Patents by Inventor Kosuke TACHIBANA
Kosuke TACHIBANA 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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Publication number: 20170144029Abstract: A golf ball 2 includes a core 4, a mid layer 6, and a cover 8. A difference DH in hardness between a surface and a central point of the core 4, a thickness Tm and a hardness Hm of the mid layer 6, a thickness Tc and a hardness Hc of the cover 8, and an amount of compressive deformation Sb of the golf ball 2 meet the following mathematical formulas. (DH*Hm)/(Hc*c)>80 ((Sb*c)/(Hc*Hm*Tm))*1000>0.75 The golf ball 2 further includes a plurality of small dimples each having an area of less than 8.0 mm2 and a plurality of large dimples each having an area of equal to or greater than 8.0 mm2.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.Inventors: Kazuya KAMINO, Kosuke TACHIBANA, Kohei MIMURA
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Publication number: 20170056731Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball showing an increased spin rate on approach shots under a wet condition while maintaining a spin rate on approach shots under a dry condition. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film formed on a surface of the golf ball body, wherein the paint film has a multi-layered construction composed of two or more layers, and a difference (Min?Mout) between a 10% elastic modulus (Min) of an innermost layer of the paint film and a 10% elastic modulus (Mout) of an outermost layer of the paint film is 25 kgf/cm2 or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Applicant: Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd.Inventors: Toshiyuki TARAO, Hidetaka INOUE, Kazuya KAMINO, Kosuke TACHIBANA
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Patent number: 9533196Abstract: A golf ball includes an intermediate layer, a cover, and a paint film, wherein a base resin of the paint film is a polyurethane obtained by a reaction between a polyisocyanate composition and a polyol composition containing a urethane polyol including a polyether diol with a number average molecular weight ranging from 800 to 3000 as a constituent component, and the golf ball satisfies the following requirements; Mp?200×X?75 Mp?100 Mm?Mc>100 Tm>Tc>Tp (Tm×Mm)/(Tc×Mc)>7.5 (Tc×Mc)/(Tp×Mp)>2.4. [Mp, Mm and Mc represent 10% modulus (kgf/cm2) of the paint film, intermediate layer and cover, respectively; Tp, Tm and Tc represent thicknesses (mm) of the paint film, intermediate layer and cover, respectively; and X represents a molar ratio (NCO/OH).Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2015Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.Inventors: Kazuhiko Isogawa, Kosuke Tachibana, Toshiyuki Tarao
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Publication number: 20160367864Abstract: [Object] To provide a golf ball that is excellent in high flight distance performance, excellent approach performance, feel at impact. [Solution] A golf ball includes a spherical core, a mid layer, an inner cover, and an outer cover. A hardness Hm of the mid layer is greater than a hardness Hinc of the inner cover which is greater than a hardness Houc of the outer cover. A difference (Hm?Houc) is greater than 25. A volume Vm of the mid layer is greater than a volume Vinc of the inner cover which is greater than a volume Vouc of the outer cover. A ratio [(Vm+Vinc+Vouc)/V] of a sum (Vm+Vinc+Vouc) relative to a volume V of an entirety of the golf ball is less than 0.30. A ratio (Vm/Vouc) is greater than 1.50. A product (Vm*Hm) and a product (Vouc*Houc) meet the following relationship: [(Vm*Hm)/(Vouc*Houc)]>3.0.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2014Publication date: December 22, 2016Applicant: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.Inventors: Kazuhiko ISOGAWA, Kosuke TACHIBANA
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Publication number: 20160310797Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball traveling a great distance on driver shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a spherical core including an inner layer and an outer layer, wherein a difference (HX+1?HX?1) between a hardness (HX+1) at a point outwardly away in a radial direction from a boundary between the inner layer and the outer layer of the spherical core by 1 mm and a hardness (HX?1) at a point inwardly away in the radial direction from the boundary between the inner layer and the outer layer of the spherical core by 1 mm is 0 or more in Shore C hardness, a surface hardness (HX+Y) of the spherical core is more than 70 in Shore C hardness, an angle ? of a hardness gradient of the inner layer is 0° or more, a difference (???) between the angle ? and an angle ? of a hardness gradient of the outer layer is 0° or more, and the intermediate layer has a highest hardness among the constituent members of the golf ball.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2016Publication date: October 27, 2016Applicant: Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd.Inventors: Kosuke TACHIBANA, Kazuya KAMINO
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Publication number: 20160310799Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball traveling a great distance on driver shots.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2016Publication date: October 27, 2016Applicant: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.Inventors: Kazuya KAMINO, Kosuke TACHIBANA
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Publication number: 20160310800Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball traveling a great distance on driver shots and on iron shots.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2016Publication date: October 27, 2016Applicant: Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd.Inventors: Hironori TAKIHARA, Kosuke TACHIBANA, Takahiro SAJIMA, Kohei MIMURA
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Publication number: 20160310798Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball traveling a great distance on driver shots.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2016Publication date: October 27, 2016Applicant: Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd.Inventors: Kohei MIMURA, Takahiro SAJIMA, Kosuke TACHIBANA
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Patent number: 9468813Abstract: A golf ball 2 includes a core 4, a mid layer 6, a cover 8 and a paint layer 10. The core 4 includes a center 12 and an envelope layer 14. The golf ball 2 satisfies the following mathematical formulas. In the mathematical formulas, Hm represents a Shore D hardness of the mid layer, Hc represents a Shore D hardness of the cover, and Hb represents a Shore D hardness of the surface of the golf ball. The golf ball 2 has a large number of dimples 16 on a surface thereof. The number of planes that can divide a pattern of the dimples so that divided patterns are mirror symmetry to each other is one.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2015Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.Inventors: Kosuke Tachibana, Kazuya Kamino, Takahiro Sajima
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Publication number: 20160228747Abstract: Provided is a golf ball is excellent in flight distance performance, approach performance, and feel at impact. A ball 2 includes a core 4, a mid layer 6, and a cover 8. The core 4 includes an inner core 10 and an outer core 12. The cover 8 includes an inner layer cover 10 and an outer layer cover 12. An inner core volume Vc, a mid layer volume Vm, a mid layer hardness Hm, an inner layer cover volume Vinc, an inner layer cover hardness Hinc, an outer layer cover volume Vouc, an outer layer cover hardness Houc, and a ball volume V meet the following relational expressions (a) to (g): (a) Vc/V<0.07, (b) Hm>Hinc>Houc, (c) Hm?Houc>25, (d) Vm>Vinc>Vouc, (e) (Vm+Vinc+Vouc)/V<0.30, (f) Vm/Vouc>1.50, and (g) (Vm*Hm)/(Vouc*Houc)>3.0.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2014Publication date: August 11, 2016Applicant: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.Inventors: Kazuhiko ISOGAWA, Kosuke TACHIBANA
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Publication number: 20160184657Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball traveling a great distance on driver shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a spherical core including an inner layer and an outer layer, wherein a difference (HX+1?HX?1) between a hardness (HX+1) at a point outwardly away in a radial direction from a boundary between the inner layer and the outer layer of the spherical core by 1 mm and a hardness (HX?1) at a point inwardly away in the radial direction from the boundary between the inner layer and the outer layer of the spherical core by 1 mm is 0 or more in Shore C hardness, a surface hardness (HX+Y) of the spherical core is more than 70 in Shore C hardness, an angle ? of a hardness gradient of the inner layer is 0° or more, and a difference (???) between the angle ? and an angle ? of a hardness gradient of the outer layer is 0° or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2015Publication date: June 30, 2016Applicant: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.Inventors: Kosuke TACHIBANA, Kazuya KAMINO
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Publication number: 20160184650Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball striking a good balance between flight distance on driver shots and spin rate on approach shots, and excellent in stain resistance and shot feeling. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a paint film, wherein a base resin of the paint film contains a polyurethane obtained by a reaction between a polyisocyanate composition and a polyol composition containing a urethane polyol having a polyether diol with a number average molecular weight in a range from 800 to 3,000 as a constituent component, and the following requirements are satisfied: Mp?200×X?75 Mp?100 Minm?Moum>40 Moum?Mc<5 Tinm?Toum>Tc>Tp (Tinm×Minm)/(Toum×Moum)>2.0 (Toum×Moum)/(Tc×Mc)<3.0 (Tc×Mc)/(Tp×Mp)>10.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2015Publication date: June 30, 2016Applicant: Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd.Inventors: Kosuke TACHIBANA, Kazuhiko ISOGAWA, Toshiyuki TARAO
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Publication number: 20160184658Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball traveling a great flight distance on driver shots and an excellent shot feeling. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a spherical core, an intermediate layer covering the spherical core, and a cover covering the intermediate layer, wherein a material hardness (Hm) of a resin composition constituting the intermediate layer ranges from 65 to 80 in Shore D hardness, a material hardness (Hc) of a resin composition constituting the cover ranges from 57 to 72 in Shore D hardness, a hardness difference (Hm?Hc) between the material hardness (Hm) and the material hardness (Hc) is more than 0, and the intermediate layer has a surface hardness satisfying a hardness difference (HmsC?HmsD) between a hardness thereof shown in Shore C hardness (HmsC) and a hardness thereof shown in Shore D hardness (HmsD) of 27 or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2015Publication date: June 30, 2016Applicant: Dunlop Sports Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuya Kamino, Kosuke Tachibana
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Patent number: 9259622Abstract: A golf ball includes a core, a mid layer, and a cover. The core includes an inner core, a mid core, and an outer core. The mid layer includes an inner mid layer and an outer mid layer. A hardness H(C) is equal to or greater than a hardness H(B). A hardness H(E) is equal to or greater than a hardness H(D). An angle ? is calculated by (Formula 1). An angle ? is calculated by (Formula 2). The angle ? is 0° or greater. A difference (???) is 0° or greater. A hardness Hm2 of the outer mid layer is less than a hardness Hm1 of the inner mid layer. A hardness Hc of the cover is less than the hardness Hm2.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.Inventors: Kosuke Tachibana, Kazuhiko Isogawa
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Patent number: 9248347Abstract: The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body with a spherical core having one or more layers, an intermediate layer disposed outside the spherical core and a cover disposed outside the intermediate layer and a paint film formed on a surface of the golf ball body, and having a friction coefficient calculated using a contact force tester of 0.35 or more and 0.60 or less, wherein the golf ball body has specific plurality of dimples on the surface thereof, at least one layer of the spherical core is a rubber layer having a specific hardness distribution, and the rubber layer has a hardness at the outermost point which is greater than a hardness at the innermost point, and the intermediate layer has a slab hardness (Hm) which is greater than a slab hardness (Hc) of the cover.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2013Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.Inventors: Kazuhiko Isogawa, Kosuke Tachibana, Takahiro Sajima, Toshiyuki Tarao
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Publication number: 20150375058Abstract: A golf ball 2 includes a core 4, a mid layer 6, a cover 8 and a paint layer 10. The core 4 includes a center 12 and an envelope layer 14. The golf ball 2 satisfies the following mathematical formulas. In the mathematical formulas, Tm represents a thickness of the mid layer, Tcmin represents a minimum thickness of the cover, Tcmax represents a maximum thickness of the cover, and Tp represents a thickness of the paint layer. The golf ball 2 has a large number of dimples 16 on a surface thereof. The number of planes that can divide a pattern of the dimples so that divided patterns are mirror symmetry to each other is one. Tm>Tcmax?Tcmin>Tp (Tcmas?Tcmin)?0.15 mm 0.15?(Tp/Tcmin)?0.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.Inventors: Kazuya KAMINO, Kosuke TACHIBANA, Takahiro SAJIMA
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Publication number: 20150375054Abstract: A golf ball 2 includes a core 4, a mid layer 6, a cover 8 and a paint layer 10. The core 4 includes a center 12 and an envelope layer 14. The golf ball 2 satisfies the following mathematical formulas. In the mathematical formulas, Hm represents a Shore D hardness of the mid layer, Hc represents a Shore D hardness of the cover, and Hb represents a Shore D hardness of the surface of the golf ball. The golf ball 2 has a large number of dimples 16 on a surface thereof. The number of planes that can divide a pattern of the dimples so that divided patterns are mirror symmetry to each other is one.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.Inventors: Kosuke TACHIBANA, Kazuya KAMINO, Takahiro SAJIMA
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Patent number: 9205309Abstract: A golf ball 2 includes a core 4, a mid layer 6 positioned outside the core 4, a reinforcing layer 8 positioned outside the mid layer 6, and a cover 10 positioned outside the reinforcing layer 8. The core 4 is obtained by a rubber composition being crosslinked. The rubber composition includes a base rubber, a co-crosslinking agent, a crosslinking initiator, and a carboxylate. The co-crosslinking agent is: (1) an ?, ?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms; and/or (2) a metal salt of an ?, ?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms. The amount of the carboxylate is equal to or greater than 1.0 parts by weight but less than 40 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the base rubber. A hardness of the mid layer 6 is greater than a hardness of the cover 10.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2012Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.Inventors: Kazuhiko Isogawa, Yoshiko Matsuyama, Kosuke Tachibana
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Publication number: 20150273276Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball striking a good balance between a flight distance on driver shots and a spin rate on approach shots, and excellent in stain resistance and a shot feeling. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising an intermediate layer, a cover, and a paint film, wherein a base resin of the paint film is a polyurethane obtained by a reaction between a polyisocyanate composition and a polyol composition containing a urethane polyol including a polyether diol with a number average molecular weight ranging from 800 to 3000 as a constituent component, and the golf ball satisfies the following requirements; Mp?200×X?75 Mp?100 Mm?Mc>100 Tm>Tc>Tp (Tm×Mm)/(Tc×Mc)>7.5 (Tc×Mc)/(Tp×Mp)>2.4.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2015Publication date: October 1, 2015Applicant: DUNLOP SPORTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuhiko ISOGAWA, Kosuke TACHIBANA, Toshiyuki TARAO
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Publication number: 20150182803Abstract: A golf ball includes a core, a mid layer, and a cover. The core includes an inner core, a mid core, and an outer core. The mid layer includes an inner mid layer and an outer mid layer. A hardness H(C) is equal to or greater than a hardness H(B). A hardness H(E) is equal to or greater than a hardness H(D). An angle ? is calculated by (Formula 1). An angle ? is calculated by (Formula 2). The angle ? is 0° or greater. A difference (???) is 0° or greater. A hardness Hm2 of the outer mid layer is less than a hardness Hm1 of the inner mid layer. A hardness Hc of the cover is less than the hardness Hm2.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2014Publication date: July 2, 2015Applicant: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.Inventors: Kosuke TACHIBANA, Kazuhiko ISOGAWA