Patents by Inventor Tatsurou KAWASAKI

Tatsurou KAWASAKI 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: 12010980
    Abstract: A lure includes a body provided with a cavity inside, an oscillating portion disposed in the cavity which is visible from outside and configured to emit light, and a connecting member made of a polymer elastomer and configured to attach the oscillating portion to the body oscillatably. The polymer elastomer is rubber or thermoplastic elastomer. The connecting member is rod-shaped and the cross-sectional shape of the connecting member is circular, oval or polygonal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Tadasuke Nakamichi, Tatsurou Kawasaki
  • Publication number: 20230413794
    Abstract: A lure includes a body, a weight, a guide member and an elastic member. The body is hollow and has a head in a front portion and a tail in a rear portion thereof. The weight is inside of the body so as to be movable in a front-rear direction. The guide member is in the body and configured to guide movement of the weight in the front-rear direction. The elastic member is in the body and is configured to generate an energizing force to move the weight in a forward direction. The weight is movable backward against the energizing force of the elastic member and one of the weight and the elastic member is inserted into an inside of the other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Takuro YAMANE, Tatsurou KAWASAKI
  • Patent number: 11785927
    Abstract: A lure includes a body, a weight, a guide member and an elastic member. The body is hollow and has a head in a front portion and a tail in a rear portion thereof. The weight is inside of the body so as to be movable in a front-rear direction. The guide member is in the body and configured to guide movement of the weight in the front-rear direction. The elastic member is in the body and is configured to generate an energizing force to move the weight in a forward direction. The weight is movable backward against the energizing force of the elastic member and one of the weight and the elastic member is inserted into an inside of the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Takuro Yamane, Tatsurou Kawasaki
  • Publication number: 20230189776
    Abstract: A lure includes a body having an interior hollow portion, a weight configured to move in the hollow portion, and a support member having a guide portion extending in a longitudinal direction of the body so as to guide the weight and be capable of oscillating inside the hollow portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Tatsurou KAWASAKI, Kenji HIRAHARA, Almir Akira INADA, Tadasuke NAKAMICHI, Sadahiro TSUBOI, Yoshiyuki TAKEMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230021516
    Abstract: A lure includes a body provided with a cavity inside, an oscillating portion disposed in the cavity which is visible from outside and configured to emit light, and a connecting member made of a polymer elastomer and configured to attach the oscillating portion to the body oscillatably. The polymer elastomer is rubber or thermoplastic elastomer. The connecting member is rod-shaped and the cross-sectional shape of the connecting member is circular, oval or polygonal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Tadasuke NAKAMICHI, Tatsurou KAWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20220378027
    Abstract: A lure for fishing includes a hollow body including a first body having a first bonding surface and a second body having a second bonding surface bonded to the first bonding surface, a wire having an eye to which a line or a hook is configured to be connected, and integrally incorporated into the body, and a buffer member between the body and the wire. The wire is sandwiched between the first body and the second body with the buffer member interposed therebetween such that the eye is exposed to outside of the body, and is configured to move relative to the buffer member. The buffer member is in contact with both the first body and the second body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventor: Tatsurou KAWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20210386043
    Abstract: A lure includes a body, a weight, a guide member and an elastic member. The body is hollow and has a head in a front portion and a tail in a rear portion thereof. The weight is inside of the body so as to be movable in a front-rear direction. The guide member is in the body and configured to guide movement of the weight in the front-rear direction. The elastic member is in the body and is configured to generate an energizing force to move the weight in a forward direction. The weight is movable backward against the energizing force of the elastic member and one of the weight and the elastic member is inserted into an inside of the other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Takuro YAMANE, Tatsurou KAWASAKI