Patents by Inventor Steven Aoyama

Steven Aoyama 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: 20240075348
    Abstract: Golf balls include dimples for generating a turbulent boundary layer. At least some of the dimples include a fan-shape. The fan-shaped dimple has a plurality of blades. Each blade has a trailing edge flush with a land area of a spherical surface of the golf ball, a leading edge, and a side wall connected to the leading edge. The dimple also has a sloped floor extending from the trailing edge to the leading edge, a blade tip connecting the leading edge to the trailing edge at a distal end of the blade, and a blade root connecting the leading edge to the trailing edge at a proximal end of the blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventor: Steven Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20240017128
    Abstract: Sighting aids for golf balls that allow a golfer to sight a direction in which to hit or putt a golf ball and a method of producing the same and golf balls having sighting aids that have a certain degree of wrap determined by a sighting equation and surface coverage determine by a surface coverage equation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Matthew Hogge, Michael Madson, Steven Aoyama, Vincent Simonds, Courtney Engle
  • Patent number: 11813500
    Abstract: Golf balls include dimples for generating a turbulent boundary layer. At least some of the dimples include a fan-shape. The fan-shaped dimple has a plurality of blades. Each blade has a trailing edge flush with a land area of a spherical surface of the golf ball, a leading edge, and a side wall connected to the leading edge. The dimple also has a sloped floor extending from the trailing edge to the leading edge, a blade tip connecting the leading edge to the trailing edge at a distal end of the blade, and a blade root connecting the leading edge to the trailing edge at a proximal end of the blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventor: Steven Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20230302328
    Abstract: Golf balls include dimples for generating a turbulent boundary layer. At least some of the dimples include a fan-shape. The fan-shaped dimple has a plurality of blades. Each blade has a trailing edge flush with a land area of a spherical surface of the golf ball, a leading edge, and a side wall connected to the leading edge. The dimple also has a sloped floor extending from the trailing edge to the leading edge, a blade tip connecting the leading edge to the trailing edge at a distal end of the blade, and a blade root connecting the leading edge to the trailing edge at a proximal end of the blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventor: Steven Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20190151719
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to golf balls having a diameter of greater than 1.68 inches and including at least one layer formed from an HNP composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Sullivan, Mark L. Binette, Steven Aoyama
  • Patent number: 10245469
    Abstract: The present invention relates to golf balls, specifically to a golf ball comprising an aerodynamic pattern having novel shaped dimple structures which reduce the variation in airflow turning angle thereby improving the golf ball's flight performance. The dimple structures have a conical shaped base with a dimple in the center and reduced or no flat land areas between the dimples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Steven Aoyama, Traci L. Olson
  • Publication number: 20190076702
    Abstract: The present invention concerns golf balls having a modified aerodynamic configuration and a method for creating a modified aerodynamic configuration that improves dimple coverage, interdigitation, and non-alignment in golf ball dimple patterns by rotating the repeating area elements about pre-determined center points, with further optional steps of expanding or contracting the elemental arrangements about pre-determined center points, enlarging or reducing the sizes of dimples, and adding extra dimples to occupy land areas created by the previous steps. The resulting modified aerodynamic configuration with a rotated element has increased dimple coverage, greater interdigitation and improved non-alignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventor: Steven Aoyama
  • Patent number: 10188912
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to golf balls having a diameter of greater than 1.68 inches and including at least one layer formed from an HNP composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Sullivan, Mark L. Binette, Steven Aoyama
  • Patent number: 10155135
    Abstract: The present invention concerns golf balls having a modified aerodynamic configuration and a method for creating a modified aerodynamic configuration that improves dimple coverage, interdigitation, and non-alignment in golf ball dimple patterns by rotating the repeating area elements about pre-determined center points, with further optional steps of expanding or contracting the elemental arrangements about pre-determined center points, enlarging or reducing the sizes of dimples, and adding extra dimples to occupy land areas created by the previous steps. The resulting modified aerodynamic configuration with a rotated element has increased dimple coverage, greater interdigitation and improved non-alignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventor: Steven Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20180221715
    Abstract: The present invention relates to golf balls, specifically to a golf ball comprising an aerodynamic pattern having novel shaped dimple structures which reduce the variation in airflow turning angle thereby improving the golf ball's flight performance. The dimple structures have a conical shaped base with a dimple in the center and reduced or no flat land areas between the dimples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Steven Aoyama, Traci L. Olson
  • Publication number: 20180161631
    Abstract: The present invention concerns golf balls having a modified aerodynamic configuration and a method for creating a modified aerodynamic configuration that improves dimple coverage, interdigitation, and non-alignment in golf ball dimple patterns by rotating the repeating area elements about their pre-determined center points, with further optional steps of expanding or contracting the elemental arrangements about their pre-determined center points, enlarging or reducing the sizes of dimples, and adding extra dimples to occupy land areas created by the previous steps. The resulting modified aerodynamic configuration with a rotated element has increased dimple coverage, greater interdigitation and improved non-alignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventor: Steven Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20180161630
    Abstract: The present invention concerns golf balls having a modified aerodynamic configuration and a method for creating a modified aerodynamic configuration that improves dimple coverage, interdigitation, and non-alignment in golf ball dimple patterns by rotating the repeating area elements about pre-determined center points, with further optional steps of expanding or contracting the elemental arrangements about pre-determined center points, enlarging or reducing the sizes of dimples, and adding extra dimples to occupy land areas created by the previous steps. The resulting modified aerodynamic configuration with a rotated element has increased dimple coverage, greater interdigitation and improved non-alignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventor: Steven Aoyama
  • Patent number: 9956454
    Abstract: The present invention relates to golf balls, specifically to a golf ball comprising an aerodynamic pattern having novel shaped dimple structures which reduce the variation in airflow turning angle thereby improving the golf ball's flight performance. The dimple structures have a conical shaped base with a dimple in the center and reduced or no flat land areas between the dimples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Steven Aoyama, Traci L. Olson
  • Publication number: 20160339301
    Abstract: The present invention relates to golf balls, specifically to a golf ball comprising an aerodynamic pattern having novel shaped dimple structures which reduce the variation in airflow turning angle thereby improving the golf ball's flight performance. The dimple structures have a conical shaped base with a dimple in the center and reduced or no flat land areas between the dimples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Steven Aoyama, Traci L. Olson
  • Publication number: 20160303430
    Abstract: Large diameter golf balls having a foam core are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Sullivan, Mark L. Binette, Steven Aoyama
  • Patent number: 9403063
    Abstract: The present invention relates to golf balls, specifically to a golf ball comprising an aerodynamic pattern having novel shaped dimple structures which reduce the variation in airflow turning angle thereby improving the golf ball's flight performance. The dimple structures have a conical shaped base with a dimple in the center and reduced or no flat land areas between the dimples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Steven Aoyama, Traci L. Olson
  • Patent number: 9381403
    Abstract: Large diameter golf balls having a foam core are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Sullivan, Mark L. Binette, Steven Aoyama
  • Patent number: 9180344
    Abstract: A golf ball dimple having a plurality of arms wherein each arm includes a leading edge, a trailing edge, side walls, and a sloped floor. The dimples of the invention may be included in a dimple pattern that may also include other types of dimples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventor: Steven Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20150174452
    Abstract: The present invention relates to golf balls, specifically to a golf ball comprising an aerodynamic pattern having novel shaped dimple structures which reduce the variation in airflow turning angle thereby improving the golf ball's flight performance. The dimple structures have a conical shaped base with a dimple in the center and reduced or no flat land areas between the dimples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Steven Aoyama, Traci L. Olson
  • Publication number: 20150141166
    Abstract: Large diameter golf balls having a foam core are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: ACUSHNET COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael J. Sullivan, Mark L. Binette, Steven Aoyama