Patents by Inventor Seiichiro Endo
Seiichiro Endo 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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Publication number: 20170312615Abstract: A back part 8 of a glove 2 includes an inside part 14, an outside part 16, a slit 18, a first belt 12, and a second belt 20. The inside part 14 includes a first fastener piece 26. The first belt 12 includes a second fastener piece provided on a reverse side and a third fastener piece 32 provided on an obverse side. The second belt 20 includes a fourth fastener piece 36. The first fastener piece 26 and the second fastener piece can be engaged with each other. The third fastener piece 32 and the fourth fastener piece 36 can be engaged with each other. The fourth fastener piece 36 and the first fastener piece 26 can be engaged with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2017Publication date: November 2, 2017Applicants: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD., KAWADA INDUSTRIAL INC.Inventors: Koichiro MATSUMOTO, Seiichiro ENDO, Toshiyuki KAWADA
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Patent number: 9061183Abstract: A golf ball 2 includes a spherical core 4 and a cover 6 positioned outside the core 4. The core 4 is obtained by crosslinking a rubber composition including 2-naphthalenethiol. The difference between: a hardness H(5.0) at a point which is located at a distance of 5 mm from the central point of the core 4; and a hardness Ho at the central point is 6.0 or greater. The difference between: a hardness H(12.5) at a point which is located at a distance of 12.5 mm from the central point; and the hardness H(5.0) is 4.0 or less. The difference between a hardness Hs at the surface of the core 4 and the hardness H(12.5) is 10.0 or greater. The difference between the hardness Hs and the hardness Ho is 22.0 or greater. There is no zone in which a hardness decreases from the central point to the surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2011Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.Inventors: Kazuhiko Isogawa, Seiichiro Endo
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Patent number: 9011272Abstract: Golf ball 2 has spherical core 4, cover 6 situated on the external side of the core 4, and paint layer 8 situated on the external side of the cover 6. The cover 6 has a Shore D hardness of no greater than 61. The paint layer 8 has a Martens hardness of no greater than 2.0 mgf/?m2. The base polymer of the paint layer 8 is a polyurethane obtained by a reaction of a polyol with a polyisocyanate. The polyisocyanate contains a buret-modified form of hexamethylene diisocyanate. The cover 6 has a thickness of 0.3 mm or greater and 1.0 mm or less. The paint layer 8 has a thickness of 5 ?m or greater and 40 ?m or less.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2013Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Dunlop Sports Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiko Isogawa, Keiji Ohama, Yoshiko Matsuyama, Seiichiro Endo
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Patent number: 8956252Abstract: A golf ball 2 includes a spherical core 4 and a cover 6 positioned outside the core 4. The golf ball 2 further has dimples 8 on a surface thereof. The core 4 is obtained by crosslinking a rubber composition. The difference between a hardness H(5.0) at a point that is located at a distance of 5 mm from the central point of the core 4, and a hardness Ho at the central point is equal to or greater than 6.0. The difference between a hardness H(12.5) at a point that is located at a distance of 12.5 mm from the central point, and the hardness H(5.0) is equal to or less than 4.0. The difference between a hardness Hs at the surface of the core 4 and the hardness H(12.5) is equal to or greater than 10.0. The difference between the hardness Hs and the hardness Ho is equal to or greater than 22.0. There is no zone in which a hardness decreases from the central point to the surface. The rubber composition of the core 4 includes 2-naphthalenethiol. A cross-sectional shape of each dimple 8 is a wave-like curve.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2011Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: SRI Sports LimitedInventors: Hirotaka Nakamura, Kazuhiko Isogawa, Seiichiro Endo, Hyoungchol Kim
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Patent number: 8840493Abstract: Golf ball 2 has spherical core 4, surrounding layer 6 situated on the external side of the core 4, mid layer 8 situated on the external side of the surrounding layer 6, cover 10 situated on the external side of the mid layer 8, and paint layer 12 situated on the external side of the cover 10. The mid layer 8 has a thickness Tm of 0.1 mm or greater and 1.2 mm or less. The ratio (Tc/Tm) of the thickness Tc of the cover 10 to the thickness Tm of the mid layer 8 is no greater than 0.50. The cover 10 has a Shore D hardness Hc of no greater than 35. The Shore D hardness Hm of the mid layer 8 is greater than the Shore D hardness Hc of the cover 10. The base material of the surrounding layer 6 is an ionomer resin. The base material of the mid layer 8 is a polyurethane. The base material of the cover 10 is a polyurethane.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2010Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: SRI Sports LimitedInventors: Hirotaka Nakamura, Keiji Ohama, Seiichiro Endo
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Publication number: 20130252763Abstract: Golf ball 2 has spherical core 4, cover 6 situated on the external side of the core 4, and paint layer 8 situated on the external side of the cover 6. The cover 6 has a Shore D hardness of no greater than 61. The paint layer 8 has a Martens hardness of no greater than 2.0 mgf/?m2. The base polymer of the paint layer 8 is a polyurethane obtained by a reaction of a polyol with a polyisocyanate. The polyisocyanate contains a buret-modified form of hexamethylene diisocyanate. The cover 6 has a thickness of 0.3 mm or greater and 1.0 mm or less. The paint layer 8 has a thickness of 5 ?m or greater and 40 ?m or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: SRI Sports LimitedInventors: Kazuhiko ISOGAWA, Keiji OHAMA, Yoshiko MATSUYAMA, Seiichiro ENDO
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Patent number: 8419570Abstract: Golf ball 2 has a spherical core 4, a mid layer 6 covering this core 4, a reinforcing layer 8 covering this mid layer 6, and a cover 10 covering this reinforcing layer 8. Base polymer of the mid layer 6 includes an ionomer resin as a principal component. The mid layer 6 has a hardness Hm as measured with a Shore D type hardness scale of equal to or greater than 55. Base polymer of the reinforcing layer 8 is a thermosetting resin. Base polymer of the cover 10 includes a thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer as a principal component. The cover 10 has a thickness Tc of equal to or less than 0.6 mm. The cover has a hardness Hc as measured with a Shore D type hardness scale of equal to or less than 54. Ratio (Tr/Tc) of the thickness Tr of the reinforcing layer to the thickness Tc of the cover is 0.005 or greater and 3.0 or less.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2005Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd.Inventors: Seiichiro Endo, Masatoshi Yokota
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Patent number: 8118690Abstract: Golf ball 2 has a spherical center 10, a mid layer 12 covering this center 10, a reinforcing layer 6 covering this mid layer 12, and a cover 8 covering this reinforcing layer 6. Base polymer of the mid layer 12 is an ionomer resin. Base polymer of the cover 8 is a thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer. The cover 8 has a thickness Tc of equal to or less than 1.2 mm, and particularly equal to or less than 0.8 mm. The difference (Ho?Hc) between the central hardness Ho of the center 10 and the hardness Hc of the cover 8 is 1 or greater and 30 or less. The cover 8 has a hardness Hc of 15 or greater and 40 or less. The product (Tc·Hc) of the thickness Tc (mm) of the cover 8 and the hardness Hc of the cover 8 is equal to or less than 25.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2007Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: SRI Sports LimitedInventors: Kazuya Kamino, Seiichiro Endo, Tsutomu Hirau
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Publication number: 20120010024Abstract: A golf ball 2 includes a spherical core 4 and a cover 6 positioned outside the core 4. The golf ball 2 further has dimples 8 on a surface thereof. The core 4 is obtained by crosslinking a rubber composition. The difference between a hardness H(5.0) at a point that is located at a distance of 5 mm from the central point of the core 4, and a hardness Ho at the central point is equal to or greater than 6.0. The difference between a hardness H (12.5) at a point that is located at a distance of 12.5 mm from the central point, and the hardness H(5.0) is equal to or less than 4.0. The difference between a hardness Hs at the surface of the core 4 and the hardness H(12.5) is equal to or greater than 10.0. The difference between the hardness Hs and the hardness Ho is equal to or greater than 22.0. There is no zone in which a hardness decreases from the central point to the surface. The rubber composition of the core 4 includes 2-naphthalenethiol. A cross-sectional shape of each dimple 8 is a wave-like curve.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2011Publication date: January 12, 2012Inventors: Hirotaka NAKAMURA, Kazuhiko ISOGAWA, Seiichiro ENDO, Hyoungchol KIM
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Publication number: 20110250991Abstract: A golf ball 2 includes a spherical core 4 and a cover 6 positioned outside the core 4. The core 4 is obtained by crosslinking a rubber composition including 2-naphthalenethiol. The difference between: a hardness H(5.0) at a point which is located at a distance of 5 mm from the central point of the core 4; and a hardness Ho at the central point is 6.0 or greater. The difference between: a hardness H(12.5) at a point which is located at a distance of 12.5 mm from the central point; and the hardness H(5.0) is 4.0 or less. The difference between a hardness Hs at the surface of the core 4 and the hardness H(12.5) is 10.0 or greater. The difference between the hardness Hs and the hardness Ho is 22.0 or greater. There is no zone in which a hardness decreases from the central point to the surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2011Publication date: October 13, 2011Inventors: Kazuhiko ISOGAWA, Seiichiro Endo
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Publication number: 20110092315Abstract: Golf ball 2 has spherical core 4, surrounding layer 6 situated on the external side of the core 4, mid layer 8 situated on the external side of the surrounding layer 6, cover 10 situated on the external side of the mid layer 8, and paint layer 12 situated on the external side of the cover 10. The mid layer 8 has a thickness Tm of 0.1 mm or greater and 1.2 mm or less. The ratio (Tc/Tm) of the thickness Tc of the cover 10 to the thickness Tm of the mid layer 8 is no greater than 0.50. The cover 10 has a Shore D hardness Hc of no greater than 35. The Shore D hardness Hm of the mid layer 8 is greater than the Shore D hardness Hc of the cover 10. The base material of the surrounding layer 6 is an ionomer resin. The base material of the mid layer 8 is a polyurethane. The base material of the cover 10 is a polyurethane.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2010Publication date: April 21, 2011Inventors: Hirotaka NAKAMURA, Keiji Ohama, Seiichiro Endo
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Patent number: 7927235Abstract: The present invention provides a golf ball having excellent rebound characteristics and flight performance, while maintaining good durability and appearance. The present invention relates to a golf ball comprising a center, an intermediate layer and a cover, the intermediate layer comprises an outermost layer and a second layer adjacent to the underside of the outermost layer, and the cover has many dimples on the surface thereof, wherein the second layer is formed from thermoplastic resin and has a thickness of 0.5 to 2.0 mm, the outermost layer is formed from thermosetting or thermoplastic resin and has a thickness of 1 to 100 ?m, the intermediate layer has depressions on the surface thereof at the position and shape corresponding to the dimples through the cover, and the cover is formed from thermoplastic resin and has a thickness of 0.1 to 0.8 mm in land portion having no dimple.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2008Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: SRI Sports Ltd.Inventors: Masatoshi Yokota, Seiichiro Endo, Masaaki Kikuchi, Koichi Fujisawa, Kazuhiko Isogawa
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Patent number: 7914397Abstract: Golf ball 2 has a spherical core 4, a mid layer 6 covering this core 4, a reinforcing layer 8 covering this mid layer 6, and a cover 10 covering this reinforcing layer 8. Base polymer of this mid layer 6 includes an ionomer resin as a principal component. Base polymer of this cover 10 includes a thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer as a principal component. The cover 10 has a thickness Tc of equal to or less than 0.6 mm. The cover 10 has a hardness Hc as measured with a Shore D type hardness scale of equal to or less than 54. The cover 10 has a volume V of equal to or less than 3.0 cm3. A product obtained by multiplying the thickness Tc, the hardness Hc and the volume V is equal to or less than 90. The reinforcing layer 8 includes a thermosetting resin as a base polymer. The reinforcing layer has a thickness of 3 ?m or greater and 50 ?m or less.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2010Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: SRI Sports LimitedInventors: Seiichiro Endo, Masatoshi Yokota
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Patent number: 7914399Abstract: The present invention provides a golf ball having excellent rebound characteristics and excellent flight performance, while maintaining good durability and good appearance. The present invention relates to a golf ball comprising a core composed of a center and at least one intermediate layer formed on the center, and a cover covering the core, and having many dimples on the surface thereof, wherein the outermost layer of the intermediate layer is formed from thermoplastic resin, has a thickness of 0.5 to 3.0 mm, and has depressions on the surface thereof at the position and shape corresponding to the dimples through the cover, and the cover is formed from thermoplastic resin and has a thickness of 0.1 to 0.8 mm in land portion having no dimple.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2008Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: SRI Sports Ltd.Inventors: Masatoshi Yokota, Seiichiro Endo, Masaaki Kikuchi, Koichi Fujisawa, Kazuhiko Isogawa
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Publication number: 20110053708Abstract: Golf ball 2 has spherical core 4, cover 6 situated on the external side of the core 4, and paint layer 8 situated on the external side of the cover 6. The cover 6 has a Shore D hardness of no greater than 61. The paint layer 8 has a Martens hardness of no greater than 2.0 mgf/?m2. The base polymer of the paint layer 8 is a polyurethane obtained by a reaction of a polyol with a polyisocyanate. The polyisocyanate contains a buret-modified form of hexamethylene diisocyanate. The cover 6 has a thickness of 0.3 mm or greater and 1.0 mm or less. The paint layer 8 has a thickness of 5 ?m or greater and 40 ?m or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Inventors: Kazuhiko Isoagawa, Keiji Ohama, Yoshiko Matsuyama, Seiichiro Endo
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Patent number: 7842216Abstract: A core having a center, and a mantle layer comprising a thermoplastic resin composition is provided. Next, a reinforcing layer including a thermosetting resin composition is formed on the surface of this core to obtain a spherical body 40. Next, this spherical body 40 is covered by two pieces of half shell 46. Next, the spherical body 40 and the half shells 46 are placed into a mold 32. Next, the mold 32 is clamped at a velocity of 0.01 mm/sec or greater and 1.0 mm/sec or less. The thermoplastic resin composition of the half shell 46 is heated while being compressed in the spherical cavity to result in flow. This thermoplastic resin composition is hardened to give a cover having a thickness of 0.1 mm or greater and less than 0.7 mm. The difference (T?Fc) between the molding temperature T and the incipient fluidization temperature Fc of the thermoplastic resin composition of the cover is 0° C. or greater and 30° C. or less.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2005Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: SRI Sports LimitedInventors: Seiichiro Endo, Masatoshi Yokota, Koichi Fujisawa, Kazuhiko Isogawa
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Publication number: 20100137076Abstract: Golf ball 2 has a spherical core 4, a mid layer 6 covering this core 4, a reinforcing layer 8 covering this mid layer 6, and a cover 10 covering this reinforcing layer 8. Base polymer of this mid layer 6 includes an ionomer resin as a principal component. Base polymer of this cover 10 includes a thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer as a principal component. The cover 10 has a thickness Tc of equal to or less than 0.6 mm. The cover 10 has a hardness Hc as measured with a Shore D type hardness scale of equal to or less than 54. The cover 10 has a volume V of equal to or less than 3.0 cm3. A product obtained by multiplying the thickness Tc, the hardness Hc and the volume V is equal to or less than 90. The reinforcing layer 8 includes a thermosetting resin as a base polymer. The reinforcing layer has a thickness of 3 ?m or greater and 50 ?m or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2010Publication date: June 3, 2010Inventors: Seiichiro ENDO, Masatoshi Yokota
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Patent number: 7727086Abstract: The present invention provides a golf ball having excellent rebound characteristics and flight performance, while maintaining good durability and appearance. The present invention relates to a golf ball comprising a center, an intermediate layer and a cover, the intermediate layer comprises an outermost layer and a second layer adjacent to the underside of the outermost layer, and the cover has many dimples on the surface thereof, wherein the second layer is formed from thermoplastic resin and has a thickness of 0.5 to 2.0 mm, the outermost layer is formed from thermosetting or thermoplastic resin and has a thickness of 1 to 100 ?m, the intermediate layer has depressions on the surface thereof at the position and shape corresponding to the dimples through the cover, and the cover is formed from thermoplastic resin and has a thickness of 0.1 to 0.8 mm in land portion having no dimple.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2005Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Assignee: SRI Sports Ltd.Inventors: Masatoshi Yokota, Seiichiro Endo, Masaaki Kikuchi, Koichi Fujisawa, Kazuhiko Isogawa
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Patent number: 7718107Abstract: A mold (1) includes an upper mold half (U) and a lower mold half (L). The mold (1) includes a gate (G), a pole vent pin (P), a support pin (S) and an intermediate vent pin (M). The support pin (S) has a latitude (?s) of 45 degrees to 85 degrees. Each of the upper mold half (U) and the lower mold half (L) has at least three support pins (S). The intermediate vent pin (M) has a latitude (?m) of 45 degrees to 85 degrees. Each of the upper mold half (U) and the lower mold half (L) has at least three intermediate vent pins (M). A difference between the latitude (?m) of the intermediate vent pin (M) and the latitude (?s) of the support pin (S) is equal to or smaller than 15 degrees. A clearance between the intermediate vent pin (M) and a pin hole (13) is 5 ?m to 50 ?m. By the mold (1), a cover having a thickness of 1.4 mm or less is formed.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2004Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: SRI Sports LimitedInventors: Seiichiro Endo, Takahiro Sajima
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Patent number: 7704431Abstract: A mold comprises a spherical cavity, a support pin capable of being moved forward and backward with respect to the cavity, and a vent pin (8). The vent pin (8) includes two slits (S), an annular groove (20) and a vertical groove (22). An upper end (24) of the slit (S) is opened toward the cavity. A lower end (26) of the slit (S) is opened toward the annular groove (20). The annular groove (20) is coupled to the vertical groove (22). The lower end of the vertical groove (22) is opened toward air. A width (W) of the slit (S) is preferably equal to or greater than 1 ?m, is more preferably equal to or greater than 3 ?m, and is particularly preferably equal to or greater than 5 ?m. A depth (D) of the slit (S) is preferably equal to or greater than 10% of a diameter (?), is more preferably equal to or greater than 15% of the diameter (?), and is particularly preferably equal to or greater than 20% of the diameter (?). It is preferable that the same slit (3) should be formed on the support pin.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2004Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignee: SRI Sports LimitedInventors: Seiichiro Endo, Masatoshi Yokota, Yoshiyuki Nakai, Hiroaki Tanaka