Patents by Inventor Takeshi SHIMAUCHI

Takeshi SHIMAUCHI 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: 9566485
    Abstract: A shaft 6 includes full length layers provided wholly in a longitudinal direction of the shaft, and a tip end partial layer provided on a tip part of the shaft. The full length layers include a bias layer and a straight layer. The tip end partial layer includes an inner glass fiber reinforced layer. When a full length of the shaft is defined as Ls, and a distance between a tip end of the shaft and a center of gravity G of the shaft is defined as Lg, a ratio (Lg/Ls) is equal to or greater than 0.52 and equal to or less than 0.65. A weight of the shaft is equal to or less than 65 g. Preferably, the inner glass fiber reinforced layer is positioned inside the bias layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hasegawa, Kiyofumi Matsunaga, Takeshi Shimauchi
  • Publication number: 20140106895
    Abstract: A shaft 6 includes full length layers provided wholly in a longitudinal direction of the shaft, and a tip end partial layer provided on a tip part of the shaft. The full length layers include a bias layer and a straight layer. The tip end partial layer includes an inner glass fiber reinforced layer. When a full length of the shaft is defined as Ls, and a distance between a tip end of the shaft and a center of gravity G of the shaft is defined as Lg, a ratio (Lg/Ls) is equal to or greater than 0.52 and equal to or less than 0.65. A weight of the shaft is equal to or less than 65 g. Preferably, the inner glass fiber reinforced layer is positioned inside the bias layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi HASEGAWA, Kiyofumi MATSUNAGA, Takeshi SHIMAUCHI