Patents by Inventor Kei Tsuji

Kei Tsuji 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: 20230071565
    Abstract: Techniques of content unification are disclosed. In some example embodiments, a computer-implemented method comprises: determining clusters based a comparison of a plurality of audio content using a first matching criteria, each cluster of the plurality of clusters comprising at least two audio content from the plurality of audio content; for each cluster of the plurality of clusters, determining a representative audio content for the cluster from the at least two audio content of the cluster; loading the corresponding representative audio content of each cluster into an index; matching the query audio content to one of the representative audio contents using a first matching criteria; determining the corresponding cluster of the matched representative audio content; and identifying a match between the query audio content and at least one of the audio content of the cluster of the matched representative audio content based on a comparison using a second matching criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Peter C. DiMaria, Markus K. Cremer, Barnabas Mink, Tanji Koshio, Kei Tsuji
  • Publication number: 20220408784
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a tobacco filling: that is for a non-combustion-type heating smoking article that heats a filling that contains cut tobacco; that suppresses reductions in the evaporated amount of a fragrant smoke flavor component for the non-combustion-type heating smoking article; and that can suppress the “feeling that fragrant smoke flavor is being inhibited.” According to the present invention, a dihydrogen salt of a trivalent or tetravalent acid that has a first acid dissociation constant of 1.0 or lower is added to a tobacco filling, and, as a result, reductions in the evaporated amount of a fragrant smoke flavor component can be suppressed, as can “the feeling that fragrant smoke flavor is being inhibited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki ISHIKAWA, Masayuki TSUJI, Kei SADAKARI
  • Patent number: 11487814
    Abstract: Techniques of content unification are disclosed. In some example embodiments, a computer-implemented method comprises: determining clusters based a comparison of a plurality of audio content using a first matching criteria, each cluster of the plurality of clusters comprising at least two audio content from the plurality of audio content; for each cluster of the plurality of clusters, determining a representative audio content for the cluster from the at least two audio content of the cluster; loading the corresponding representative audio content of each cluster into an index; matching the query audio content to one of the representative audio contents using a first matching criteria; determining the corresponding cluster of the matched representative audio content; and identifying a match between the query audio content and at least one of the audio content of the cluster of the matched representative audio content based on a comparison using a second matching criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Gracenote, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter C. DiMaria, Markus K. Cremer, Barnabas Mink, Tanji Koshio, Kei Tsuji
  • Patent number: 11235213
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a main body and a weight attached to and detached from the main body. The main body includes a face having a ball striking face, and a sole having a sole surface brought into contact with the ground when striking a ball. The sole has formed thereon a first guide track recessed with respect to the sole surface and having a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction in a plan view. The weight is fixed inside the first guide track. The first guide track includes an attachment/detachment region in which the weight is attached/detached, and a first fixing region and a second fixing region in which the weight is moved in the longitudinal direction and fixed. The first fixing region and the second fixing region are disposed to be contiguous to the attachment/detachment region in the longitudinal direction and sandwich the attachment/detachment region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: MIZUNO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kei Tsuji
  • Publication number: 20210170243
    Abstract: A golf club head of the wood-type, including a body having a ball-striking face and a sole, is disclosed. The sole can include a wave slot for adding additional weight to the golf club head and for providing improved performance. The wave slot can include a front sidewall, a rear sidewall, and at least two waves. The waves can be positioned between the front and rear sidewalls and can each include a valley portion at the lowest point of the wave such that the valley portion does not protrude below the sole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: David Llewellyn, Kei Tsuji, Arata Kamo
  • Publication number: 20210124776
    Abstract: Techniques of content unification are disclosed. In some example embodiments, a computer-implemented method comprises: determining clusters based a comparison of a plurality of audio content using a first matching criteria, each cluster of the plurality of clusters comprising at least two audio content from the plurality of audio content; for each cluster of the plurality of clusters, determining a representative audio content for the cluster from the at least two audio content of the cluster; loading the corresponding representative audio content of each cluster into an index; matching the query audio content to one of the representative audio contents using a first matching criteria; determining the corresponding cluster of the matched representative audio content; and identifying a match between the query audio content and at least one of the audio content of the cluster of the matched representative audio content based on a comparison using a second matching criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Peter C. DiMaria, Markus K. Cremer, Barnabas Mink, Tanji Koshio, Kei Tsuji
  • Patent number: 10926141
    Abstract: A golf club head of the wood-type, including a body having a ball-striking face and a sole, is disclosed. The sole can include a wave slot for adding additional weight to the golf club head and for providing improved performance. The wave slot can include a front sidewall, a rear sidewall, and at least two waves. The wave slot can be open-ended. The waves can be positioned between the front and rear sidewalls and can each include a valley portion at the lowest point of the wave such that the valley portion does not protrude below the sole. The wave slot can also have two, three, or more waves, which can have heights that decrease as the position of the waves increases with respect to the ball-striking face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Mizuno Corporation
    Inventors: David Llewellyn, Kei Tsuji, Arata Kamo
  • Patent number: 10885109
    Abstract: Techniques of content unification are disclosed. In some example embodiments, a computer-implemented method comprises: determining clusters based a comparison of a plurality of audio content using a first matching criteria, each cluster of the plurality of clusters comprising at least two audio content from the plurality of audio content; for each cluster of the plurality of clusters, determining a representative audio content for the cluster from the at least two audio content of the cluster; loading the corresponding representative audio content of each cluster into an index; matching the query audio content to one of the representative audio contents using a first matching criteria; determining the corresponding cluster of the matched representative audio content; and identifying a match between the query audio content and at least one of the audio content of the cluster of the matched representative audio content based on a comparison using a second matching criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Gracenote, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter C. DiMaria, Markus K. Cremer, Barnabas Mink, Tanji Koshio, Kei Tsuji
  • Publication number: 20200406111
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a main body and a weight attached to and detached from the main body. The main body includes a face having a ball striking face, and a sole having a sole surface brought into contact with the ground when striking a ball. The sole has formed thereon a first guide track recessed with respect to the sole surface and having a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction in a plan view. The weight is fixed inside the first guide track. The first guide track includes an attachment/detachment region in which the weight is attached/detached, and a first fixing region and a second fixing region in which the weight is moved in the longitudinal direction and fixed. The first fixing region and the second fixing region are disposed to be contiguous to the attachment/detachment region in the longitudinal direction and sandwich the attachment/detachment region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventor: Kei Tsuji
  • Publication number: 20200038723
    Abstract: A golf club head of the wood-type, including a body having a ball-striking face and a sole, is disclosed. The sole can include a wave slot for adding additional weight to the golf club head and for providing improved performance. The wave slot can include a front sidewall, a rear sidewall, and at least two waves. The wave slot can be open-ended. The waves can be positioned between the front and rear sidewalls and can each include a valley portion at the lowest point of the wave such that the valley portion does not protrude below the sole. The wave slot can also have two, three, or more waves, which can have heights that decrease as the position of the waves increases with respect to the ball-striking face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: David Llewellyn, Kei Tsuji, Arata Kamo
  • Patent number: 10486027
    Abstract: A golf ball includes a land portion, and a plurality of dimples configured to be recessed from the land portion. Each of the plurality of dimples includes a circular bottom face, a circular opening configured to have a larger diameter than the bottom face, and a side face configured to connect the bottom face and the opening. The side face is configured to be linearly inclined so that the diameter of each of the plurality of dimples increases from the bottom face toward the opening. The diameter of the bottom face is 0.45 mm or more and 0.60 mm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: MIZUNO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norikazu Ninomiya, Yudai Washida, Kensuke Maenaka, Kei Tsuji
  • Patent number: 10434385
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a face, a sole, and a weight member. The sole includes a guide groove having a plurality of positioning grooves. The weight member includes a plurality of protrusions, and is positioned in the guide groove with the plurality of protrusions engaging with the plurality of positioning grooves. The plurality of positioning grooves each include a pair of sidewalls formed in an arc shape and a bottom connecting the sidewalls to each other. The plurality of protrusions each include a pair of side surfaces formed in an arc shape and a ridge connecting the side surfaces to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: MIZUNO TECHNICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Mine, Tetsuya Oono, Tatsuya Wakako, Kei Tsuji
  • Publication number: 20190022481
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a face, a sole, and a weight member. The sole includes a guide groove having a plurality of positioning grooves. The weight member includes a plurality of protrusions, and is positioned in the guide groove with the plurality of protrusions engaging with the plurality of positioning grooves. The plurality of positioning grooves each include a pair of sidewalls formed in an arc shape and a bottom connecting the sidewalls to each other. The plurality of protrusions each include a pair of side surfaces formed in an arc shape and a ridge connecting the side surfaces to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Takayuki Mine, Tetsuya Oono, Tatsuya Wakako, Kei Tsuji
  • Patent number: 10159880
    Abstract: An adjustable golf club head and weight structure is disclosed. The adjustable golf club head can include a crown, a toe, a hosel, and a sole. The sole of the club head may have one or more tracks located thereon. Each of the one or more tracks can have one or more weights secured therein. Each of the one or more weights can include an upper weight portion, and a lower weight portion. A screw can be positioned to adjoin the upper weight portion and the lower weight portion. The weight can also include a clip fastened to the screw such that the clip retains the screw within bores located in the upper and lower weight portions. In order to prevent the upper and lower weight portions from rotating with respect to one another, the weight can include an alignment portion and an alignment receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: MIZUNO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Mine, Kei Tsuji, David Llewellyn
  • Publication number: 20180285455
    Abstract: Techniques of content unification are disclosed. In sonic example embodiments, a computer-implemented method comprises: determining clusters based a comparison of a plurality of audio content using a first matching criteria, each cluster of the plurality of clusters comprising at least two audio content from the plurality of audio content; for each cluster of the plurality of clusters, determining a representative audio content for the cluster from the at least two audio content of the cluster; loading the corresponding representative audio content of each cluster into an index; matching the query audio content to one of the representative audio contents using a first matching criteria; determining the corresponding cluster of the matched representative audio content; and identifying a match between the query audio content and at least one of the audio content of the cluster of the matched representative audio content based on a comparison using a second matching criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Peter C. DiMaria, Markus K. Cremer, Barnabas Mink, Tanji Koshio, Kei Tsuji
  • Patent number: 9597563
    Abstract: An adjustable golf club is disclosed. The adjustable golf club can include a club head having a sole. The sole of the club head may have two or more tracks located thereon. Each track can be configured to receive at least one weight. The two or more tracks may be three tracks. The three tracks can comprise an elongated central track, a first short track disposed on a first side of the elongated central track, and a second short track disposed on the second side of the elongated central track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Mizuno USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Voshall, David Llewellyn, Kazuya Ishida, Tetsuya Kanayama, Kei Tsuji
  • Publication number: 20160325155
    Abstract: A golf club head of the wood-type, including a body having a ball-striking face and a sole is disclosed. The sole can include a wave slot for adding additional weight to the golf club head. The wave slot can include a front sidewall, a rear sidewall, and at least two waves. The waves can be positioned between the front and rear sidewalls, and can each include a valley portion at the lowest point of the wave such that the valley portion does not protrude below the sole. The wave slot can also have two, three, or more waves, which can have heights that decrease as you move away from the ball-striking face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: David Llewellyn, Kei Tsuji, Arata Kamo
  • Publication number: 20150238826
    Abstract: A golf club head of the wood-type, including a body having a ball-striking face and a sole is disclosed. The sole can include a wave slot for adding additional weight to the golf club head. The wave slot can include a front sidewall, a rear sidewall, and at least one wave. The wave can be positioned between the front and rear sidewalls, and can include a valley portion at the lowest point of the wave such that the valley portion does not protrude below the sole. The wave slot can also have two, three, or more waves, which can each be the same or different heights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: David Llewellyn, Kei Tsuji, Arata Kamo
  • Patent number: 8834292
    Abstract: An iron golf club head includes: a head portion; and a badge portion adhered to the head portion. The head portion includes: a face surface; and a back surface located behind the face surface. The badge portion is adhered to at least one of a first largest amplitude region where an amplitude in a fourth-order vibration mode of the back surface is the largest and a second largest amplitude region where an amplitude in a fifth-order vibration mode of the back surface is the largest. As a result, there can be obtained an iron golf club head and an iron golf club, in which by suppressing decrease in resonant time of the hitting sound and reducing the sound pressure of the hitting sound, the hitting sound and the hitting feeling can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Mizuno Corporation
    Inventors: Kei Tsuji, Yukihiro Teranishi, Naoya Joichi, Yasuyuki Ohta, Noriyuki Tabuchi, Kazuhiro Doi
  • Publication number: 20120252600
    Abstract: An iron golf club head includes: a head portion; and a badge portion adhered to the head portion. The head portion includes: a face surface; and a back surface located behind the face surface. The badge portion is adhered to at least one of a first largest amplitude region where an amplitude in a fourth-order vibration mode of the back surface is the largest and a second largest amplitude region where an amplitude in a fifth-order vibration mode of the back surface is the largest. As a result, there can be obtained an iron golf club head and an iron golf club, in which by suppressing decrease in resonant time of the hitting sound and reducing the sound pressure of the hitting sound, the hitting sound and the hitting feeling can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: Mizuno Corporation
    Inventors: Kei Tsuji, Yukihiro Teranishi, Naoya Joichi, Yasuyuki Ohta, Noriyuki Tabuchi, Kazuhiro Doi