Patents by Inventor Kazuyoshi Shiga

Kazuyoshi Shiga 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: 9353199
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball excellent in a shot feeling and resilience. The present invention provides a golf ball resin composition comprising (A) at least one resin component selected from the group consisting of (a-1) a binary copolymer composed of an olefin and an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, (a-2) an ionomer resin consisting of a metal ion-neutralized product of the binary copolymer, (a-3) a ternary copolymer composed of the binary copolymer components and an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid ester, and (a-4) an ionomer resin consisting of a metal ion-neutralized product of the ternary copolymer components; and (B) a basic metal salt of a fatty acid, and having a spin-lattice relaxation time (T1) of 13C nucleus of 5.56 seconds or shorter measured by a High resolution solid state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Shiga, Ryo Murakami, Takahiro Shigemitsu
  • Patent number: 9353212
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball polyurethane composition excellent in resilience. Another object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball excellent in a shot feeling and resilience. The present invention provides a golf ball polyurethane composition comprising, as a resin component, a polyurethane elastomer including a polyisocyanate with one alicyclic hydrocarbon structure having 3 or more carbon atoms as a constituting component, and having a storage modulus E? (Pa) and a loss modulus E? (Pa) satisfying a following expression; log(E?/E?2)??6.53 when measured in a tensile mode using a dynamic viscoelasticity measuring apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Shiga, Ryo Murakami, Toshiyuki Tarao, Takahiro Shigemitsu
  • Patent number: 9346898
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball resin composition excellent in shot feeling and resilience. The golf ball resin composition includes (A) at least one resin component selected from the group consisting of (a-1) a binary copolymer composed of an olefin and an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, (a-2) an ionomer resin consisting of a metal ion-neutralized product of the binary copolymer components, (a-3) a ternary copolymer composed of the binary copolymer components and an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid ester, and (a-4) an ionomer resin consisting of a metal ion-neutralized product of the ternary copolymer components; and (B) a basic metal salt of a fatty acid, and having a storage modulus E? (Pa) and a loss modulus E? (Pa) satisfying a following expression; log(E?/E?2)??5.84 when measured in a tensile mode using a dynamic viscoelasticity measuring apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Shiga, Ryo Murakami, Takahiro Shigemitsu
  • Publication number: 20160136491
    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: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetaka INOUE, Kuniyasu HORIUCHI, Toshiyuki TARAO, Kazuyoshi SHIGA, Sho GOJI, Chiemi MIKURA, Hitoshi OYAMA, Hiroshi HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20160136492
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a grip for sporting goods excellent in tensile strength and having a light weight. The present invention provides a grip for sporting goods comprising a cylindrical portion composed of a cylindrical inner layer and a cylindrical outer layer covering the cylindrical inner layer, wherein the cylindrical inner layer is a porous rubber layer or a porous resin layer, and the cylindrical outer layer is formed from a rubber composition containing an acrylonitrile-butadiene based rubber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Chiemi Mikura, Sho Goji, Kazuyoshi Shiga, Kuniyasu Horiuchi, Toshiyuki Tarao, Hidetaka Inoue, Hitoshi Oyama, Hiroshi Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20160121183
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf club grip comprising a layer containing a polar rubber and a layer containing a nonpolar rubber, and excellent in tensile strength. The present invention provides a golf club grip comprising a polar rubber layer and a nonpolar rubber layer, wherein the polar rubber layer is formed from a rubber composition containing a base rubber including a polar rubber in an amount of 50 mass % or more, the nonpolar rubber layer is formed from a rubber composition containing a base rubber including a nonpolar rubber in an amount of 50 mass % or more, the polar rubber layer and the nonpolar rubber layer are laminated via an interlayer formed from an interlayer composition containing an olefin rubber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Sho GOJI, Chiemi MIKURA, Kazuyoshi SHIGA, Kuniyasu HORIUCHI, Toshiyuki TARAO, Hidetaka INOUE, Hitoshi OYAMA, Hiroshi HASEGAWA
  • Patent number: 9314671
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball polyurethane composition excellent in resilience. Another object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball excellent in a shot feeling and resilience. The present invention provides a golf ball polyurethane composition comprising, as a resin component, a polyurethane elastomer including a polyisocyanate with at least two alicyclic hydrocarbon structures having 3 or more carbon atoms as a constituting component, and having a spin-lattice relaxation time (T1) of 13C nucleus of 7.3 seconds or less measured by a High resolution solid state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Shiga, Ryo Murakami, Toshiyuki Tarao, Takahiro Shigemitsu
  • Patent number: 9309350
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball polyurethane composition excellent in resilience. Another object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball excellent in a shot feeling and resilience. The present invention provides a golf ball polyurethane composition comprising, as a resin component, a polyurethane elastomer including a polyisocyanate with at least two alicyclic hydrocarbon structures having 3 or more carbon atoms as a constituting component, and having a storage modulus E? (Pa) and a loss modulus E? (Pa) satisfying a following expression; log(E?/E?2)??6.08 when measured in a tensile mode using a dynamic viscoelasticity measuring apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Shiga, Ryo Murakami, Toshiyuki Tarao, Takahiro Shigemitsu
  • Patent number: 9289651
    Abstract: The invention provides a resin composition for golf balls having excellent resilience, flexibility and fluidity, and golf balls having excellent resilience and shot feel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Akinori Kitamura, Kazuyoshi Shiga, Takahiro Shigemitsu, Yu Kawabata
  • Publication number: 20150375051
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball exhibiting an excellent shot feeling and resilience, and a constituent material thereof. The present invention provides a golf ball resin composition having a bending stiffness (M3-12) ranging from 300 kgf/cm2 to 24,000 kgf/cm2 at a bending angle from 3° to 12°, a ratio (M3-12/M24-30) of the bending stiffness (M3-12) at the bending angle from 3° to 12° to a bending stiffness (M24-30) at a bending angle from 24° to 30° ranging from 0.20 to 2.00, and a slab hardness ranging from 30 to 65 in Shore D hardness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: DUNLOP SPORTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi SHIGA, Masanori TAGUCHI, Takahiro SHIGEMITSU, Hiroshi TADAOKA
  • Patent number: 9192818
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a soft golf ball resin composition excellent in the shot feeling and resilience. The present invention provides a golf ball resin composition comprising: (A) 100 parts by mass of at least one resin component selected from the group consisting of (a-1) a binary copolymer, (a-2) a binary ionomer resin, (a-3) a ternary copolymer, and (a-4) a ternary ionomer resin, (B) 1 part to 25 parts by mass of a phosphate ester and/or a salt thereof; and (C) 0 part to 200 parts by mass of a basic inorganic metal compound. The golf ball of the present invention comprises a constituent member formed from the golf ball resin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Shiga, Ryo Murakami
  • Publication number: 20150322245
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf club grip excellent in grip performance in a wet condition. The present invention provides a golf club grip formed from a rubber composition comprising a base rubber and a crosslinking agent, wherein the base rubber comprises a hydrogenated acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber and/or a carboxyl-modified acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: DUNLOP SPORTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chiemi MIKURA, Sho GOJI, Kazuyoshi SHIGA, Kuniyasu HORIUCHI, Toshiyuki TARAO, Hidetaka INOUE, Hitoshi OYAMA, Hiroshi HASEGAWA
  • Patent number: 9174089
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to improve the abrasion resistance and controllability in a golf ball having a polyurethane cover containing a layered silicate or the exfoliated layer thereof. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a core and a cover covering the core, wherein the cover comprises a polyurethane resin having a secondary or tertiary amine structure in a molecular chain thereof, the secondary or tertiary amine structure being cationized, and a layered silicate and/or an exfoliated product thereof, having an average aspect ratio of unit layers thereof ranging from 10 to 50.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Shiga, Takashi Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20150290900
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel fiber-reinforced epoxy resin material having improved strength. The fiber-reinforced epoxy resin material of the present invention comprises a cured product of an epoxy resin composition and a reinforcing fiber, wherein the epoxy resin composition comprises a novolac type epoxy resin as an epoxy resin component, and the cured product of the epoxy resin composition has a swelling ratio in a range from 20 mass % to 44 mass % in methyl ethyl ketone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: DUNLOP SPORTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiromasa Tsunashima, Yasuo Naito, Kazuyoshi Shiga
  • Patent number: 9101799
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having a high resilience with a high spin rate on the approach shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a constituting member that is formed from a polyurethane composition containing a polyurethane elastomer as a resin component, the polyurethane composition satisfying properties of a rebound resilience of 54% or more and a shear loss modulus G? of 5.03×106 Pa or less when measured at the conditions of the temperature of 0° C., the oscillation frequency of 10 Hz, and in a shear mode using a dynamic viscoelasticity measuring apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Tarao, Kazuyoshi Shiga
  • Publication number: 20150183916
    Abstract: The present invention provides resin compositions for golf balls which have excellent flexibility, fluidity, and resilience, and golf balls formed from the resin compositions. The present invention relates to a resin composition for golf balls including a polymer that contains a diene polymer moiety and a carboxylic acid-based moiety wherein carboxyl groups derived from the carboxylic acid-based moiety are neutralized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi SHIGA, Masanori TAGUCHI, Takahiro SHIGEMITSU
  • Patent number: 9062178
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball resin composition excellent in resilience. Another object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball excellent in a shot feeling and resilience. The present invention provides a golf ball resin composition having the spin-lattice relaxation time (T1) of 13C nucleus measured by a High resolution solid state carbon nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) method of 7.3 seconds or shorter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Shiga, Ryo Murakami, Hideaki Kimura, Tomoka Kitago, Takahiro Shigemitsu
  • Patent number: 9028343
    Abstract: The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a spherical core and at least one cover layer covering the spherical core, wherein the cover is formed from a polyurethane composition containing a polyurethane elastomer as a resin component, the polyurethane composition satisfying properties of rebound resilience of 54% or more and a shear loss modulus G? of 5.03×106 Pa or less when measured in a shear mode using a dynamic viscoelasticity measuring apparatus at the conditions of the temperature of 0° C., and the oscillation frequency of 10 Hz, and the spherical core has a hardness distribution that R2 of a linear approximate curve determined by a least-squares method is 0.95 or more, when plotting JIS-C hardness measured at a center, a surface and at intervals of 2.5 mm from the center of the spherical core, versus distances from the center of the spherical core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Dunlop Sports Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Tarao, Kazuyoshi Shiga, Chiemi Mikura, Kazuhisa Fushihara
  • Patent number: 8974319
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball which travels a great distance on the driver shots and stops quickly on the green on the approach shots. The present invention is directed to a golf ball material having a shear loss modulus G? of 2.11×107 Pa or less, and a ratio (E?/G?) of a tensile loss modulus E? to the shear loss modulus G? of 1.78 or more, when measuring the shear loss modulus G? in a shear mode and the tensile loss modulus E? in a tensile mode at conditions of a temperature of 0° C., oscillation frequency of 10 Hz using a dynamic viscoelasticity measuring apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: SRI Sports Limited
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Shiga, Toshiyuki Tarao, Keiji Ohama
  • Publication number: 20150057103
    Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition for golf balls that is excellent in resilience, flexibility, and fluidity. The present invention also provides a golf ball excellent in resilience, shot feeling, and productivity. The present invention includes a resin composition for golf balls including: (A) at least one selected from the group consisting of (a-1) a bipolymer of an olefin and a C3-C8 ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid, (a-2) a metal ion-neutralized product of a bipolymer of an olefin and a C3-C8 ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid, (a-3) a terpolymer of an olefin, a C3-C8 ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid, and an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid ester, and (a-4) a metal ion-neutralized product of a terpolymer of an olefin, a C3-C8 ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid, and an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid ester; (B) a compound containing an unsaturated hydrocarbon chain, a cationic moiety, and an anionic moiety in its molecule; and (C) an unsaturated fatty acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi SHIGA, Yasuo KUBOTA, Takahiro SHIGEMITSU