Patents by Inventor Kuniyasu Horiuchi
Kuniyasu Horiuchi 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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Patent number: 11872451Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having excellent spin performance on approach shots under a wet condition and excellent spin performance on approach shots under a condition that there is grass between the golf ball and the dub face.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kuniyasu Horiuchi, Toshiyuki Tarao, Hidetaka Inoue, Kazuya Kamino
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Patent number: 11873416Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having excellent spin performance on approach shots under a wet condition and excellent spin performance on approach shots under a condition that there is grass between the golf ball and the club face. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film composed of at least one layer and formed on a surface of the golf ball body, wherein an outermost layer of the paint film located at the outermost layer of the golf ball contains a base resin and a porous filler, the base resin contains a polyurethane obtained by a reaction between a polyisocyanate composition and a polyol composition, and the porous filler contains SiO2 in an amount of 50 mass % or more as a constituent component.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kuniyasu Horiuchi, Toshiyuki Tarao, Kazuya Kamino, Hidetaka Inoue
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Patent number: 11771959Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having improved ball speed or aerodynamic performance on a rainy day or the like by controlling the formulation of the paint film. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film covering the golf ball body, wherein a paint film surface of the golf ball has a water contact angle A1 of 70° or more and a water sliding angle B1 of less than 50°. The present invention also provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film covering the golf ball body, wherein when a sheet consisting of a slab formed from a composition constituting a golf ball body surface and a coating film formed by applying a paint constituting the paint film on the slab is prepared, a coating film surface of the sheet has a water contact angle A2 of 90° or more and a water sliding angle B2 of less than 52°.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kazuya Kamino, Hidetaka Inoue, Kuniyasu Horiuchi
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Patent number: 11759679Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball travelling a great flight distance on driver shots on a rainy day or the like and having excellent spin performance on approach shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film covering the golf ball body and composed of at least one layer, wherein an outermost layer of the paint film is formed from a paint containing a curable silicone resin, a curing catalyst, and a reactive silicone oil.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kazuya Kamino, Hidetaka Inoue, Kuniyasu Horiuchi, Kuniyuki Nishikawa
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Patent number: 11717724Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball travelling a great flight distance on driver shots on a rainy day and having excellent spin performance on approach shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film covering the golf ball body and composed of at least one layer, wherein an outermost layer of the paint film is formed from a paint containing a polyol, a polyisocyanate, and a carbinol modified silicone oil different from the polyol compound.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kazuya Kamino, Hidetaka Inoue, Kuniyasu Horiuchi, Kuniyuki Nishikawa
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Patent number: 11369845Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having improved spin performance on wedge shots under a wet condition such as rain by controlling the formulation of the paint film. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film covering the golf ball body, wherein the paint film contains a base resin and a porous filler, and the porous filler contains SiO2 as a constituent in an amount of 50 mass % or more.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kazuya Kamino, Hidetaka Inoue, Kuniyasu Horiuchi
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Publication number: 20220143471Abstract: A golf ball 2 includes a core 4, an inner cover 6 positioned outside the core 4, and an outer cover 8 positioned outside the inner cover 6. The core 4 has a capsule 14, a plurality of separators 16, an electronic unit 18, and a plurality of fillings 20. The capsule 14 has a melting point of not lower than 100° C. A ratio P1 of a volume Vr of the capsule 14 to a volume Vc of the core 4 is not less than 25% and not greater than 75%. The electronic unit 18 is housed in the capsule 14. The electronic unit 18 detects behavior of the golf ball 2.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2021Publication date: May 12, 2022Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Toshiyuki TAKUBO, Takahiro SAJIMA, Kuniyasu HORIUCHI, Hiroshi SHINOHARA, Jiro MORI, Tsuyoshi ITO, Masanobu YOSHIDA, Kazuya KAMINO, Hidetaka INOUE, Masahide ONUKI
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Publication number: 20220040536Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having excellent spin performance on approach shots under a wet condition and excellent spin performance on approach shots under a condition that there is grass between the golf ball and the club face. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film composed of at least one layer and formed on a surface of the golf ball body, wherein an outermost layer of the paint film located at the outermost layer of the golf ball contains a base resin and a porous filler, the base resin contains a polyurethane obtained by a reaction between a polyisocyanate composition and a polyol composition, and the porous filler contains SiO2 in an amount of 50 mass % or more as a constituent component.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kuniyasu HORIUCHI, Toshiyuki TARAO, Kazuya KAMINO, Hidetaka INOUE
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Publication number: 20220032127Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having excellent spin performance on approach shots under a wet condition and excellent spin performance on approach shots under a condition that there is grass between the golf ball and the dub face.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kuniyasu Horiuchi, Toshiyuki Tarao, Hidetaka Inoue, Kazuya Kamino
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Patent number: 11235204Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having excellent spin performance on approach shots under a wet condition and excellent spin performance on approach shots under a condition that there is grass between the golf ball and the club face.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kuniyasu Horiuchi, Toshiyuki Tarao, Hidetaka Inoue, Kazuya Kamino
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Patent number: 11235203Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having excellent spin performance on approach shots under a wet condition and excellent spin performance on approach shots under a condition that there is grass between the golf ball and the club face. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film composed of at least one layer and formed on a surface of the golf ball body, wherein an outermost layer of the paint film located at the outermost layer of the golf ball contains a base resin and a porous filler, the base resin contains a polyurethane obtained by a reaction between a polyisocyanate composition and a polyol composition, and the porous filler contains SiO2 in an amount of 50 mass % or more as a constituent component.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kuniyasu Horiuchi, Toshiyuki Tarao, Kazuya Kamino, Hidetaka Inoue
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Publication number: 20220016488Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball travelling a great flight distance on driver shots on a rainy day and having excellent spin performance on approach shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film covering the golf ball body and composed of at least one layer, wherein an outermost layer of the paint film is formed from a paint containing a polyol, a polyisocyanate, and a carbinol modified silicone oil different from the polyol compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2021Publication date: January 20, 2022Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kazuya KAMINO, Hidetaka INOUE, Kuniyasu HORIUCHI, Kuniyuki NISHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20220016489Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball travelling a great flight distance on driver shots on a rainy day or the like and having excellent spin performance on approach shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film covering the golf ball body and composed of at least one layer, wherein an outermost layer of the paint film is formed from a paint containing a curable silicone resin, a curing catalyst, and a reactive silicone oil.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2021Publication date: January 20, 2022Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kazuya KAMINO, Hidetaka INOUE, Kuniyasu HORIUCHI, Kuniyuki NISHIKAWA
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Patent number: 11167175Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball travelling a great flight distance on driver shots on a rainy day or the like and having excellent spin performance on approach shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film covering the golf ball body and composed of at least one layer, wherein an outermost layer of the paint film is formed from a paint containing a curable silicone resin, a curing catalyst, and a reactive silicone oil.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kazuya Kamino, Hidetaka Inoue, Kuniyasu Horiuchi, Kuniyuki Nishikawa
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Patent number: 11167176Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball travelling a great flight distance on driver shots on a rainy day and having excellent spin performance on approach shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film covering the golf ball body and composed of at least one layer, wherein an outermost layer of the paint film is formed from a paint containing a polyol, a polyisocyanate, and a carbinol modified silicone oil different from the polyol compound.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kazuya Kamino, Hidetaka Inoue, Kuniyasu Horiuchi, Kuniyuki Nishikawa
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Patent number: 11154753Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having excellent approach spin performance under a dry condition and excellent approach spin performance under a condition that there is grass between the golf ball and the club face. 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 is composed of at least one layer, and an outermost paint film layer located at the outermost layer of the golf ball contains, as a base resin, a polyurethane obtained by a reaction between (A) a polyisocyanate composition and (B) a polyol composition, and the outermost paint film layer has a dynamic friction coefficient of from 0.75 to 1.5 measured with a dynamic friction tester under specific conditions.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2019Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kuniyasu Horiuchi, Toshiyuki Tarao, Hidetaka Inoue
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Publication number: 20210325426Abstract: Provided is an analysis apparatus for analyzing a behavior of a ball that has a center of gravity and in which an acceleration sensor is installed at a position shifted from the center of gravity by a predetermined shift amount, the analysis apparatus including a control unit configured to derive a centrifugal acceleration that is applied to the acceleration sensor, based on acceleration data that is output by the acceleration sensor, and derive at least one of a direction of a rotation axis and a rotation speed of a spin of the ball, based on the predetermined shift amount and the centrifugal acceleration.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Masahide ONUKI, Kuniyasu HORIUCHI, Junya TSUTSUMI, Jiro MORI, Tsuyoshi ITO, Masanobu YOSHIDA
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Publication number: 20210308531Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having improved ball speed or aerodynamic performance on a rainy day or the like by controlling the formulation of the paint film. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film covering the golf ball body, wherein a paint film surface of the golf ball has a water contact angle A1 of 70° or more and a water sliding angle B1 of less than 50°. The present invention also provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film covering the golf ball body, wherein when a sheet consisting of a slab formed from a composition constituting a golf ball body surface and a coating film formed by applying a paint constituting the paint film on the slab is prepared, a coating film surface of the sheet has a water contact angle A2 of 90° or more and a water sliding angle B2 of less than 52°.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2021Publication date: October 7, 2021Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kazuya KAMINO, Hidetaka INOUE, Kuniyasu HORIUCHI
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Patent number: 11110322Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having excellent approach spin performance under a dry condition and excellent approach spin performance under a condition that there is grass between the golf ball and the club face. 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 is composed of at least one layer, and an outermost paint film layer located at the outermost layer of the golf ball contains, as a base resin, a polyurethane obtained by a reaction between (A) a polyisocyanate composition and (B) a polyol composition, (B) the polyol composition contains a urethane polyol as a polyol component, and the outermost paint film layer has a dynamic friction coefficient of from 0.65 to 1.2 measured with a dynamic friction tester under specific conditions.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2019Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kuniyasu Horiuchi, Toshiyuki Tarao, Hidetaka Inoue
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Patent number: 11065509Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having improved ball speed or aerodynamic performance on a rainy day or the like by controlling the formulation of the paint film. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film covering the golf ball body, wherein a paint film surface of the golf ball has a water contact angle A1 of 70° or more and a water sliding angle B1 of less than 50°. The present invention also provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film covering the golf ball body, wherein when a sheet consisting of a slab formed from a composition constituting a golf ball body surface and a coating film formed by applying a paint constituting the paint film on the slab is prepared, a coating film surface of the sheet has a water contact angle A2 of 90° or more and a water sliding angle B2 of less than 52°.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2019Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kazuya Kamino, Hidetaka Inoue, Kuniyasu Horiuchi