Patents by Inventor Nobuyuki Kataoka

Nobuyuki Kataoka 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: 20110013909
    Abstract: Problem An object of the present invention is to provide an optical code division multiple access system which is used by many people. Means for Solving The above problem is solved by an optical code division multiple access, OCDMA, system 5 which have a central office 2 comprising a multi-port optical encoder 1, a decode part 4 comprising a decoder 3 for decoding optical code signals from the multi-port optical encoder 1. The multi-port optical encoder 1 transform input optical signals into optical code signals the wavelength of them differs at predetermined amount based on code pattern. The decoder 3 is super structured fiber Bragg grating, SSFBG, which has center wavelength that corresponds to optical code signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Kataoka, Naoya Wada, Gabriella Cincotti, Xu Wang, Kenichi Kitayama, Akira Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 7723427
    Abstract: A golf ball which is formed from a vulcanized rubber compound composed of 100 parts by weight of a rubber base material, 10 to 60 parts by weight of an unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or a metal salt thereof, 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of an organosulfur compound, 5 to 80 parts by weight of an inorganic filler, and 0.1 to 3 parts by weight of an organic peroxide, the rubber base material being composed of a first polybutadiene accounting for 50 to 95 wt % and a second polybutadiene accounting for 5 to 50 wt %, both polybutadiene being synthesized by using a rare earth element-based catalyst, the first polybutadiene containing no less than 60 wt % of cis-1,4 bonds and having a Mooney viscosity (ML1+4 (100° C.)) no lower than 50 and the second polybutadiene containing no less than 60 wt % of cis-1,4 bonds and having a Mooney viscosity (ML1+, (100° C.)) no higher than 45. The golf ball is characterized by good rebound resilience and good workability with which it is produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Higuchi, Nobuyuki Kataoka, Atsushi Nanba, Hiroto Sasaki
  • Patent number: 7488779
    Abstract: A golf ball which is formed from a vulcanized rubber compound composed of 100 parts by weight of a rubber base material, 10 to 60 parts by weight of an unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or a metal salt thereof, 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of an organosulfur compound, 5 to 80 parts by weight of an inorganic filler, and 0.1 to 3 parts by weight of an organic peroxide, the rubber base material being composed of a first polybutadiene accounting for 50 to 95 wt % and a second polybutadiene accounting for 5 to 50 wt %, both polybutadiene being synthesized by using a rare earth element-based catalyst, the first polybutadiene containing no less than 60 wt % of cis-1,4 bonds and having a Mooney viscosity (ML1+4 (100° C.)) no lower than 50 and the second polybutadiene containing no less than 60 wt % of cis-1,4 bonds and having a Mooney viscosity (ML1+4 (100° C.)) no higher than 45. The golf ball is characterized by good rebound resilience and good workability with which it is produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Higuchi, Nobuyuki Kataoka, Atsushi Nanba, Hiroto Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20080318709
    Abstract: A golf ball which is formed from a vulcanized rubber compound composed of 100 parts by weight of a rubber base material, 10 to 60 parts by weight of an unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or a metal salt thereof, 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of an organosulfur compound, 5 to 80 parts by weight of an inorganic filler, and 0.1 to 3 parts by weight of an organic peroxide, the rubber base material being composed of a first polybutadiene accounting for 50 to 95 wt % and a second polybutadiene accounting for 5 to 50 wt %, both polybutadiene being synthesized by using a rare earth element-based catalyst, the first polybutadiene containing no less than 60 wt % of cis-1,4 bonds and having a Mooney viscosity (ML1+4 (100° C.)) no lower than 50 and the second polybutadiene containing no less than 60 wt % of cis-1,4 bonds and having a Mooney viscosity (ML1+, (100° C.)) no higher than 45. The golf ball is characterized by good rebound resilience and good workability with which it is produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Hiroshi HIGUCHI, Nobuyuki Kataoka, Atsushi Nanba, Hiroto Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20070197735
    Abstract: A golf ball which is formed from a vulcanized rubber compound composed of 100 parts by weight of a rubber base material, 10 to 60 parts by weight of an unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or a metal salt thereof, 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of an organosulfur compound, 5 to 80 parts by weight of an inorganic filler, and 0.1 to 3 parts by weight of an organic peroxide, the rubber base material being composed of a first polybutadiene accounting for 50 to 95 wt % and a second polybutadiene accounting for 5 to 50 wt %, both polybutadiene being synthesized by using a rare earth element-based catalyst, the first polybutadiene containing no less than 60 wt % of cis-1,4 bonds and having a Mooney viscosity (ML1+4 (100° C.)) no lower than 50 and the second polybutadiene containing no less than 60 wt % of cis-1,4 bonds and having a Mooney viscosity (ML1+4 (100° C.)) no higher than 45. The golf ball is characterized by good rebound resilience and good workability with which it is produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventors: Hiroshi Higuchi, Nobuyuki Kataoka, Atsushi Nanba, Hiroto Sasaki
  • Patent number: 7241231
    Abstract: A rubber composition for a one-piece golf ball or the solid core of a multilayer structure solid golf ball having a solid core enclosed with a cover directly or via an intermediate layer is provided comprising a base rubber, a dry preblend of an unsaturated carboxylic acid metal salt with a solid rubber having a Mooney viscosity (ML1+4, 100° C.) of 5–150, and an organic peroxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Nobuyuki Kataoka
  • Patent number: 7238120
    Abstract: A rubber compound for solid golf balls which includes (A) a base rubber, (B) a filler, (C) an organic peroxide, and (D) a co-crosslinking agent coated with a coating rubber in which the ratio of the co-crosslinking agent to the coating rubber is from 100/1 to 100/20 by weight. A solid golf ball with good flight performance and uniform quality which is formed from the rubber compound. The rubber compound contains a co-crosslinking agent (a metal salt of unsaturated carboxylic acid) finely dispersed therein and also permits processing with good workability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Kataoka, Atsushi Nanba, Hiroshi Higuchi, Kazuhiko Nakamura, Masataka Imoto
  • Patent number: 7238746
    Abstract: A golf ball, typically its core, is manufactured by hot molding a rubber composition comprising a base rubber, an unsaturated carboxylic acid or a metal salt thereof, and an organic peroxide, the base rubber comprising a methacryloxy or acryloxy-modified silicone polymer and optionally, a peroxide-crosslinkable rubber. The golf ball exhibits high rebound and prevents the rebound property from declining at low temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Kataoka, Hiroshi Higuchi, Atsushi Nanba
  • Patent number: 7230053
    Abstract: A golf ball, typically its core, is manufactured by molding and vulcanizing a rubber composition comprising a base rubber, an unsaturated carboxylic acid or a metal salt thereof, an inorganic filler, an organic peroxide, and an organosulfur compound. The base rubber contains a polybutadiene having a Mw of 60–150×104 and a Mw/Mn of up to 2.0 and containing at least 98% of cis-1,4 bonds and up to 1.5% of trans-1,4 bonds. The composition is easy to mold and work, and the golf ball has good rebound and improved flight performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Higuchi, Nobuyuki Kataoka, Atsushi Nanba, Yasuo Wakatsuki, Shojiro Kaita
  • Patent number: 7226367
    Abstract: A golf ball comprises a solid core consisting of a center core and an outer core, wherein at least one of cores is made of a rubber composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a base rubber including. 60 to 100% by weight of a polybutadiene containing at least 60% by weight of cis-1,4-bond, having a Mooney viscosity (ML1+4 (100° C.)) of at least 52, and synthesized using a rare-earth catalyst, 10 to 60 parts by weight of an unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or a metal salt thereof, 5 to 80 parts by weight of an-inorganic filler, and an organic peroxide, and wherein the center core has a JIS-C hardness of 40 to 60 on its center and a JIS-C hardness of 55 to 75 on its surface and the difference therebetween is at least 10, the outer core is harder than the surface hardness of the center core, the cross-sectional hardness of 1 mm outside from the border between the center core and the outer core is from 65 to 85 on a JIS-C hardness, the surface of the outer core has a JIS-C hardness of 75 to 95.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Higuchi, Nobuyuki Kataoka, Atsushi Nanba, Hiroyuki Nagasawa
  • Patent number: 7223819
    Abstract: A golf ball which is formed from a vulcanized rubber compound composed of 100 parts by weight of a rubber base material, 10 to 60 parts by weight of an unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or a metal salt thereof, 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of an organosulfur compound, 5 to 80 parts by weight of an inorganic filler, and 0.1 to 3 parts by weight of an organic peroxide, the rubber base material being composed of a first polybutadiene accounting for 50 to 95 wt % and a second polybutadiene accounting for 5 to 50 wt %, both polybutadiene being synthesized by using a rare earth element-based catalyst, the first polybutadiene containing no less than 60 wt % of cis-1,4 bonds and having a Mooney viscosity (ML1+4 (100° C.)) no lower than 50 and the second polybutadiene containing no less than 60 wt % of cis-1,4 bonds and having a Mooney viscosity (ML1+4 (100° C.)) no higher than 45. The golf ball is characterized by good rebound resilience and good workability with which it is produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Higuchi, Nobuyuki Kataoka, Atsushi Nanba, Hiroto Sasaki
  • Patent number: 7199190
    Abstract: A golf ball-which is formed from a crosslinked rubber compound composed of, as essential components, (A) a rubber base material composed of (a) a polybutadiene containing no less than 60 wt % of cis-1,4 bonds and having a Mooney viscosity (ML1+4 (100° C.)) of 50 to 120, which is synthesized by using a group VIII element catalyst and/or a rare earth element-based catalyst, and (b) a solid isoprene rubber containing no less than 60 wt % of cis-1,4 bonds and having a Mooney viscosity (ML1+4 (100° C.)) of 70 to 90, with the ratio of (a) to (b) being from 70/30 to 98/2 by weight; (B) an unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or a metal salt thereof; and (C) an organic peroxide. The golf ball is characterized by good rebound resilience and good workability with which it is produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Higuchi, Nobuyuki Kataoka, Atsushi Nanba, Hiroto Sasaki
  • Patent number: 7189786
    Abstract: A golf ball which is formed from a crosslinked rubber compound composed of, as essential components, (A) a rubber base material composed of (a) a polybutadiene containing no less than 60 wt % of cis-1,4 bonds and having a Mooney viscosity (ML1+4 (100° C.)) of 50 to 120, which is synthesized by using a group VIII catalyst element and/or a rare earth element-based catalyst, and (b) a solid isoprene rubber containing no less than 60 wt % of cis-1,4 bonds and having a Mooney viscosity (ML1+4 (100° C.)) of 70 to 90, with the ratio of (a) to (b) being from 96/4 to 99/1 by weight; (B) an unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or a metal salt thereof; and (C) an organic peroxide. The golf ball is characterized by good rebound resilience and good workability with which it is produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Higuchi, Atsushi Nanba, Nobuyuki Kataoka, Hiroto Sasaki
  • Patent number: 7183357
    Abstract: A golf ball has a core obtained by molding and vulcanizing a rubber composition comprising (A) a base rubber which includes a polybutadiene having a cis-1,4 content of at least 60 wt %, (B) an unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or metal salt thereof, (C) an inorganic filler and (D) at least one organic peroxide selected from among 1,1-bis(t-hexylperoxy)cyclohexane, 1,1-bis(t-hexylperoxy)-3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexane, and 2,2-bis(4,4-di-t-butylperoxycyclohexyl)propane. The golf ball has excellent rebound characteristics and flight performance as well as a high productivity due to a reduced vulcanization time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Higuchi, Nobuyuki Kataoka, Atsushi Nanba, Hiroyuki Nagasawa
  • Publication number: 20060240911
    Abstract: A golf ball comprises a solid core consisting of a center core and an outer core, wherein at least one of cores is made of a rubber composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a base rubber including. 60 to 100% by weight of a polybutadiene containing at least 60% by weight of cis-1,4-bond, having a Mooney viscosity (ML1+4 (100° C.)) of at least 52, and synthesized using a rare-earth catalyst, 10 to 60 parts by weight of an unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or a metal salt thereof, 5 to 80 parts by weight of an-inorganic filler, and an organic peroxide, and wherein the center core has a JIS-C hardness of 40 to 60 on its center and a JIS-C hardness of 55 to 75 on its surface and the difference therebetween is at least 10, the outer core is harder than the surface hardness of the center core, the cross-sectional hardness of 1 mm outside from the border between the center core and the outer core is from 65 to 85 on a JIS-C hardness, the surface of the outer core has a JIS-C hardness of 75 to 95.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi HIGUCHI, Nobuyuki KATAOKA, Atsushi NANBA, Hiroyuki NAGASAWA
  • Patent number: 7074859
    Abstract: A golf ball is characterized by comprising a molded and vulcanized product of a rubber composition as a constituent component, the rubber composition comprising 100 pbw of a base rubber including 60–100 wt % of a polybutadiene containing at least 60 wt % of cis-1,4-bond, having a Mooney viscosity (ML1+4 (100° C.)) of at least 40, and synthesized using a rare-earth catalyst, 10–60 pbw of an unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or a metal salt thereof, 0.1–5 pbw of an organosulfur compound, 5–80 pbw of an inorganic filler, and at least two organic peroxides including an organic peroxide having the shortest half-life at 155° C. designated (a) and another organic peroxide having the longest half-life at 155° C. designated (b), a ratio of half-lives (bt/at) being from 7 to 20 wherein at is the half-life of (a) and bt is the half-life of (b), a total content of the organic peroxides being 0.1–0.8 pbw per 100 pbw of the base rubber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Higuchi, Nobuyuki Kataoka, Atsushi Nanba, Hiroyuki Nagasawa
  • Patent number: 7067572
    Abstract: A golf ball is manufactured by molding and vulcanizing a rubber composition comprising 100 pbw of a base rubber composed primarily of a polybutadiene having a cis-1,4 content of at least 60 wt % and a Mooney viscosity of at least 30 and synthesized using a rare-earth catalyst, 15–50 pbw of an unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or a metal salt thereof, at least 2 pbw of a processing aid having a highest melting point of up to 115° C., and 1–5 pbw of an organic peroxide. The golf ball can be efficiently manufactured and has excellent rebound characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Higuchi, Nobuyuki Kataoka, Hiroyuki Nagasawa, Atsushi Nanba
  • Publication number: 20060047074
    Abstract: A golf ball-which is formed from a crosslinked rubber compound composed of, as essential components, (A) a rubber base material composed of (a) a polybutadiene containing no less than 60 wt % of cis-1,4 bonds and having a Mooney viscosity (ML1+4 (100° C.)) of 50 to 120, which is synthesized by using a group VIII element catalyst and/or a rare earth element-based catalyst, and (b) a solid isoprene rubber containing no less than 60 wt % of cis-1,4 bonds and having a Mooney viscosity (ML1+4 (100° C.)) of 70 to 90, with the ratio of (a) to (b) being from 70/30 to 98/2 by weight; (B) an unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or a metal salt thereof; and (C) an organic peroxide. The golf ball is characterized by good rebound resilience and good workability with which it is produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Hiroshi Higuchi, Nobuyuki Kataoka, Atsushi Nanba, Hiroto Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20060047082
    Abstract: A golf ball which is formed from a crosslinked rubber compound composed of, as essential components, (A) a rubber base material composed of (a) a polybutadiene containing no less than 60 wt % of cis-1,4 bonds and having a Mooney viscosity (ML1+4 (100° C.)) of 50 to 120, which is synthesized by using a group VIII catalyst element and/or a rare earth element-based catalyst, and (b) a solid isoprene rubber containing no less than 60 wt % of cis-1,4 bonds and having a Mooney viscosity (ML1+4 (100° C.)) of 70 to 90, with the ratio of (a) to (b) being from 96/4 to 99/1 by weight; (B) an unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or a metal salt thereof; and ((C) an organic peroxide. The golf ball is characterized by good rebound resilience and good workability with which it is produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Hiroshi Higuchi, Atsushi Nanba, Nobuyuki Kataoka, Hiroto Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20060047080
    Abstract: A golf ball which is formed from a vulcanized rubber compound composed of 100 parts by weight of a rubber base material, 10 to 60 parts by weight of an unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or a metal salt thereof, 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of an organosulfur compound, 5 to 80 parts by weight of an inorganic filler, and 0.1 to 3 parts by weight of an organic peroxide, the rubber base material being composed of a first polybutadiene accounting for 50 to 95 wt % and a second polybutadiene accounting for 5 to 50 wt %, both polybutadiene being synthesized by using a rare earth element-based catalyst, the first polybutadiene containing no less than 60 wt % of cis-1,4 bonds and having a Mooney viscosity (ML1+4 (100° C.)) no lower than 50 and the second polybutadiene containing no less than 60 wt % of cis-1,4 bonds and having a Mooney viscosity (ML1+4 (100° C.)) no higher than 45. The golf ball is characterized by good rebound resilience and good workability with which it is produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Hiroshi Higuchi, Nobuyuki Kataoka, Atsushi Nanba, Hiroto Sasaki