Patents by Inventor Junichiro Tateishi

Junichiro Tateishi 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: 11779076
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cushion partially or entirely composed of a foam, the foam composed of a polymer composition that includes a homopolymer or a copolymer including a constituent unit derived from farnesene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: ASICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichiro Tateishi, Sho Sato
  • Patent number: 11700911
    Abstract: A midsole includes an upper layer and a lower layer made of a foamed material; the upper layer is a low-hardness foamed material; the lower layer is a high-hardness foamed material; the low-hardness foamed material of the upper layer is a low-hardness, high-resilience material that has a higher specific gravity than the high-hardness foamed material, that has a low hardness that is lower than the hardness of the high-hardness foamed material, and that has a higher speed at which to recover to an original shape after being deformed than that of the high-hardness foamed material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: ASICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seigo Nakaya, Kenta Moriyasu, Yoshihito Tahira, Keishi Kitamoto, Junichiro Tateishi
  • Patent number: 11697721
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a resin molded article including an introducing step of introducing a plurality of resin foam particles and a heat medium substance into a forming mold, and a molding step of, after the introducing step, heating the forming mold to a temperature at which the heat medium substance can be vaporized, thereby obtaining a resin molded article including the plurality of resin foam particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: ASICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichiro Tateishi, Takashi Yamade, Daisuke Sawada, Takashi Osaki, Kenichi Harano
  • Patent number: 11667105
    Abstract: A laminate of the present invention includes a first member which contains a thermoplastic polymer and through which laser light is transmitted and a second member which contains a thermoplastic polymer and absorbs laser light, wherein the first member is directly bonded to the second member, and A represented by the formula 1: A=?9×D+Wa?45 is more than zero. D represents a distance between a Hansen solubility parameter of the thermoplastic polymer of the first member and a Hansen solubility parameter of the thermoplastic polymer of the second member, and Wa represents work of adhesion calculated from each surface free energy of the first member and the second member. Such a first member and a second member are firmly bonded to each other without using a bonding sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: ASICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hironori Kitayama, Junichiro Tateishi, Kenichi Harano
  • Patent number: 11596197
    Abstract: Provided in the present disclosure is an outsole including a sheet body which includes a substrate sheet and an injection molded article fixed to the substrate sheet, and a shoe that has the injection molded article having a certain melt viscosity and thereby being excellent in grip performance and long-term durability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: ASICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Nishiura, Junichiro Tateishi
  • Patent number: 11589638
    Abstract: Provided in the present invention is a shoe that has a ground engaging surface with a simplified structure and that is excellent in lightweight properties since an outsole is composed of an elastomer sheet including a sheet body and foamed polymer particles dispersed in the sheet body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: ASICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Sawada, Kenichi Harano, Junichiro Tateishi
  • Publication number: 20230024019
    Abstract: A shoe sole includes an outsole and a sole body. The sole body includes a low hardness portion made of a foam material having relatively low hardness and a high hardness portion made of a foam material having relatively high hardness. The low hardness portion is provided to define an entire area of a lower surface of the sole body. The high hardness portion is disposed only in a specific region of a region located above the low hardness portion of the sole body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Seigo NAKAYA, Junichiro TATEISHI, Yusuke NISHIURA
  • Publication number: 20220386739
    Abstract: In order to provide a shoe member excellent in strength, the shoe member is composed of a polymer composition that includes cellulose nanofibers and one or more of inorganic fillers selected from the group consisting of magnesium carbonate particles, calcium carbonate particles, silica particles, and talc particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: ASICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Junichiro TATEISHI
  • Patent number: 11517075
    Abstract: A shoe sole member formed by a foam includes cells having a certain size and being excellent in transparency in order to provide a shoe sole member being lightweight and excellent cushioning properties while having transparency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: ASICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsuro Tanabe, Junichiro Tateishi
  • Patent number: 11445785
    Abstract: Provided is a shoe sole member partially or entirely formed of a resin composite, the resin composite including; a non-foamed elastic body matrix composed of an elastomer; and a plurality of resin foam particles dispersed in the elastic body matrix. Also provided is a shoe including the shoe sole member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: ASICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichiro Tateishi, Takashi Yamade, Daisuke Sawada, Takashi Osaki, Kenichi Harano
  • Patent number: 11395523
    Abstract: Provided in the present invention is an outsole including a sheet body which includes a substrate sheet and a continuous body secured to the substrate sheet, and a shoe that has the continuous body having a certain shape and thereby being excellent in functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: ASICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Nishiura, Junichiro Tateishi
  • Patent number: 11388950
    Abstract: The invention aims to provide a shoe sole member capable of achieving comfort when using shoes and exhibiting excellent shape-recovering properties after using the shoes. Provided is a shoe sole member formed using a polymer foam, and the polymer foam contains fibers dispersed therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: ASICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Junichiro Tateishi
  • Patent number: 11382387
    Abstract: Provided is a shoe sole member partially or entirely formed by a crosslinked foam, wherein the crosslinked foam shows specific results of pulsed NMR measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Inventors: Junichiro Tateishi, Takashi Yamade
  • Publication number: 20210401117
    Abstract: A shoe sole member formed by a foam includes cells having a certain size and being excellent in transparency in order to provide a shoe sole member being lightweight and excellent cushioning properties while having transparency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Tatsuro TANABE, Junichiro TATEISHI
  • Publication number: 20210227927
    Abstract: A midsole includes an upper layer and a lower layer made of a foamed material; the upper layer is a low-hardness foamed material; the lower layer is a high-hardness foamed material; the low-hardness foamed material of the upper layer is a low-hardness, high-resilience material that has a higher specific gravity than the high-hardness foamed material, that has a low hardness that is lower than the hardness of the high-hardness foamed material, and that has a higher speed at which to recover to an original shape after being deformed than that of the high-hardness foamed material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: ASICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seigo NAKAYA, Kenta MORIYASU, Yoshihito TAHIRA, Keishi KITAMOTO, Junichiro TATEISHI
  • Publication number: 20210214536
    Abstract: The present invention provides a midsole formed of a crosslinked polyolefin resin foam product including a reinforcing material and a softener so that the midsole is excellent in lightweight properties and strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: ASICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Junichiro TATEISHI
  • Patent number: 11051580
    Abstract: A shoe includes: a shock-absorbing member formed from a foam body including a thermoplastic resin; a solid-form soft member including a polymer resin, having a greater weight per unit volume and a lower hardness than the shock-absorbing member, and having a smaller volume change per unit volume, than the shock-absorbing member, for a change in external pressure within a predetermined external pressure range; and an outsole including a thermoplastic resin, having a tread surface, and rolled up upward along at least a part of an outer edge thereof, thereby defining an accommodating portion to accommodate the soft member between the outsole and the lid, wherein: the shock-absorbing member forms the lid to lid the soft member from a side of an upper; and the soft member is wrapped in the accommodating portion, being in contact with at least a part of inner surfaces of the shock-absorbing member and the outsole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: ASICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hisanori Fujita, Yoshinori Fujita, Norihiko Taniguchi, Junichiro Tateishi
  • Publication number: 20210195993
    Abstract: Provided is a cushion partially or entirely composed of a foam, wherein the foam is composed of: a hydrocarbon-based oil including ethylene and ?-olefin as constituent units; and a polymer composition including one or a plurality of polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: ASICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Junichiro TATEISHI
  • Publication number: 20210195994
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cushion partially or entirely composed of a foam, the foam composed of a polymer composition that includes a homopolymer or a copolymer including a constituent unit derived from farnesene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: ASICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichiro TATEISHI, Sho SATO
  • Publication number: 20210087352
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a resin molded article including an introducing step of introducing a plurality of resin foam particles and a heat medium substance into a forming mold, and a molding step of, after the introducing step, heating the forming mold to a temperature at which the heat medium substance can be vaporized, thereby obtaining a resin molded article including the plurality of resin foam particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: ASICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichiro TATEISHI, Takashi YAMADE, Daisuke SAWADA, Takashi OSAKI, Kenichi HARANO