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).

  • Patent number: 11964625
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Joyson Safety Systems Japan G.K.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Yuki, Masatoshi Yokota
  • Patent number: 11936526
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Yokota, Masatoshi Namiki, Yuji Minato, Masaaki Inami, Daisaku Shimazaki, Hideki Maeda
  • Patent number: 11919472
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Joyson Safety Systems Japan G.K.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Yuki, Masatoshi Yokota
  • Patent number: 11684823
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kai Hayashi, Takahiro Shigemitsu, Kazuyoshi Shiga, Yoshihiko Komori, Toshiyuki Tarao, Masatoshi Yokota
  • Publication number: 20220388471
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS JAPAN K.K.
    Inventors: Tatsuya YUKI, Masatoshi YOKOTA
  • Publication number: 20220363215
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS JAPAN K.K.
    Inventors: Tatsuya YUKI, Masatoshi YOKOTA
  • Publication number: 20210162268
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kai HAYASHI, Takahiro SHIGEMITSU, Kazuyoshi SHIGA, Yoshihiko KOMORI, Toshiyuki TARAO, Masatoshi YOKOTA
  • Publication number: 20200038711
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kai HAYASHI, Masatoshi YOKOTA
  • Publication number: 20180318652
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: Dunlop Sports Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kai HAYASHI, Masatoshi YOKOTA
  • Publication number: 20180178082
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kai HAYASHI, Masatoshi YOKOTA, Toshiyuki TARAO
  • Publication number: 20180178076
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: Dunlop Sports Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kai HAYASHI, Masatoshi YOKOTA
  • Patent number: 9884226
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Satoko Okabe, Masatoshi Yokota
  • Patent number: 9873025
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiko Matsuyama, Masatoshi Yokota, Hirokazu Okamoto, Kazuo Yagi
  • Patent number: 9789365
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Satoko Okabe, Masatoshi Yokota
  • Patent number: 9751272
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Satoko Okabe, Masatoshi Yokota, Koichi Fujisawa, Yusuke Tanigawa
  • Patent number: 9694249
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: DUNLAOP SPORTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoko Okabe, Masatoshi Yokota, Koichi Fujisawa, Yusuke Tanigawa
  • Patent number: 9498681
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoko Okabe, Masatoshi Yokota, Koichi Fujisawa, Yusuke Tanigawa
  • Patent number: 9340175
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Takata Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuya Yuki, Masatoshi Yokota
  • Publication number: 20160096079
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiko MATSUYAMA, Masatoshi YOKOTA, Hirokazu OKAMOTO, Kazuo YAGI
  • Publication number: 20160059082
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: DUNLOP SPORTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoko OKABE, Masatoshi YOKOTA