Patents by Inventor Hiroyasu KIKAWA

Hiroyasu KIKAWA 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: 10384104
    Abstract: Provided is a fiber-reinforced golf club shaft with small cantilever bending displacement despite its light weight, and provided to exhibit a longer carry distance while showing excellent ball flight patterns regardless of the skills of a golfer. The golf club shaft configured to have a plurality of fiber-reinforced plastic layers made of resin and a fiber material, comprising: wherein formula (1) below is satisfied when the length of the golf club shaft is set as “L” (mm), the weight as “W” (g), and the displacement as “D” (mm) that is observed when a cantilever bending test is conducted by exerting a predetermined load in the vicinity of the tip end while supporting the butt end to measure the displacement at the tip end. 455?D+7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Kaneko, Hiroyasu Kikawa, Satoshi Shimono
  • Publication number: 20180221731
    Abstract: Provided is a fiber-reinforced golf club shaft with small cantilever bending displacement despite its light weight, and provided to exhibit a longer carry distance while showing excellent ball flight patterns regardless of the skills of a golfer. The golf club shaft configured to have a plurality of fiber-reinforced plastic layers made of resin and a fiber material, comprising: wherein formula (1) below is satisfied when the length of the golf club shaft is set as “L” (mm), the weight as “W” (g), and the displacement as “D” (mm) that is observed when a cantilever bending test is conducted by exerting a predetermined load in the vicinity of the tip end while supporting the butt end to measure the displacement at the tip end. 455?D+7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi KANEKO, Hiroyasu KIKAWA, Satoshi SHIMONO