Patents by Inventor Yasuo Naito

Yasuo Naito 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: 20240390738
    Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a novel golf ball having excellent spin performance on approach shots. The present disclosure provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film composed of at least one layer and formed on a surface of the golf ball body, wherein at least one layer of the paint film contains a polyurethane as a resin component, the polyurethane is obtained by a reaction between a polyol composition containing a polyol and a polyisocyanate composition containing a polyisocyanate, and the polyol composition contains, as a polyol component, a urethane polyol having a structural unit derived from a polyether polycarbonate diol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuo NAITO, Masayuki ONISHI, Kazuyoshi SHIGA, Hiroaki TANAKA, Takehiko HYODO
  • Publication number: 20240390739
    Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a golf ball from which stain such as mud or grass juice can be wiped off when the stain is adhered to the golf ball while the spin performance of the golf ball on approach shots is not substantially lowered. The present disclosure provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film composed of at least one layer and formed on a surface of the golf ball body, wherein at least one layer of the paint film contains a polyurethane as a resin component, and the polyurethane has a structural unit derived from a polyether polycarbonate diol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuo NAITO, Masayuki ONISHI, Kazuyoshi SHIGA, Hiroaki TANAKA, Takehiko HYODO
  • Patent number: 12023553
    Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a novel golf ball having excellent spin performance on approach shots. The present disclosure provides a golf ball comprising a paint film, wherein a base resin constituting an outermost layer of the paint film is a polyurethane obtained by a reaction between (A) a polyol composition containing a polyol having a side chain and (B) a polyisocyanate composition, a loss modulus (E?) at a temperature of ?50° C. is 2.0×108 Pa or more, and a loss tangent (tan ?) has a peak with a peak height of 0.1 or more and 0.5 or less in a temperature range of ?60° C. or more and ?20° C. or less, wherein the loss modulus (E?) and the loss tangent (tan ?) are obtained by measuring a dynamic viscoelasticity of the polyurethane under specific conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki Onishi, Yasuo Naito, Kazuyoshi Shiga
  • Publication number: 20230310944
    Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a golf ball which has excellent spin performance on approach shots and from which stain such as mud or grass juice can be wiped off when the golf ball has the stain adhered thereto. The present disclosure provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film composed of at least one layer and formed on a surface of the golf ball body, wherein an outermost layer of the paint film includes, as a base resin, a polyurethane obtained by a reaction between a polyisocyanate composition and a polyol composition, the polyol composition contains, as a polyol component, a polyrotaxane having at least two hydroxyl groups and a urethane polyol, and the outermost layer of the paint film has a tackiness of 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi KAJIKAWA, Mami TANAKA, Yasuo NAITO, Hidetaka INOUE, Kazuyoshi SHIGA, Toshiyuki TARAO
  • Patent number: 11731006
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel golf ball having excellent spin performance on approach shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film composed of at least one layer and formed on a surface of the golf ball body, wherein a base resin constituting an outermost layer of the paint film is a polyurethane obtained by a reaction between (A) a polyol composition and (B) a polyisocyanate composition, and a loss modulus (E?) at the temperature of ?50° C. obtained by measuring a dynamic viscoelasticity of the polyurethane is 1.00×108 Pa or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo Naito, Yuko Oka, Shimpei Oyama, Tetsuro Abe, Kazuyoshi Shiga
  • Patent number: 11707648
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel golf ball having excellent spin performance on approach shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body, and a paint film formed on a surface of the golf ball body and composed of at least one layer, wherein a base resin constituting an outermost layer of the paint film includes a polyurethane, and the polyurethane has a loss elastic modulus (E?) of 0.2×108 Pa or more at ?50° C. and a loss tangent (tan ?) having a peak temperature of 0° C. or less, obtained by measuring dynamic viscoelasticity of the polyurethane under specific conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo Naito, Masayuki Onishi, Kazuyoshi Shiga, Takahiro Shigemitsu
  • Publication number: 20220355164
    Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a novel golf ball having excellent spin performance on approach shots. The present disclosure provides a golf ball comprising a paint film, wherein a base resin constituting an outermost layer of the paint film is a polyurethane obtained by a reaction between (A) a polyol composition containing a polyol having a side chain and (B) a polyisocyanate composition, a loss modulus (E?) at a temperature of ?50° C. is 2.0×108 Pa or more, and a loss tangent (tan ?) has a peak with a peak height of 0.1 or more and 0.5 or less in a temperature range of ?60° C. or more and ?20° C. or less, wherein the loss modulus (E?) and the loss tangent (tan ?) are obtained by measuring a dynamic viscoelasticity of the polyurethane under specific conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki ONISHI, Yasuo NAITO, Kazuyoshi SHIGA
  • Publication number: 20220314079
    Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a golf ball having excellent spin performance on approach shots. The present disclosure provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film composed of at least one layer and formed on a surface of the golf ball body, wherein an outermost layer of the paint film contains, as a base resin, a polyurethane obtained by a reaction between a polyisocyanate composition and a polyol composition, and the outermost layer of the paint film has tackiness of 0.294 N or more measured with a friction tester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuo NAITO, Kazuya KAMINO, Kazuyoshi SHIGA, Mariko HASHINOKUCHI, Hidetaka INOUE, Sho GOJI
  • Publication number: 20220314080
    Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a golf ball from which stains are easily removed. The present disclosure provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film composed of at least one layer and formed on a surface of the golf ball body, wherein an outermost layer of the paint film contains, as a base resin, a polyurethane obtained by a reaction between a polyisocyanate composition and a polyol composition, and the outermost layer of the paint film has tackiness of less than 0.294 N measured with a friction tester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuo NAITO, Kazuya KAMINO, Kazuyoshi SHIGA, Mariko HASHINOKUCHI, Hidetaka INOUE, Sho GOJI
  • Publication number: 20220111260
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel golf ball having excellent spin performance on approach shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body, and a paint film formed on a surface of the golf ball body and composed of at least one layer, wherein a base resin constituting an outermost layer of the paint film includes a polyurethane, and the polyurethane has a loss elastic modulus (E?) of 0.2×108 Pa or more at ?50° C. and a loss tangent (tan ?) having a peak temperature of 0° C. or less, obtained by measuring dynamic viscoelasticity of the polyurethane under specific conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuo NAITO, Masayuki ONISHI, Kazuyoshi SHIGA, Takahiro SHIGEMITSU
  • Publication number: 20210275875
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having excellent spin performance on approach shots from the rough (under a condition that there is grass between the golf ball and the club face) and excellent stain resistance. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film composed of at least one layer and formed on a surface of the golf ball body, wherein at least one layer of the paint film includes, as a base resin, a polyurethane obtained by a reaction between a polyisocyanate composition and a polyol composition, and the polyol composition contains, as a polyol component, a polyrotaxane having at least two hydroxyl groups and a urethane polyol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuo NAITO, Yuko OKA, Toshiyuki TARAO, Kazuyoshi SHIGA, Hidetaka INOUE, Kazuya KAMINO
  • Publication number: 20200197754
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel golf ball having excellent spin performance on approach shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film composed of at least one layer and formed on a surface of the golf ball body, wherein a base resin constituting an outermost layer of the paint film is a polyurethane obtained by a reaction between (A) a polyol composition and (B) a polyisocyanate composition, and a loss modulus (E?) at the temperature of ?50° C. obtained by measuring a dynamic viscoelasticity of the polyurethane is 1.00×108 Pa or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuo NAITO, Yuko OKA, Shimpei OYAMA, Tetsuro ABE, Kazuyoshi SHIGA
  • Patent number: 10570282
    Abstract: According to a tire comprising a CFRP comprising a matrix resin and a carbon fiber, in which the matrix resin comprises a resin component comprising 20 to 80% by mass of an epoxy resin and 20 to 80% by mass of a functional group-modified acrylonitrile butadiene copolymer, it is possible to provide a tire which is lightened while maintaining the strength of a tire with a steel cord and/or a bead wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo Naito, Shintaro Tomita, Daisuke Kudo
  • Publication number: 20180022911
    Abstract: According to a tire comprising a CFRP comprising a matrix resin and a carbon fiber, in which the matrix resin comprises a resin component comprising 20 to 80% by mass of an epoxy resin and 20 to 80% by mass of a functional group-modified acrylonitrile butadiene copolymer, it is possible to provide a tire which is lightened while maintaining the strength of a tire with a steel cord and/or a bead wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo NAITO, Shintaro TOMITA, Daisuke KUDO
  • Patent number: 9840058
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel fiber-reinforced epoxy resin material having improved strength. The fiber-reinforced epoxy resin material of the present invention comprises a cured product of an epoxy resin composition and a reinforcing fiber, wherein the epoxy resin composition comprises a novolac type epoxy resin as an epoxy resin component, and the cured product of the epoxy resin composition has a swelling ratio in a range from 20 mass % to 44 mass % in methyl ethyl ketone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Hiromasa Tsunashima, Yasuo Naito, Kazuyoshi Shiga
  • Patent number: 9717963
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf club shaft having excellent strength. The present invention provides a golf club shaft made of a fiber-reinforced epoxy resin material comprising a cured product of an epoxy resin composition and a reinforcing fiber, wherein the epoxy resin composition comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of a bisphenol A type epoxy resin, a bisphenol F type epoxy resin and a novolac type epoxy resin, and a tetraglycidyl type epoxy resin as an epoxy resin component, and the cured product of the epoxy resin composition has a swelling ratio in a range from 20 mass % to 44 mass % in methyl ethyl ketone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo Naito, Takehiko Hyodo, Kazuyoshi Shiga, Hiroshi Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20160367872
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf club shaft having excellent strength. The present invention provides a golf club shaft made of a fiber-reinforced epoxy resin material comprising a cured product of an epoxy resin composition and a reinforcing fiber, wherein the epoxy resin composition comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of a bisphenol A type epoxy resin, a bisphenol F type epoxy resin and a novolac type epoxy resin, and a tetraglycidyl type epoxy resin as an epoxy resin component, and the cured product of the epoxy resin composition has a swelling ratio in a range from 20 mass % to 44 mass % in methyl ethyl ketone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo NAITO, Takehiko HYODO, Kazuyoshi SHIGA, Hiroshi HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20150290900
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel fiber-reinforced epoxy resin material having improved strength. The fiber-reinforced epoxy resin material of the present invention comprises a cured product of an epoxy resin composition and a reinforcing fiber, wherein the epoxy resin composition comprises a novolac type epoxy resin as an epoxy resin component, and the cured product of the epoxy resin composition has a swelling ratio in a range from 20 mass % to 44 mass % in methyl ethyl ketone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: DUNLOP SPORTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiromasa Tsunashima, Yasuo Naito, Kazuyoshi Shiga
  • Patent number: 8961331
    Abstract: A shaft 6 has a plurality of full length layers s2, s3, and s6 to s9. The full length layers have full length bias layers s2 and s3, and full length straight layers s6, s8, and s9. The full length straight layers s6, s8, s9 located outside the full length bias layers s2 and s3 include a novolac-containing layer. In the novolac-containing layer, a content Rn of the novolac type epoxy resin is 3% by mass or greater and 19% by mass or less. If an average specific gravity of the novolac-containing layers constituting the full length straight layers is defined as S1, and an average specific gravity of the full length bias layers and inside of the full length bias layers is defined as S2, the specific gravity S1 is greater than the specific gravity S2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Shiga, Yasuo Naito
  • Patent number: 8858358
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a tubular body made from a novel fiber-reinforced epoxy resin material having improved strength. A tubular body made of a fiber-reinforced epoxy resin material according to the present invention is a tubular body made of a fiber-reinforced epoxy resin material comprising a cured product of an epoxy resin composition and a reinforcing fiber. The cured product of the epoxy resin composition has a swelling ratio of 20% by mass to 42.5% by mass in methyl ethyl ketone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Shiga, Yasuo Naito