Patents by Inventor Masataka Kai
Masataka Kai 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: 10252481Abstract: A method for forming a golf ball provides a core member comprising a core of a golf ball into a cavity of a mold so that the core member is supported by a movable holding pin disposed in the mold; forming a layer outside the core member by injecting a material of the layer into the cavity; and retracting the pin from the cavity into the mold during the material injection so that a portion projecting from a surface of the layer is formed by a tip of the pin, the projecting portion having a site area of at least 0.2% in relation to an entire area of the tip of the pin and having a height of at least 0.2 mm. This method can be implemented by controlling the retraction of the pin, or alternatively by using the pin having a predetermined indentation portion on the tip.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kae Iizuka, Atsushi Komatsu, Masataka Kai, Katsunori Sato
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Publication number: 20170313009Abstract: A method for forming a golf ball provides a core member comprising a core of a golf ball into a cavity of a mold so that the core member is supported by a movable holding pin disposed in the mold; forming a layer outside the core member by injecting a material of the layer into the cavity; and retracting the pin from the cavity into the mold during the material injection so that a portion projecting from a surface of the layer is formed by a tip of the pin, the projecting portion having a site area of at least 0.2% in relation to an entire area of the tip of the pin and having a height of at least 0.2 mm. This method can be implemented by controlling the retraction of the pin, or alternatively by using the pin having a predetermined indentation portion on the tip.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2017Publication date: November 2, 2017Applicant: BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kae IIZUKA, Atsushi KOMATSU, Masataka KAI, Katsunori SATO
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Patent number: 9744735Abstract: A method for forming a golf ball provides a core member comprising a core of a golf ball into a cavity of a mold so that the core member is supported by a movable holding pin disposed in the mold; forming a layer outside the core member by injecting a material of the layer into the cavity; and retracting the pin from the cavity into the mold during the material injection so that a portion projecting from a surface of the layer is formed by a tip of the pin, the projecting portion having a site area of at least 0.2% in relation to an entire area of the tip of the pin and having a height of at least 0.2 mm. This method can be implemented by controlling the retraction of the pin, or alternatively by using the pin having a predetermined indentation portion on the tip.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2013Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kae Iizuka, Atsushi Komatsu, Masataka Kai, Katsunori Sato
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Publication number: 20160354632Abstract: A golf ball trajectory prediction method that can predict the trajectory of a golf ball with high accuracy is provided. The golf ball trajectory prediction method includes: a swing measurement step of measuring a golfer's swing using a test golf club; a head behavior prediction step of predicting a behavior of a head of a target golf club when using the target golf club, with a measurement value of the swing measured in the swing measurement step as input; a ball initial behavior calculation step of calculating an initial behavior of a golf ball after colliding with the head of the golf club, based on the behavior of the head predicted in the head behavior prediction step; and a ball trajectory prediction step of predicting a trajectory of the golf ball, from the initial behavior of the golf ball calculated in the ball initial behavior calculation step.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Applicants: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION, Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.Inventors: Daisuke KONDO, Koji TAKAO, Tatsuya ISHIKAWA, Masataka KAI
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Patent number: 8959981Abstract: A measurement apparatus includes a first Doppler sensor which outputs a first transmission signal and receives a first Doppler signal, that is the first transmission signal returned after being reflected by an impacting object, a timing detection unit that detects an impact timing which is a moment when an impacted object is impacted by the impacting object, an impacting object speed computing unit that computes a speed of the impacting object based on the first Doppler signals obtained from the detected impact timing to a timing before a predetermined period, and an imaging unit that images the impacted object immediately after the impact so as to be used for computing a motion state of the impacted object, based on the computed speed of the impacting object.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2012Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignees: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd., Flovel Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masayoshi Arakawa, Tetsuya Nakamura, Takanori Shibui, Tatsuya Ishikawa, Masataka Kai, Naoyuki Miyagawa
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Publication number: 20140367884Abstract: A method for forming a golf ball provides a core member comprising a core of a golf ball into a cavity of a mold so that the core member is supported by a movable holding pin disposed in the mold; forming a layer outside the core member by injecting a material of the layer into the cavity; and retracting the pin from the cavity into the mold during the material injection so that a portion projecting from a surface of the layer is formed by a tip of the pin, the projecting portion having a site area of at least 0.2% in relation to an entire area of the tip of the pin and having a height of at least 0.2 mm. This method can be implemented by controlling the retraction of the pin, or alternatively by using the pin having a predetermined indentation portion on the tip.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2013Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventors: Kae IIZUKA, Atsushi KOMATSU, Masataka KAI, Katsunori SATO
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Publication number: 20120190469Abstract: A measurement apparatus includes a first Doppler sensor which outputs a first transmission signal and receives a first Doppler signal, that is the first transmission signal returned after being reflected by an impacting object, a timing detection unit that detects an impact timing which is a moment when an impacted object is impacted by the impacting object, an impacting object speed computing unit that computes a speed of the impacting object based on the first Doppler signals obtained from the detected impact timing to a timing before a predetermined period, and an imaging unit that images the impacted object immediately after the impact so as to be used for computing a motion state of the impacted object, based on the computed speed of the impacting object.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2012Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicants: FLOVEL CO., LTD., BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayoshi Arakawa, Tetsuya Nakamura, Takanori Shibui, Tatsuya Ishikawa, Masataka Kai, Naoyuki Miyagawa
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Patent number: 5857924Abstract: A golf ball has a multiplicity of dimples formed in its surface. It is assumed that the ball has a phantom sphere and spherical surface when the ball surface is free of dimples. A tangent angle .theta. is 5.degree..ltoreq..theta..ltoreq.20.degree. wherein .theta. is defined between a tangent at an arbitrary point on an edge of an individual dimple to the phantom spherical surface and a tangent at that point to the actual ball surface. A percent dimple volume Vr is 0.8%.ltoreq.Vr.ltoreq.1.1% wherein Vr is the sum of the volumes of the entire dimples divided by the volume of the phantom sphere. This dimple design prevents lowering of spin susceptibility by repetitive hits without detracting from the dimple effect of increasing flight distance.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 1997Date of Patent: January 12, 1999Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.Inventors: Naoyuki Miyagawa, Masataka Kai, Toshio Chikaraishi