ti of the inner cover 6, a Shore C hardness Hi of the inner cover 6, a thickness To of the outer cover 10 and a Shore C hardness Ho of the outer cover 10, satisfy 15?M?S?100, 0.25<Q/M?0.5, and 30<I?O.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetaka INOUE, Kazuya KAMINO
  • Patent number: 10065092
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf club grip having excellent adhesion between the grip body and the grip end thereof, and excellent durability. The present invention provides a golf club grip comprising a cylindrical grip body having a cylindrical inner layer and a cylindrical outer layer covering the cylindrical inner layer, and a grip end provided on an butt side end of the cylindrical grip body, wherein the cylindrical outer layer is interposed in at least a part of a space between a butt side end edge of the cylindrical inner layer and the grip end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Sho Goji, Chiemi Mikura, Kazuyoshi Shiga, Kuniyasu Horiuchi, Toshiyuki Tarao, Hidetaka Inoue, Hitoshi Oyama, Hiroshi Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20180236310
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball travelling a great flight distance on driver shots, exhibiting an excellent spin performance on approach shots under a dry condition and a wet condition, and showing an excellent shot feeling and durability. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body having a spherical core, an intermediate layer and a cover, and a paint film composed of two or more layers, wherein a 10% elastic modulus difference (Min-Mout) between an innermost layer and an outermost layer of the paint film is 25 kgf/cm2 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kosuke TACHIBANA, Kazuya KAMINO, Toshiyuki TARAO, Hidetaka INOUE
  • Patent number: 10046204
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball showing an increased spin rate on approach shots under a wet condition while maintaining a spin rate on approach shots under a dry condition. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film formed on a surface of the golf ball body, wherein the paint film has a multi-layered construction composed of two or more layers, and a difference (Mout?Min) between a 10% elastic modulus (Mout) of an outermost layer of the paint film and a 10% elastic modulus (Min) of an innermost layer of the paint film is 25 kgf/cm2 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetaka Inoue, Toshiyuki Tarao
  • Patent number: 10010762
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball showing an increased spin rate on approach shots under a wet condition while maintaining a spin rate on approach shots under a dry condition. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film formed on a surface of the golf ball body, wherein the paint film has a multi-layered construction composed of two or more layers, and a difference (Min?Mout) between a 10% elastic modulus (Min) of an innermost layer of the paint film and a 10% elastic modulus (Mout) of an outermost layer of the paint film is 25 kgf/cm2 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Tarao, Hidetaka Inoue, Kazuya Kamino, Kosuke Tachibana
  • Publication number: 20180178071
    Abstract: A golf ball 2 includes a main body 4 and a paint layer 6 positioned outside the main body 4. The main body 4 includes a spherical core 8, a mid layer 10 positioned outside the core 8, and a cover 12 positioned outside the mid layer 10. The paint layer 6 includes an inner layer 14 and an outer layer 16 positioned outside the inner layer 14. When an indentation depth (nm) is measured on a cross-section along a plane passing through a central point of the golf ball 2 when a force of 30 mgf is applied to the cross-section in a direction perpendicular to the cross-section, an indentation depth Di on a cross-section of the inner layer 14 is lower than an indentation depth Do on a cross-section of the outer layer 16.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuya KAMINO, Hidetaka INOUE, Toshiyuki TARAO
  • Publication number: 20180178075
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having good spin performance on approach shots and good shot feeling as well as excellent stain resistance by precisely controlling physical properties of a paint film actually formed on a surface of a golf ball body. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film formed on a surface of the golf ball body, wherein the paint film is such that a linear approximation curve obtained by a least square method has a slope in a range from 0.0015 to 0.0045 when a storage modulus (GPa) thereof measured by a nanoindentation method is plotted as a vertical axis against a measuring frequency (Hz) as a horizontal axis, and that an elastic modulus thereof measured by a nanoindentation method ranges from 0.040 GPa to 0.600 GPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki TARAO, Kazuya Kamino, Mami Tanaka, Hidetaka Inoue
  • Publication number: 20180178074
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having good spin performance on approach shots and good shot feeling as well as excellent stain resistance by precisely controlling physical properties of a paint film actually formed on a surface of a golf ball body. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film formed on a surface of the golf ball body, wherein the paint film is such that a linear approximation curve obtained by a least square method has a slope in an absolute value ranging from 0.0001 to 0.0020 when a loss tangent tan ? thereof measured by a nanoindentation method is plotted as a vertical axis against a measuring frequency (Hz) as a horizontal axis, and that an elastic modulus thereof measured by a nanoindentation method ranges from 0.040 GPa to 0.600 GPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki TARAO, Kazuya KAMINO, Mami TANAKA, Hidetaka INOUE
  • Publication number: 20180178072
    Abstract: A golf ball 2 includes a core 4, a cover 8 positioned outside the core 4, and a paint film 10 positioned outside the cover 8. The paint film 10 includes an inner layer 12 and an outer layer 14 positioned outside the inner layer 12. A 10% modulus Mo of the outer layer 14 is lower than a 10% modulus Mi of the inner layer 12. A difference (Mi-Mo) between the modulus Mi and the modulus Mo is not less than 25.0 kgf/cm2. The cover 8 has a Shore D hardness Hc of not less than 50 and not greater than 65. The cover 8 has a thickness Tc of not less than 0.80 mm and not greater than 1.80 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Kohei MIMURA, Toshiyuki TARAO, Hidetaka INOUE
  • Publication number: 20180169479
    Abstract: A golf ball 2 includes a core 4, a mid layer 6, and a cover 8. A hardness H75 at a point to which a distance from a central point of the core 4 is 75% of a radius of the core 4 is greater than a hardness H0 at the central point of the core 4. A difference D1=(H75?H0) is not less than 10.0 and not greater than 27.0 in Shore C hardness. A hardness Hs at a surface of the core 4 is greater than the hardness H75. A difference D2=(Hs?H75) is not less than 0 and not greater than 6.5 in Shore C hardness. The hardness H75 is less than a Shore C hardness HmC of the mid layer 6. A Shore D hardness HmD of the mid layer 6 is greater than a Shore D hardness Hc of the cover 8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetaka INOUE, Kazuya KAMINO
  • Publication number: 20180171127
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball resin composition having improved rebound resilience performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro SHIGEMITSU, Hidetaka INOUE
  • Publication number: 20180169480
    Abstract: A golf ball 2 includes a core 4, a mid layer 6, a cover 8, and dimples 10. A Shore C hardness Hmc of the mid layer 6 is greater than a Shore C hardness Hs at a surface of the core 4. A Shore D hardness He of the cover 8 is less than a Shore D hardness Hm of the mid layer 6. Peak values and orders of maximum peaks of data constellations of the golf ball 2 are calculated. A minimum value of the peak values is not less than 95 mm. A minimum value of the orders is not less than 27, and a maximum value of the orders is not greater than 37. An average of the orders is not less than 30 and not greater than 34.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetaka INOUE, Kazuya KAMINO, Takahiro SAJIMA, Kohei MIMURA
  • Publication number: 20180147451
    Abstract: A golf ball 2 includes a main body 4 and a paint layer 6 positioned outside the main body 4. The main body 4 includes a spherical core 8, a mid layer 10 positioned outside the core 8, and a cover 12 positioned outside the mid layer 10. An indentation depth, measured when the paint layer 6 in a cross-section along a plane passing through a central point of the golf ball 2 is pressed by a force of 30 mgf in a direction perpendicular to the cross-section, is not less than 300 nm and not greater than 3000 nm. The paint layer 6 preferably has a thickness of not less than 5 ?m and not greater than 50 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuya KAMINO, Hidetaka INOUE, Toshiyuki TARAO
  • Patent number: 9975005
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball travelling a great flight distance on driver shots, exhibiting an excellent spin performance on approach shots under a dry condition and a wet condition, and showing an excellent shot feeling and durability. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body having a spherical core, an intermediate layer and a cover, and a paint film composed of two or more layers, wherein a 10% elastic modulus difference (Min?Mout) between an innermost layer and an outermost layer of the paint film is 25 kgf/cm2 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Kosuke Tachibana, Kazuya Kamino, Toshiyuki Tarao, Hidetaka Inoue
  • Patent number: 9931542
    Abstract: A golf ball 2 includes a main body 4 and a paint film 6. The paint film 6 includes an inner layer 14 and an outer layer 16. A modulus Min of the inner layer 14 is higher than a modulus Mout of the outer layer 16. A difference (Min?Mout) is not less than 25 kgf/cm2. The golf ball 2 has a plurality of dimples 18. A ratio So of a sum of areas of the dimples 18 relative to a surface area of a phantom sphere of the golf ball 2 and a ratio Rs of a number of the dimples 18 each having a diameter of not less than 9.60% and not greater than 10.37% of a diameter of the golf ball 2, relative to a total number of the dimples 18, satisfy the following mathematical formula (1). Rs??2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetaka Inoue, Kazuya Kamino, Kohei Mimura, Toshiyuki Tarao, Mami Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9919191
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf club grip showing a good feeling both at hitting and at waggling. The present invention provides a golf club grip comprising a cylindrical portion for inserting a shaft, wherein the cylindrical portion has a compression strain in a range from 46% to 55% at a compression stress of 20 kg/cm2, and a compression strain in a range from 63% to 69% at a compression stress of 120 kg/cm2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetaka Inoue, Kuniyasu Horiuchi, Toshiyuki Tarao, Kazuyoshi Shiga, Sho Goji, Chiemi Mikura, Hitoshi Oyama, Hiroshi Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20180036599
    Abstract: A golf ball 2 includes a main body 4 and a paint film 6. The paint film 6 includes an inner layer 14 and an outer layer 16. A modulus Min of the inner layer 14 is higher than a modulus Mout of the outer layer 16. A difference (Min?Mout) is not less than 25 kgf/cm2. The golf ball 2 has a plurality of dimples 18. A ratio So of a sum of areas of the dimples 18 relative to a surface area of a phantom sphere of the golf ball 2 and a ratio Rs of a number of the dimples 18 each having a diameter of not less than 9.60% and not greater than 10.37% of a diameter of the golf ball 2, relative to a total number of the dimples 18, satisfy the following mathematical formula (1). Rs??2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetaka INOUE, Kazuya KAMINO, Kohei MIMURA, Toshiyuki TARAO, Mami TANAKA