Patents by Inventor Tsuyoshi Kitazaki

Tsuyoshi Kitazaki 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: 11406879
    Abstract: A golf club includes a reinforcing member installed on an inner circumferential surface of a shaft near a tip-side end portion and extends in an axial direction of the shaft to straddle an upper end of a cylindrical portion. The reinforcing member has a cylindrical shape configured by laminating prepregs obtained by impregnating carbon fibers being reinforcing fibers with a matrix resin. The reinforcing member is provided with: a first bias layer located at the innermost side in a radial direction; a second bias layer laminated on an outer side of the first bias layer (16A) in the radial direction, an orientation direction of the reinforcing fibers having an opposite direction to the first bias layer; and a straight layer laminated on the outer side of the second bias layer in the radial direction, an orientation direction of the reinforcing fibers being parallel to the axial direction of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kitazaki, Masayoshi Kogawa, Yoh Nishizawa, Norihiko Nakahara
  • Publication number: 20210205669
    Abstract: A golf club includes a reinforcing member installed on an inner circumferential surface of a shaft near a tip-side end portion and extends in an axial direction of the shaft to straddle an upper end of a cylindrical portion. The reinforcing member has a cylindrical shape configured by laminating prepregs obtained by impregnating carbon fibers being reinforcing fibers with a matrix resin. The reinforcing member is provided with: a first bias layer located at the innermost side in a radial direction; a second bias layer laminated on an outer side of the first bias layer (16A) in the radial direction, an orientation direction of the reinforcing fibers having an opposite direction to the first bias layer; and a straight layer laminated on the outer side of the second bias layer in the radial direction, an orientation direction of the reinforcing fibers being parallel to the axial direction of the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kitazaki, Masayoshi Kogawa, Yoh Nishizawa, Norihiko Nakahara
  • Patent number: 10379213
    Abstract: Provided is a moving body rotation speed measurement device that makes it possible for a user or the like to easily measure the rotation speed of a spherical moving body. An input unit receives diameter information about a spherical moving body. A measurement processing unit calculates the movement speed and rotation speed of the moving body on the basis of a Doppler signal and the diameter information. The measurement processing unit calculates the movement speed using the maximum peak value of a Doppler signal obtained continuously over a predetermined measurement time and calculates the rotation speed using the maximum frequency width value of the Doppler signal. A display unit shows display content that includes the calculated movement speed and rotation speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Saegusa, Tsuyoshi Kitazaki
  • Patent number: 10048365
    Abstract: A single antenna has directionality, transmits a transmission wave toward a golf ball on the basis of a supplied transmission signal, receives a reflected wave that is reflected off the golf ball, and generates a reception signal. A Doppler sensor generates as time series data a Doppler signal having a Doppler frequency. A measurement processing unit calculates a movement direction of a mobile body on the basis of the correlation between the movement direction of the mobile body and the differential between the velocity of a mobile body for a reference time measurement obtained in advance and the velocity of the mobile body after a prescribed amount of time has elapsed from the reference time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Saegusa, Tsuyoshi Kitazaki
  • Patent number: 9678204
    Abstract: A speed measuring device has an antenna with directionality that transmits a transmission wave toward the moving body based on a transmission signal supplied from a Doppler sensor, and receives a reflected wave reflected by the moving body to generate and supply to the Doppler sensor a reception signal. An imaginary line extending along a direction in which a gain of the antenna is maximized is defined as an imaginary axis that indicates an orientation direction of the antenna. An antenna supporting unit is provided on a housing and supports the antenna so an inclination of the imaginary axis can be altered. A display is provided on an upper surface of the housing with a flat display surface of a rectangular shape facing upward and displays various display contents including the movement speed of the moving body on the display surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Saegusa, Tsuyoshi Kitazaki
  • Patent number: 9592427
    Abstract: A golf ball includes a spherical body and intersection surfaces. The intersection surfaces intersect with a spherical surface centered on the center of the spherical body, and are formed as conductive intersection surfaces having conductivity. The spherical surface is formed to have a smaller diameter than a diameter of the spherical body, and the conductive intersection surface is formed on an outer side in the radial direction of the spherical surface. The intersection surfaces intersect with a spherical surface centered on the center of the spherical body, and are formed as conductive intersection surfaces having conductivity. The conductive intersection surface is formed by both side surfaces of the annular body, and so the conductive intersection surface is formed to be continuous around the entire circumferential length of the spherical surface in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kitazaki, Hiroshi Saegusa
  • Publication number: 20160327642
    Abstract: Provided is a moving body rotation speed measurement device that makes it possible for a user or the like to easily measure the rotation speed of a spherical moving body. An input unit receives diameter information about a spherical moving body. A measurement processing unit calculates the movement speed and rotation speed of the moving body on the basis of a Doppler signal and the diameter information. The measurement processing unit calculates the movement speed using the maximum peak value of a Doppler signal obtained continuously over a predetermined measurement time and calculates the rotation speed using the maximum frequency width value of the Doppler signal. A display unit shows display content that includes the calculated movement speed and rotation speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Hiroshi Saegusa, Tsuyoshi Kitazaki
  • Publication number: 20160202353
    Abstract: A single antenna has directionality, transmits a transmission wave toward a golf ball on the basis of a supplied transmission signal, receives a reflected wave that is reflected off the golf ball, and generates a reception signal. A Doppler sensor generates as time series data a Doppler signal having a Doppler frequency. A measurement processing unit calculates a movement direction of a mobile body on the basis of the correlation between the movement direction of the mobile body and the differential between the velocity of a mobile body for a reference time measurement obtained in advance and the velocity of the mobile body after a prescribed amount of time has elapsed from the reference time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Hiroshi Saegusa, Tsuyoshi Kitazaki
  • Patent number: 9272191
    Abstract: A hard baseball ball is configured including a core layer, an intermediate layer, and the cover layer. The intermediate layer is formed on a spherical body by winding yarn having radio wave transmissivity, which allows radio waves to pass through, in a spherical shape around the core layer. The cover layer covers the intermediate layer, and is formed from a material with radio wave transmissivity. The hard baseball ball also includes the reflecting portion. The reflecting portion is formed on a spherical surface whose center is the center of the spherical body, and has radio wave reflectability. The reflecting portion is configured using yarn from which the intermediate layer is formed. At least a portion of the yarn from which the intermediate layer is formed is given radio wave reflectability, and the reflecting portion is configured from the portion of the yarn that has been given radio wave reflectability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Saegusa, Tsuyoshi Kitazaki
  • Publication number: 20150087443
    Abstract: A golf ball includes a spherical body and intersection surfaces. The intersection surfaces intersect with a spherical surface centered on the center of the spherical body, and are formed as conductive intersection surfaces having conductivity. The spherical surface is formed to have a smaller diameter than a diameter of the spherical body, and the conductive intersection surface is formed on an outer side in the radial direction of the spherical surface. The intersection surfaces intersect with a spherical surface centered on the center of the spherical body, and are formed as conductive intersection surfaces having conductivity. The conductive intersection surface is formed by both side surfaces of the annular body, and so the conductive intersection surface is formed to be continuous around the entire circumferential length of the spherical surface in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kitazaki, Hiroshi Saegusa
  • Publication number: 20140320334
    Abstract: A speed measuring device has an antenna with directionality that transmits a transmission wave toward the moving body based on a transmission signal supplied from a Doppler sensor, and receives a reflected wave reflected by the moving body to generate and supply to the Doppler sensor a reception signal. An imaginary line extending along a direction in which a gain of the antenna is maximized is defined as an imaginary axis that indicates an orientation direction of the antenna. An antenna supporting unit is provided on a housing and supports the antenna so an inclination of the imaginary axis can be altered. A display is provided on an upper surface of the housing with a flat display surface of a rectangular shape facing upward and displays various display contents including the movement speed of the moving body on the display surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Saegusa, Tsuyoshi Kitazaki
  • Publication number: 20140194233
    Abstract: A hard baseball ball is configured including a core layer, an intermediate layer, and the cover layer. The intermediate layer is formed on a spherical body by winding yarn having radio wave transmissivity, which allows radio waves to pass through, in a spherical shape around the core layer. The cover layer covers the intermediate layer, and is formed from a material with radio wave transmissivity. The hard baseball ball also includes the reflecting portion. The reflecting portion is formed on a spherical surface whose center is the center of the spherical body, and has radio wave reflectability. The reflecting portion is configured using yarn from which the intermediate layer is formed. At least a portion of the yarn from which the intermediate layer is formed is given radio wave reflectability, and the reflecting portion is configured from the portion of the yarn that has been given radio wave reflectability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD
    Inventors: Hiroshi Saegusa, Tsuyoshi Kitazaki
  • Patent number: 8437905
    Abstract: A method of calculating deflection of a rotating tire, through high speed data processing, based on measurement time series data of acceleration on a tire tread portion has the following steps. A step of acquiring measurement time series data of acceleration on a tire circumference in a radial direction of a rotating tire; a step of extracting acceleration data in a vicinity of a contact region from the acquired measurement data and subjecting the extracted acceleration data to least-square regression using a second-order differential function expression of a deflection function expression that represents a peak shape having a peak value and a curve gradually approaching to zero on both sides thereof, whereby a deflection function parameter values are determined; and a step of calculating a contact deflection from the deflection function expression determined by the deflection function parameter values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noritaka Koguchi, Naoshi Miyashita, Jun Matsuda, Tsuyoshi Kitazaki
  • Patent number: 8276628
    Abstract: Provided is a non-pneumatic tire in which buckling can be prevented without a weight increase, the non-pneumatic tire including a spoke structure. The spoke structure is obtained by circumferentially arranging spokes intermittently at intervals and coupling together annular cylindrical outer member and cylindrical inner. The spoke structure is joined to an inner peripheral side of a tread ring. At least some of a plurality of spaces formed between two spokes adjacent to each other in the tire circumferential direction have an air-containing structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryoji Hanada, Hideki Seto, Yoshiaki Hashimura, Jun Matsuda, Tsuyoshi Kitazaki, Izumi Kuramochi, Kenichirou Endo
  • Patent number: 8160775
    Abstract: A wheel attitude control method of the invention comprises the steps of: chronologically obtaining acceleration data in a radial direction of a tire at a center position of a tire tread and at an off-center position spaced apart from the center position toward a shoulder; obtaining respective contact lengths at the center position and the off-center position from the acceleration data; and controlling a wheel attitude, which varies in accordance with changes in a load applied to the wheel when the braking force is imparted to the wheel, based on the obtained contact length at the center position and the obtained contact length at the off-center position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kitazaki, Jun Matsuda, Naoshi Miyashita
  • Patent number: 7957879
    Abstract: A brake control device is provided to a wheel equipped with a tire, which has a function of applying a brake force to the wheel to put a brake thereon while adjusting the brake force. In the device, an acceleration sensor outputs acceleration data in a radial direction of the rotating tire, a predetermined detection range is set with respect to the acceleration data, a threshold value is set with respect to a corresponding part of the acceleration data falling within the detection range, the corresponding part of the acceleration data falling within the detection range is specified. Values of the specified acceleration data are compared with the threshold value, and a control signal for causing a braking device to adjust the brake force thereof is output in a case where some values of the acceleration data are larger than the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kitazaki, Jun Matsuda, Naoshi Miyashita, Yoshiaki Hashimura
  • Patent number: 7950428
    Abstract: A non-pneumatic tire includes a spoke structure that can be easily mounted on a rim of a wheel. Durability is improved by suppressing the buckling of a spoke structure. A non-pneumatic tire includes a spoke structure (5) and a tread ring (11). The spoke structure (5) includes a cylindrical outer member (2) and a cylindrical inner member (3) which are concentrically arranged, and which are connected to each other with a plurality of fins (4, 4?) arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction. The tread ring (11) fits onto the outer periphery of the spoke structure (5). The spoke structure (5) is divided in the tire circumferential direction into at least two circumferential-direction separate structures (511, 521, 531).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryoji Hanada, Hideki Seto, Yoshiaki Hashimura, Jun Matsuda, Tsuyoshi Kitazaki, Izumi Kuramochi, Kenichiro Endo
  • Patent number: 7937204
    Abstract: A brake control device includes a braking device provided to a wheel, the braking device having a function of applying a brake force to the wheel while adjusting the brake force. The brake control device includes: an acceleration sensor for outputting acceleration data of acceleration acting on the rotating tire in a radial direction of the tire; a contact length calculating unit for calculating contact lengths of the tire based on the acceleration data; a brake sensor for detecting that a brake force is applied and for outputting a detection signal; a judging unit for outputting, to the braking device, a brake information signal for adjusting the brake force according to comparative judgment information which is obtained by comparing the calculated contact lengths; and a brake control unit for outputting a control signal for causing the braking device to adjust a brake force thereof according to the brake information signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Matsuda, Tsuyoshi Kitazaki, Naoshi Miyashita
  • Patent number: 7918131
    Abstract: To detect a slip state in a contact region of a rotating tire on a road surface, first, the first radical direction data and the second width direction data of measurement data of acceleration at a tread portion of the rotating tire for a duration corresponding to one round of tire rotation are acquired. Second, time series data of acceleration due to tire deformation is extracted from the first radical direction data and displacement data is obtained by subjecting the time series data of acceleration due to tire deformation to a time integration of second order, thereby a deformation at the tread portion is calculated and a contact region of the rotating tire is determined from the calculated deformation. Next, from the second width direction data, a slip region within the determined contact region is specified based on vibration level of the second data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Matsuda, Tsuyoshi Kitazaki, Naoshi Miyashita, Yoshiaki Hashimura, Yutaka Hattori
  • Patent number: 7822563
    Abstract: A method of calculating a cornering force to be applied to each wheel provided to a vehicle which is cornering, comprising the steps of: obtaining a magnitude of a centrifugal force to the vehicle in a direction substantially orthogonal to a vehicle traveling direction, a contact length of each wheel during the cornering of the vehicle, and an amount of deformation in a wheel width direction at the contact portion of each wheel of the vehicle, calculating a difference between the obtained amount of the deformation and an amount of deformation in the wheel width direction under a straight forward travel condition of the vehicle for each wheel, and calculating a cornering force for each wheel based on the magnitude of the centrifugal force, the contact length, and the difference between amounts of deformation in the wheel width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Matsuda, Tsuyoshi Kitazaki, Naoshi Miyashita