Patents by Inventor Masatoshi Yokota
Masatoshi Yokota 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: 11964625Abstract: A side airbag that is to be inflated and deployed to a side of an occupant, includes: an upper chamber provided at an upper portion; a lower chamber provided at a lower portion; a middle chamber between the upper chamber and the lower chamber; a first partition panel that partitions the upper chamber from the middle chamber; a second partition panel that partitions the lower chamber from the middle chamber; a third partition panel that partitions the middle chamber from an inflator installation chamber; a first opening that is provided in the first partition panel and through which the upper and middle chambers communicate with each other; and a second opening that is provided in the second partition panel and through which the lower and middle chambers communicate with each other, and each of the first and second partition panels is joined to the third partition panel.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2020Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Joyson Safety Systems Japan G.K.Inventors: Tatsuya Yuki, Masatoshi Yokota
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Patent number: 11936526Abstract: The network device information management apparatus includes: a log data acquisition unit configured to acquire log data from each of the plurality of devices, the log data including information about components of the plurality of devices; and an inventory information estimation unit configured to exclude a common portion of the log data before and after registration of the component to extract a component configuration indicating information about the component newly registered to the device, compare the extracted component configuration with the component configuration extracted from a component registered to another device, estimate the common portion as inventory information, and store the estimated inventory information in storage means.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2019Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone CorporationInventors: Masahiro Yokota, Masatoshi Namiki, Yuji Minato, Masaaki Inami, Daisaku Shimazaki, Hideki Maeda
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Patent number: 11919472Abstract: A side airbag that is to be inflated and deployed to a side of an occupant, includes: a first chamber that is positioned in an upper portion and is to be inflated to a side of a shoulder part of the occupant; and a second chamber that is on a lower side of the first chamber, and a thickness regulating member for reducing an inflation thickness is provided at an upper portion of a front portion of the second chamber.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Joyson Safety Systems Japan G.K.Inventors: Tatsuya Yuki, Masatoshi Yokota
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Patent number: 11684823Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having excellent color development stability. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a core and a cover covering the core, wherein the cover is formed from a resin composition containing a first base resin and a fluorescent pigment, and the fluorescent pigment has a number-based cumulative median size of 2.5 ?m or more.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2020Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kai Hayashi, Takahiro Shigemitsu, Kazuyoshi Shiga, Yoshihiko Komori, Toshiyuki Tarao, Masatoshi Yokota
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Publication number: 20220388471Abstract: A side airbag that is to be inflated and deployed to a side of an occupant, includes: a first chamber that is positioned in an upper portion and is to be inflated to a side of a shoulder part of the occupant; and a second chamber that is on a lower side of the first chamber, and a thickness regulating member for reducing an inflation thickness is provided at an upper portion of a front portion of the second chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2020Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicant: JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS JAPAN K.K.Inventors: Tatsuya YUKI, Masatoshi YOKOTA
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Publication number: 20220363215Abstract: A side airbag that is to be inflated and deployed to a side of an occupant, includes: an upper chamber provided at an upper portion; a lower chamber provided at a lower portion; a middle chamber between the upper chamber and the lower chamber; a first partition panel that partitions the upper chamber from the middle chamber; a second partition panel that partitions the lower chamber from the middle chamber; a third partition panel that partitions the middle chamber from an inflator installation chamber; a first opening that is provided in the first partition panel and through which the upper and middle chambers communicate with each other; and a second opening that is provided in the second partition panel and through which the lower and middle chambers communicate with each other, and each of the first and second partition panels is joined to the third partition panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2020Publication date: November 17, 2022Applicant: JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS JAPAN K.K.Inventors: Tatsuya YUKI, Masatoshi YOKOTA
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Publication number: 20210162268Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having excellent color development stability. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a core and a cover covering the core, wherein the cover is formed from a resin composition containing a first base resin and a fluorescent pigment, and the fluorescent pigment has a number-based cumulative median size of 2.5 ?m or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2020Publication date: June 3, 2021Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kai HAYASHI, Takahiro SHIGEMITSU, Kazuyoshi SHIGA, Yoshihiko KOMORI, Toshiyuki TARAO, Masatoshi YOKOTA
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Publication number: 20200038711Abstract: A golf ball including a core and a cover covering the core, wherein the cover is formed from a cover resin composition containing a first base resin and a fluorescent pigment, the first base resin contains at least one resin selected from the group consisting of a polyurethane resin, an ionomer resin and a polyamide resin, the fluorescent pigment is a dispersion having a fluorescent dye dispersed in a second base resin, and the second base resin contains at least one resin selected from the group consisting of a benzoguanamine resin, an acrylic resin and a polyester resin, and a constituent member of the golf ball other than the cover does not contain a fluorescent pigment and/or a fluorescent dye.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kai HAYASHI, Masatoshi YOKOTA
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Publication number: 20180318652Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball comprising a cover excellent in color development over a long period of time. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a core and a cover covering the core, wherein the cover is formed from a resin composition containing a first base resin and a fluorescent pigment, the fluorescent pigment is a dispersion having a fluorescent dye dispersed in a second base resin, and an absolute value (|SP1?SP2|) of a difference between a solubility parameter value (SP1) ((cal/cm3)0.5) of the first base resin and a solubility parameter value (SP2) ((cal/cm3)0.5) of the second base resin is 6 or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2017Publication date: November 8, 2018Applicant: Dunlop Sports Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kai HAYASHI, Masatoshi YOKOTA
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Publication number: 20180178082Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball excellent in resilience performance. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a spherical core and at least one cover layer covering the spherical core, wherein the spherical core is formed from a rubber composition containing (a) a base rubber, (b) a compound represented by a formula (1) as a co-crosslinking agent and (c) a crosslinking initiator. (R1OCO)M(COOR2)m??(1) [In the formula (1), M represents a metal atom, R1 and R2 represent an alkenyl group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms, an alkynyl group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms, an alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, and m represents 1 or 2.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2017Publication date: June 28, 2018Applicant: Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd.Inventors: Kai HAYASHI, Masatoshi YOKOTA, Toshiyuki TARAO
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Publication number: 20180178076Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball comprising a cover excellent in color development over a long period of time. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a core and a cover covering the core, wherein the cover is formed from a resin composition containing a first base resin and a fluorescent pigment, the fluorescent pigment is a dispersion having a fluorescent dye dispersed in a second base resin, and an absolute value (|SP1?SP2|) of a difference between a solubility parameter value (SP1) ((cal/cm3)0.5) of the first base resin and a solubility parameter value (SP2) ((cal/cm3)0.5) of the second base resin is 6 or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2017Publication date: June 28, 2018Applicant: Dunlop Sports Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kai HAYASHI, Masatoshi YOKOTA
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Patent number: 9884226Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball excellent in hitting durability. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a spherical core and at least one cover layer covering the spherical core, wherein at least a part of the spherical core is formed from a rubber composition containing (a) a base rubber, (b) a co-crosslinking agent, (c) a crosslinking initiator, and (x) an olefin-alkyl (meth)acrylate copolymer, and a content of (x) the olefin-alkyl (meth)acrylate copolymer in the rubber composition ranges from 0.5 part by mass to 7.0 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of (a) the base rubber.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2015Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.Inventors: Satoko Okabe, Masatoshi Yokota
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Patent number: 9873025Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball showing improved durability by improving adhesion to a constituent member comprising a polyurethane in the golf ball. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a center and n envelope layers (n is a natural number of 1 or more) covering the center, wherein at least one envelope layer is a polyurethane envelope layer comprising a polyurethane as a principal component, and the polyurethane envelope layer and a constituent member adjacent to the polyurethane envelope layer are adhered with an adhesive resin composition, and wherein the adhesive resin composition comprises a base material including a urethane polyol and an epoxy resin, and a curing agent including a polyamine compound, and a content of the urethane polyol in the base material is 5 mass % or more and less than 40 mass %.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2015Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.Inventors: Yoshiko Matsuyama, Masatoshi Yokota, Hirokazu Okamoto, Kazuo Yagi
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Patent number: 9789365Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball showing excellent impact durability. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a spherical core and at least one cover layer covering the spherical core, wherein the golf ball comprises a reinforcing layer containing a polyvinyl acetal resin on the surface of the spherical core.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2015Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.Inventors: Satoko Okabe, Masatoshi Yokota
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Patent number: 9751272Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a golf ball excellent in kneading workability when preparing a core rubber composition containing (d) a carboxylic acid and/or a salt thereof. The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a golf ball comprising the steps of blending (a) a base rubber and at least (b) a carboxylic acid and/or a salt thereof to prepare a first masterbatch; blending (a) a base rubber and at least (c) a crosslinking initiator to prepare a second masterbatch; blending the first masterbatch and second masterbatch to form a core rubber composition; molding the core rubber composition into a spherical core; and forming one or more cover layers covering the spherical core.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2013Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.Inventors: Satoko Okabe, Masatoshi Yokota, Koichi Fujisawa, Yusuke Tanigawa
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Patent number: 9694249Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel method of manufacturing a golf ball comprising forming a spherical core having less-variable compression deformation amount and stabilized properties. The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a golf ball, comprising the steps of: blending (a) a base rubber, (b) an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and/or a metal salt thereof as a co-crosslinking agent, (c) a crosslinking initiator, (d) a carboxylic acid and/or a salt thereof having a number-average particle size ranging from 15 ?m to 60 ?m, and (e) where necessary a metal compound to prepare a core rubber composition; molding the core rubber composition into a spherical core under specific conditions; and forming at least one cover layer on the spherical core.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2013Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: DUNLAOP SPORTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoko Okabe, Masatoshi Yokota, Koichi Fujisawa, Yusuke Tanigawa
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Patent number: 9498681Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball comprising a core formed from a rubber composition containing (d) a carboxylic acid and/or a salt thereof and traveling a great flight distance on driver shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a spherical core and at least one cover layer covering the spherical core, wherein the spherical core is formed from a rubber composition containing (a) a base rubber, (b) an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and/or a metal salt thereof as a co-crosslinking agent, (c) a crosslinking initiator, (d) a carboxylic acid and/or a salt thereof and two or more kinds of (e) organic sulfur compounds, provided that the rubber composition further contains (f) a metal compound in case of containing only (b) the ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms as the co-crosslinking agent.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2013Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoko Okabe, Masatoshi Yokota, Koichi Fujisawa, Yusuke Tanigawa
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Patent number: 9340175Abstract: A side airbag includes a panel having a first left face and a first right face and folded along a fold line to form a chamber, another panel having a second left face and a second right face and folded to form a chamber, wherein the second left face has a left edge part joined to the first left face along a line from an upper edge part to a lower edge part of the first left face at a position closer to the fold line than to a left edge part of the first left face, and the second right face has a right edge part joined to the first right face along a line from an upper edge part to a lower edge part of the first right face at a position closer to the fold line than to a right edge part of the first right face.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2014Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: Takata CorporationInventors: Tatsuya Yuki, Masatoshi Yokota
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Publication number: 20160096079Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball showing improved durability by improving adhesion to a constituent member comprising a polyurethane in the golf ball. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a center and n envelope layers (n is a natural number of 1 or more) covering the center, wherein at least one envelope layer is a polyurethane envelope layer comprising a polyurethane as a principal component, and the polyurethane envelope layer and a constituent member adjacent to the polyurethane envelope layer are adhered with an adhesive resin composition, and wherein the adhesive resin composition comprises a base material including a urethane polyol and an epoxy resin, and a curing agent including a polyamine compound, and a content of the urethane polyol in the base material is 5 mass % or more and less than 40 mass %.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Applicant: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.Inventors: Yoshiko MATSUYAMA, Masatoshi YOKOTA, Hirokazu OKAMOTO, Kazuo YAGI
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Publication number: 20160059082Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball showing excellent impact durability. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a spherical core and at least one cover layer covering the spherical core, wherein the golf ball comprises a reinforcing layer containing a polyvinyl acetal resin on the surface of the spherical core.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2015Publication date: March 3, 2016Applicant: DUNLOP SPORTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoko OKABE, Masatoshi YOKOTA