Patents by Inventor Kazumasa ISHIHARA

Kazumasa ISHIHARA 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).

  • Publication number: 20240164358
    Abstract: A line length measuring device according to one embodiment of the present invention is a line length measuring device capable of measuring a line length of a fishing line reeled out from a spool of a fishing reel, which comprises a reel main body and the spool around which the fishing line is windable, and comprises: a rotation detector capable of detecting a number of revolutions of the spool relative to the reel main body; a line length calculator that calculates a line length of the reeled out fishing line from the number of revolutions detected by the rotation detector; and a fishing line information setting part that sets fishing line information for the calculation of the line length of the reeled out fishing line by the line length calculator, the fishing line information setting part being configured to enable input of a type of a fishing line to be wound and a line winding diameter (Dmax) of the spool after winding of the fishing line to be wound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Hiromu YASUDA, Motohiro NONOGAKI, Kazumasa ISHIHARA
  • Publication number: 20240081310
    Abstract: A fishing tool according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises an operating part that is operable by a user to change a setting related to a characteristic of the fishing tool, and a control part that controls the characteristic of the fishing tool, and is capable of receiving an operation by the operating part and changing the setting related to the characteristic of the fishing tool. The change in the setting related to the characteristic of the fishing tool is performed using a plurality of setting values for the setting, and based on whether a previous change in the setting related to the characteristic of the fishing tool is a change in the setting in a first direction or a change in the setting in a second direction, the control part receives a next operation of the operating part and changes a setting value of the setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Hiromu YASUDA, Motohiro NONOGAKI, Kazumasa ISHIHARA, Yuichi UMEZAWA