Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Nagasawa
Hiroyuki Nagasawa 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: 8460124Abstract: In a golf ball composed of a core, a cover of at least one layer encasing the core, and a coat of paint applied to a surface of an outermost layer of the cover, the outermost layer of the cover or the coat of paint is colored with a fluorescent pigment. The ball has a color tone, at a measurement area diameter of 5 mm in a method of measuring the color of a reflecting object according to JIS Z-8722, which satisfies specific conditions in the Lab color system. The ball is endowed with an excellent spin performance and durability, an appearance characterized by outstanding visibility, stylishness and luxury, and an excellent weather resistance.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2009Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Nagasawa, Satoshi Matsuda
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Patent number: 8441666Abstract: A printing system and a printing control method for a printing system that enables automatically resumption of printing after recovering from a printing interrupt event without adding any changes to the conventional page printer, serial printer, line printer, or other type of printer and without needing to monitor which page is being printed when a printing interrupt event occurs. A reprint data management unit temporarily stores one page of print data to which page end information is added. A printing completion monitor monitors reception of a completion report that is sent by the printer when the printer reads the page end information. When the printing completion monitor detects the completion report, the reprint data management unit deletes the stored page of print data. A print interruption monitor detects if a printing interrupt event occurs during printing.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2007Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Takuya Tomii, Hiroyuki Nagasawa, Yukiharu Horiuchi
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Patent number: 8367781Abstract: The invention provides a golf ball having a core and one or more cover layer encasing the core, wherein at least one cover layer is formed by injection-molding a single resin composition of primarily (A) a thermoplastic polyurethane and (B) a polyisocyanate compound, and at least some polyisocyanate compound in which all the isocyanate groups on the molecule remain in an unreacted state is present in the resin composition. The golf ball has a high rebound, an excellent spin performance and an excellent scuff resistance, and the cover layer-forming resin composition has excellent flow properties and an excellent cover layer manufacturability.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2011Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Nagasawa, Hiroshi Higuchi, Motoki Aoyagi, Daisuke Arai
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Patent number: 8362149Abstract: The invention provides a golf ball material composed of an ionomeric resin composition obtained by melt-blending under applied heat one or more compounds selected from among UV/EB-curable materials with, in the presence of a peroxide, a non-ionomeric thermoplastic resin and an ionomeric resin; or of an ionomeric resin composition obtained by using, instead of the ionomeric resin, an acid-containing polymer base of the ionomeric resin and subjecting the acid-containing polymer composition similarly prepared by melt-blending under applied heat to an acid-neutralizing reaction with a metal ionic species. Methods for preparing such a material, and golf balls which include as a component therein a molding made of the golf ball material are also provided. The golf ball material has a good thermal stability, flow and processability, and can thus be used to obtain high-performance golf balls endowed with an excellent abrasion resistance, scuff resistance, durability and flexibility without a loss of rebound.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2011Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshinori Egashira, Jun Shindo, Eiji Takehana, Hiroyuki Nagasawa
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Patent number: 8348164Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a communication unit for transmitting a carrier wave having a predetermined frequency and making noncontact communication with an information processing terminal, a 2-dimensional code reader unit for reading a 2-dimensional code recording therein processing information on processings to be executed by the information processing terminal, a 2-dimensional code analysis unit for analyzing the 2-dimensional code reader in the 2-dimensional code reader unit and acquiring the processing information from the 2-dimensional code, and a processing unit for generating processing execution information for causing the information processing terminal to execute a predetermined processing based on an analysis result by the 2-dimensional code analysis unit and causing the communication unit to transmit the processing execution information to the information processing terminal.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2009Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: FeliCa Networks, Inc.Inventors: Hiroshi Nakamura, Shuichi Sekiya, Hiroyuki Nagasawa
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Patent number: 8318845Abstract: The invention provides a golf ball having a core and a cover of at least one layer that is formed over the core and is made of a resin composition. The ball has a weight change ratio, in a 72-hour accelerated moisture absorption test conducted at a temperature of 40° C. and a relative humidity of 90%, of less than 0.287%. By using in the golf ball a polyurethane having a good resistance to water vapor transmission, the weight change ratio and decrease in initial velocity with use over an extended period of time are held to a minimum, enabling the ball quality to be maintained.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2009Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Matsuda, Hiroyuki Nagasawa
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Publication number: 20120292803Abstract: In a golf ball composed of a core and one or more cover layer which encloses the core, at least one cover layer is made primarily of a thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer obtained by reaction curing a polyurethane undiluted solution which includes both a copolymeric polycarbonate polyol-containing polyol component and a polyisocyanate component. The golf ball has an improved scuff resistance, particularly an improved low-temperature scuff resistance.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2012Publication date: November 22, 2012Applicant: BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO., LTD.Inventor: Hiroyuki NAGASAWA
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Publication number: 20120284133Abstract: A system that generates, and a method for generating, a receipt containing print indicative of transaction information, and also marketing or graphical information that is generated independently of the system software and the transaction data. The marketing or graphical information may be generated in a number of different ways including sequentially, randomly, statistically or manually, one of which is set as the processing mode. A printer driver includes functional components for processing the transaction data, generating a command for printing one or more coupons within a set according to the set processing mode, and sending the command along with associated print data for printing the coupon(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2011Publication date: November 8, 2012Inventors: Patrick Espela, Hiroyuki Nagasawa
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Patent number: 8182367Abstract: The invention provides a golf ball having a core and one or more cover layer encasing the core, wherein at least one cover layer is formed by injection-molding a single resin composition of primarily (A) a thermoplastic polyurethane and (B) a polyisocyanate compound, and at least some polyisocyanate compound in which all the isocyanate groups on the molecule remain in an unreacted state is present in the resin composition. The golf ball has a high rebound, an excellent spin performance and an excellent scuff resistance, and the cover layer-forming resin composition has excellent flow properties and an excellent cover layer manufacturability.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2006Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Nagasawa, Hiroshi Higuchi, Motoki Aoyagi, Daisuke Arai
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Publication number: 20120122614Abstract: In a colored golf ball having a core, a cover of two or more layers encasing the core, and a coat of paint applied to a surface of an outermost layer of the cover, the outermost cover layer is formed of a resin composition which includes (a) a thermoplastic resin, (b) a fluorescent color-containing color pigment and/or dye, and (c) titanium oxide. A layer adjoining an inner side of the outermost layer is formed of a resin composition containing a resin. The colored golf ball has an excellent rebound and weatherability, and also is endowed with a high brightness and a sense of quality and elegance.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2011Publication date: May 17, 2012Applicant: BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kae IIZUKA, Eiji TAKEHANA, Hiroyuki NAGASAWA
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Publication number: 20120083574Abstract: The invention provides a golf ball material composed of an ionomeric resin composition obtained by melt-blending under applied heat one or more compounds selected from among UV/EB-curable materials with, in the presence of a peroxide, a non-ionomeric thermoplastic resin and an ionomeric resin; or of an ionomeric resin composition obtained by using, instead of the ionomeric resin, an acid-containing polymer base of the ionomeric resin and subjecting the acid-containing polymer composition similarly prepared by melt-blending under applied heat to an acid-neutralizing reaction with a metal ionic species. Methods for preparing such a material, and golf balls which include as a component therein a molding made of the golf ball material are also provided. The golf ball material has a good thermal stability, flow and processability, and can thus be used to obtain high-performance golf balls endowed with an excellent abrasion resistance, scuff resistance, durability and flexibility without a loss of rebound.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2011Publication date: April 5, 2012Applicant: BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshinori EGASHIRA, Jun SHINDO, Eiji TAKEHANA, Hiroyuki NAGASAWA
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Patent number: 8133321Abstract: A process for producing a silicon carbide single crystal in which a silicon carbide single crystal layer is homo-epitaxially or hetero-epitaxially grown on a surface of a single crystal substrate, wherein a plurality of substantially parallel undulation ridges that extend in a first direction on the single crystal substrate surface is formed on said single crystal substrate surface; each of the undulation ridges on said single crystal substrate surface has a height that undulates as each of the undulation ridges extends in the first direction; and the undulation ridges are disposed so that planar defects composed of anti-phase boundaries and/or twin bands that propagate together with the epitaxial growth of the silicon carbide single crystal merge with each other.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2006Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: Hoya CorporationInventors: Takamitsu Kawahara, Kuniaki Yagi, Naoki Hatta, Hiroyuki Nagasawa
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Patent number: 8133136Abstract: The invention provides a multi-piece solid golf ball composed of a solid core, a cover, at least one intermediate layer interposed therebetween, and a plurality of dimples on a surface of the ball. The respective initial velocities (m/s) of the core, a sphere I composed of the core encased by the intermediate layer, and the golf ball satisfy formula A below, and the respective deflections (mm) of the core, the sphere I composed of the core encased by the intermediate layer, and the golf ball, when compressed under a final load of 130 kg from an initial load of 10 kgf, satisfy formula B below: (initial velocity of core?initial velocity of sphere I)2+(initial velocity of sphere I?initial velocity of golf ball)2<0.40; ??Formula A: 0.30<(deflection of core?deflection of sphere I)2+(deflection of sphere I?deflection of golf ball)2<0.70.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2009Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.Inventors: Junji Umezawa, Hiroshi Higuchi, Daisuke Arai, Hiroyuki Nagasawa
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Patent number: 8106125Abstract: The invention provides a golf ball material composed of an ionomeric resin composition obtained by melt-blending under applied heat one or more compounds selected from among UV/EB-curable materials with, in the presence of a peroxide, a non-ionomeric thermoplastic resin and an ionomeric resin; or of an ionomeric resin composition obtained by using, instead of the ionomeric resin, an acid-containing polymer base of the ionomeric resin and subjecting the acid-containing polymer composition similarly prepared by melt-blending under applied heat to an acid-neutralizing reaction with a metal ionic species. Methods for preparing such a material, and golf balls which include as a component therein a molding made of the golf ball material are also provided. The golf ball material has a good thermal stability, flow and processability, and can thus be used to obtain high-performance golf balls endowed with an excellent abrasion resistance, scuff resistance, durability and flexibility without a loss of rebound.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2008Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshinori Egashira, Jun Shindo, Eiji Takehana, Hiroyuki Nagasawa
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Patent number: 8071684Abstract: The present invention provides a golf ball material which is made of an ionomer composition that includes a phenolic resin component. The invention provides also a golf ball composed of a core and a cover layer, or a core, a cover layer and at least one intermediate layer therebetween, wherein the golf ball material is used in at least one layer of the core or cover. The invention additionally provides a method for preparing the golf ball material by using (i) or (ii) below: (i) melt blending an ionomer and a phenolic resin; (ii) melt blending an ionomer base resin, a metal cation source and a phenolic resin. The golf ball material of the invention has improved properties, including rebound resilience, durability, and a higher hardness. By using this golf ball material as the material for an essential part of a golf ball, the golf ball properties can be improved.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2008Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshinori Egashira, Jun Shindo, Eiji Takehana, Hiroyuki Nagasawa
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Publication number: 20110281669Abstract: The invention provides a golf ball having a core and one or more cover layer encasing the core, wherein at least one cover layer is formed by injection-molding a single resin composition of primarily (A) a thermoplastic polyurethane and (B) a polyisocyanate compound, and at least some polyisocyanate compound in which all the isocyanate groups on the molecule remain in an unreacted state is present in the resin composition. The golf ball has a high rebound, an excellent spin performance and an excellent scuff resistance, and the cover layer-forming resin composition has excellent flow properties and an excellent cover layer manufacturability.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2011Publication date: November 17, 2011Applicant: BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki NAGASAWA, Hiroshi HIGUCHI, Motoki AOYAGI, Daisuke ARAI
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Publication number: 20110212266Abstract: The invention provides a method of manufacturing golf balls having a core and at least one cover layer which involves injecting a molten cover resin material around a core so as to form a cover layer. The cover resin material is a single resin composition made up of (A) a thermoplastic polyurethane, (B) a polyisocyanate compound and (C) a thermoplastic elastomer other than the thermoplastic polyurethane in a weight ratio (A):(B):(C)=100:{2-50}:{0-50}, and is injected with from 10 to 99% of the total number of isocyanate groups in component B remaining in an unreacted state within the cover resin material. The method of the invention provides a high manufacturability and a good amenability to mass production, and the manufactured gold balls thus obtained have a high rebound and excellent scuff resistance.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2011Publication date: September 1, 2011Applicant: BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO., LTD.Inventors: HIROYUKI NAGASAWA, HIROSHI HIGUCHI, MOTOKI AOYAGI, DAISUKE ARAI
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Publication number: 20110195663Abstract: There is provided a mobile terminal including: a contactless communication unit transmitting an IC identifier to a reader-writer that carries out contactless communication and receiving link information including the IC identifier from the reader-writer; and a wireless communication unit accessing a server based on the link information, transmitting the link information to the server, transmitting the IC identifier to the server separately to the link information, and operable, when the server has judged based on the IC identifier that contactless communication with the reader-writer and access to the server were both carried out using a same mobile terminal owned by a user, to receive information relating to privilege available to the user on a service used by the user from the server apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2011Publication date: August 11, 2011Applicant: FeliCa Networks, Inc.Inventors: Takahiro Sakai, Jun Tada, Hiroyuki Nagasawa, Hiroshi Nakamura
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Patent number: 7964132Abstract: The invention provides a method of manufacturing golf balls having a core and at least one cover layer which involves injecting a molten cover resin material around a core so as to form a cover layer. The cover resin material is a single resin composition made up of (A) a thermoplastic polyurethane, (B) a polyisocyanate compound and (C) a thermoplastic elastomer other than the thermoplastic polyurethane in a weight ratio (A):(B):(C)=100:{2-50}:{0-50}, and is injected with from 10 to 99% of the total number of isocyanate groups in component B remaining in an unreacted state within the cover resin material. The method of the invention provides a high manufacturability and a good amenability to mass production, and the manufactured golf balls thus obtained have a high rebound and excellent scuff resistance.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2006Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Nagasawa, Hiroshi Higuchi, Motoki Aoyagi, Daisuke Arai
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Patent number: 7952045Abstract: A material piece scooping device, which extracts a material piece from a surface of an object to be scooped by cutting electric discharges between an electric discharge electrode and the object to be scooped, includes a rotation drive section 40, an arm portion 30 driven by the rotation drive section to rotate around a rotational axis X, an electrode holder 20 supported by the arm portion, and an electric discharge electrode 10 detachably mounted on the electrode holder. A sliding section for sliding the arm portion in a direction perpendicular to the rotational axis and an arm length adjusting section for adjusting a length of the arm portion from the rotational axis thereof are provided, so as to adjust a trajectory of the electric discharge electrode as the arm portion rotates. The material piece can be scooped from the object along a line of the trajectory gnawing into the object.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2006Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignees: Minatogawa Kinzoku Test Piece Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Kobe Material Testing Laboratory Co., Ltd, Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.Inventors: Takafumi Tsurui, Masaharu Fujiwara, Hiroyuki Nagasawa, Akihiro Kanaya, Junichi Kusumoto