Patents by Inventor Masayoshi Nishio

Masayoshi Nishio 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).

  • Publication number: 20050020381
    Abstract: The present invention is a golf putter head wherein the second moment among the three inertial moments described below shows a minimum value in a state in which the head is placed on a horizontal plane at a specified lie angle and loft angle: First moment: inertial moment of the head about a first axis which passes through the center of gravity of the head, and which is parallel to the face surface and said horizontal plane; Second moment: inertial moment of the head about a second axis which is an axis in the vertical direction that passes through the center of gravity of the head; and Third moment: inertial moment of the head about a third axis which passes through the center of gravity of the head, and which is perpendicular to said first axis and perpendicular to said second axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Tetsuo Yamaguchi, Masayoshi Nishio
  • Patent number: 6716114
    Abstract: A wood-type golf club head having a head volume of not less than 300 cc comprises a head main body having a club face for striking a golf ball and a hosel defining a shaft center line (CL) corresponding to the center line of a club shaft, wherein the center of gravity (G) of the club head is disposed at a distance (L) of from 26 to 36 mm from said shaft center line (CL), a sweet spot (s) on the club face is disposed at a distance of not more than 3 mm from a club face center (c) of the club face, the club face has a toe-side end (Fe) disposed at a distance (B) of from 13 to 30 mm in the toe-heel direction towards the heel from a toe-side end (Te) of the club head, and a heel end (He) of the club head is disposed at a distance (A) of from 10 to 16 mm from the shaft center line (CL).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Masayoshi Nishio
  • Publication number: 20040048681
    Abstract: A wood-type golf club comprises a club shaft and a club head, wherein a club length is in a range of from 43 to 48 inches, a volume of the club head is in a range of not less than 250 cc, and a torque T in degree of the club shaft and a gravity point distance L in mm between the gravity point of the club head and the center line of the club shaft satisfy conditions (1) T≧0.143L−2.79 and (2) T≦0.286L—7.14.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventor: Masayoshi Nishio
  • Publication number: 20040009830
    Abstract: A golf club comprises a club shaft and a hollow club head, wherein the club head has a loft angle of from 14 to 18 degrees, a head volume of not less than 250 cc, and a sweet spot at a vertical distance of from 1 to 5 mm downwards of a face center, and the club shaft has a variable flexural rigidity whose minimum is in a range of from 5 to 10 N·m2, and the minimum flexural rigidity occurs in a range between 0% and 40% of the length of the club shaft from the end of the club shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2003
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Inventor: Masayoshi Nishio
  • Publication number: 20030171161
    Abstract: A wood-type golf club head which has a head volume of not less than 320 cc, a gravity point distance (c) in a range of from 25 to 35 mm, and a heel area width (A) in a range of from 30 to 52% of a clubhead width (B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventor: Masayoshi Nishio
  • Publication number: 20030092504
    Abstract: An iron-type golf club head comprises a face portion whose surface defines a club face for hitting a ball, the face portion is provided with a thin part which is defined as having a thickness of not more than 3 mm, the thin part defines at least a part of the club face including a sweet spot, and the distance across the thin part measured in every direction is not less than 30 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventor: Masayoshi Nishio
  • Publication number: 20020183137
    Abstract: A wood-type golf club head having a head volume of not less than 300 cc comprises a head main body having a club face for striking a golf ball and a hosel defining a shaft center line (CL) corresponding to the center line of a club shaft, wherein the center of gravity (G) of the club head is disposed at a distance (L) of from 26 to 36 mm from said shaft center line (CL), a sweet spot (s) on the club face is disposed at a distance of not more than 3 mm from a club face center (c) of the club face, the club face has a toe-side end (Fe) disposed at a distance (B) of from 13 to 30 mm in the toe-heel direction towards the heel from a toe-side end (Te) of the club head, and a heel end (He) of the club head is disposed at a distance (A) of from 10 to 16 mm from the shaft center line (CL).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventor: Masayoshi Nishio