Patents by Inventor Satoshi Shimono

Satoshi Shimono 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: 10384104
    Abstract: Provided is a fiber-reinforced golf club shaft with small cantilever bending displacement despite its light weight, and provided to exhibit a longer carry distance while showing excellent ball flight patterns regardless of the skills of a golfer. The golf club shaft configured to have a plurality of fiber-reinforced plastic layers made of resin and a fiber material, comprising: wherein formula (1) below is satisfied when the length of the golf club shaft is set as “L” (mm), the weight as “W” (g), and the displacement as “D” (mm) that is observed when a cantilever bending test is conducted by exerting a predetermined load in the vicinity of the tip end while supporting the butt end to measure the displacement at the tip end. 455?D+7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Kaneko, Hiroyasu Kikawa, Satoshi Shimono
  • Publication number: 20190076709
    Abstract: A tubular body designing method includes: an analysis step of calculating a plurality of objective functions of a tubular body, which is to be formed of a plurality of fiber-reinforced resin layers laminated together, by repeatedly performing calculation according to a discrete method using a lamination model while successively changing a value of a design variable of the tubular body; and a search step of searching for a value of the design variable where a maximum value or a minimum value is obtained from the calculated plurality of objective functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi SHIMONO, Katsuyuki SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20180290034
    Abstract: A golf gear fitting system (2) includes a swing data acquisition unit (21) to acquire swing data from a sensor (11) installed in a golf club (1), a swing data storage unit (22) to store the swing data acquired by the swing data acquisition unit (21), a data classification unit (23) to classify the swing data stored in the swing data storage unit (22), and a data prediction unit (24) to predict swing data of specifications not measured by the sensor (11) by referring to the swing data classified in the data classification unit (23).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi SHIMONO, Katsuyuki SUKUKI
  • Publication number: 20180221731
    Abstract: Provided is a fiber-reinforced golf club shaft with small cantilever bending displacement despite its light weight, and provided to exhibit a longer carry distance while showing excellent ball flight patterns regardless of the skills of a golfer. The golf club shaft configured to have a plurality of fiber-reinforced plastic layers made of resin and a fiber material, comprising: wherein formula (1) below is satisfied when the length of the golf club shaft is set as “L” (mm), the weight as “W” (g), and the displacement as “D” (mm) that is observed when a cantilever bending test is conducted by exerting a predetermined load in the vicinity of the tip end while supporting the butt end to measure the displacement at the tip end. 455?D+7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi KANEKO, Hiroyasu KIKAWA, Satoshi SHIMONO
  • Patent number: 10004960
    Abstract: A golf club shaft which satisfies strength and is lightweight is provided by the present invention. This golf club shaft comprises one or more fiber-reinforced resin layers, and is characterized by satisfying the following relationship (1), wherein x [mm] is the displacement in a cantilever bending test, M [g] is the mass of the golf club shaft, and L [mm] is the length thereof, and by satisfying the following strength standard values [1]-[4]: M×(L/1168)<49.66 e?0.0015x (relationship 1); [1] the three-point bending strength at T-90 (the position 90 mm apart from the smaller-diameter end) is 800 N or higher; [2] the three-point bending strength at T-175 (the position 175 mm apart from the smaller-diameter end) is 400 N or higher; [3] the three-point bending strength at T-525 (the position 525 mm apart from the smaller-diameter end) is 400 N or higher; and [4] the three-point bending strength at B-175 (the position 175 mm apart from the larger-diameter end) is 400 N or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Shimono, Takashi Kaneko, Masahiro Kishi
  • Publication number: 20180015339
    Abstract: The present invention provides a high-balance-point shaft capable of increasing ball speed. A golf club shaft formed by laminating fiber-reinforced resin, wherein the balance point obtained by formula below is set to be 53% or higher; and the kickpoint obtained by formula below is set to be 44% or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi SHIMONO, Takashi KANEKO
  • Publication number: 20160271466
    Abstract: A golf club shaft which satisfies strength and is lightweight is provided by the present invention. This golf club shaft comprises one or more fiber-reinforced resin layers, and is characterized by satisfying the following relationship (1), wherein x [mm] is the displacement in a cantilever bending test, M [g] is the mass of the golf club shaft, and L [mm] is the length thereof, and by satisfying the following strength standard values [1]-[4]: M×(L/1168)<49.66 e?0.0015x (relationship 1); [1] the three-point bending strength at T-90 (the position 90 mm apart from the smaller-diameter end) is 800 N or higher; [2] the three-point bending strength at T-175 (the position 175 mm apart from the smaller-diameter end) is 400 N or higher; [3] the three-point bending strength at T-525 (the position 525 mm apart from the smaller-diameter end) is 400 N or higher; and [4] the three-point bending strength at B-175 (the position 175 mm apart from the larger-diameter end) is 400 N or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi SHIMONO, Takashi KANEKO, Masahiro KISHI
  • Patent number: 9387378
    Abstract: A golf club shaft which satisfies strength and is lightweight is provided by the present invention. This golf club shaft comprises one or more fiber-reinforced resin layers, and is characterized by satisfying the following relationship (1), wherein x [mm] is the displacement in a cantilever bending test, M [g] is the mass of the golf club shaft, and L [mm] is the length thereof, and by satisfying the following strength standard values [1]-[4]: M×(L/1168)<49.66 e?0.0015x (relationship 1); [1] the three-point bending strength at T-90 (the position 90 mm apart from the smaller-diameter end) is 800 N or higher; [2] the three-point bending strength at T-175 (the position 175 mm apart from the smaller-diameter end) is 400 N or higher; [3] the three-point bending strength at T-525 (the position 525 mm apart from the smaller-diameter end) is 400 N or higher; and [4] the three-point bending strength at B-175 (the position 175 mm apart from the larger-diameter end) is 400 N or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Shimono, Takashi Kaneko, Masahiro Kishi
  • Publication number: 20150375073
    Abstract: A golf equipment fitting system and a golf equipment fitting program is capable of providing accurate calculation results even when specifications that affect swing time are changed, and of outputting simulation results in a short period of time. The golf equipment fitting system and the golf equipment fitting program calculate a swing response surface and a time response surface using a response surface methodology based on an obtained swing data. Also, the golf equipment fitting system and the golf equipment fitting program calculate the swing data of a golf club that is not used for measurement from the swing response surface and the time response surface, simulate a golf swing based on the calculated swing data, and output the results of simulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi KODAMA, Katsuyuki SUZUKI, Satoshi SHIMONO
  • Publication number: 20150297963
    Abstract: The present invention provides a high-balance-point shaft capable of increasing ball speed. A golf club shaft formed by laminating fiber-reinforced resin, wherein the balance point obtained by formula below is set to be 53% or higher; and the kickpoint obtained by formula below is set to be 44% or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi SHIMONO, Takashi KANEKO
  • Publication number: 20150157906
    Abstract: A golf club shaft which satisfies strength and is lightweight is provided by the present invention. This golf club shaft comprises one or more fiber-reinforced resin layers, and is characterized by satisfying the following relationship (1), wherein x [mm] is the displacement in a cantilever bending test, M [g] is the mass of the golf club shaft, and L [mm] is the length thereof, and by satisfying the following strength standard values [1]-[4]: M×(L/1168)<49.66 e?0.0015x (relationship 1); [1] the three-point bending strength at T-90 (the position 90 mm apart from the smaller-diameter end) is 800 N or higher; [2] the three-point bending strength at T-175 (the position 175 mm apart from the smaller-diameter end) is 400 N or higher; [3] the three-point bending strength at T-525 (the position 525 mm apart from the smaller-diameter end) is 400 N or higher; and [4] the three-point bending strength at B-175 (the position 175 mm apart from the larger-diameter end) is 400 N or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Shimono, Takashi Kaneko, Masahiro Kishi