Patents by Inventor Yutaka Kabeshita
Yutaka Kabeshita 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).
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Patent number: 9415277Abstract: A method and system determine a plurality of golf ball construction characteristics that constitute a golf ball construction. Each of the plurality of golf ball construction characteristics is determined on the basis of at least a measurement related to a golf shot parameter value obtained from samples of a specific golfer's golf swing. Accordingly, the golf ball construction may be custom-fit to golf swings of a specific golfer.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2015Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Yutaka Kabeshita, Nicholas A. Leech
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Patent number: 9415278Abstract: A reconfigurable golf ball container includes a sleeve that is formed from a paperboard material and that defines an interior volume configured to hold a plurality of golf balls. The sleeve includes a perforated line disposed between a tool portion of the sleeve and a remainder of the sleeve. The tool portion of the sleeve is configured to be separated from the remainder of the sleeve along the perforated line to form a golf tool. The golf tool includes a first end configured to be inserted into a soil media, and includes a second end that is capable of supporting a golf ball more than 2.0 cm away from a surface of the soil media.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2013Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: Nike, Inc.Inventor: Yutaka Kabeshita
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Patent number: 9409060Abstract: A multilayer solid golf ball may include a core formed from a highly neutralized polymer and a cover surrounding the core. The ball may also include an enclosing layer disposed between the core and the cover, the enclosing layer having a thermal conductivity of 0.12 W/m-K or less.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2012Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Hideyuki Ishii, Yutaka Kabeshita, Hsin Cheng, Chien-Hsin Chou, Chen-Tai Liu
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Publication number: 20160059085Abstract: A multilayer solid golf ball may include a core formed from a highly neutralized polymer and a cover surrounding the core. The ball may also include an enclosing layer disposed between the core and the cover, the enclosing layer having a thermal conductivity of 0.12 W/m-K or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2015Publication date: March 3, 2016Inventors: Hideyuki Ishii, Yutaka Kabeshita, Hsin Cheng, Chien-Hsin Chou, Chen-Tai Liu
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Patent number: 9268523Abstract: An electronic method for matching a user with a golf ball includes playing a first digital audio file to a user via a computer and playing a second digital audio file to the user via the computer. Each of the first digital audio file and the second digital audio file correspond to an acoustic response of a respective golf ball to a standardized impact force. The method then includes receiving an input from the user via the computer, where the input corresponds to a preferred acoustic response selected from the acoustic response of the first golf ball and the acoustic response of the second golf ball. Once the preferred response is determined, the method includes displaying a golf ball model that corresponds to the preferred acoustic response.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2014Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Nike Inc.Inventors: Yutaka Kabeshita, Nicholas A. Leech, Arthur Molinari, Nicholas Yontz
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Publication number: 20150273282Abstract: A method and system determine a plurality of golf ball construction characteristics that constitute a golf ball construction. Each of the plurality of golf ball construction characteristics is determined on the basis of at least a measurement related to a golf shot parameter value obtained from samples of a specific golfer's golf swing. Accordingly, the golf ball construction may be custom-fit to golf swings of a specific golfer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2015Publication date: October 1, 2015Applicant: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Yutaka Kabeshita, Nicholas A. Leech
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Patent number: 9132331Abstract: A system for capturing high quality sound information from an impact includes a microphone stand and microphone array. The microphone stand is configured so that the microphone array arranged thereupon is focused on a single point so that ambient noise may be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2011Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Hideyuki Ishii, Takanobu Nishiura, Hiroyuki Mashimo, Yutaka Kabeshita, Nicholas A. Leech, Arthur Molinari
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Publication number: 20150199170Abstract: An electronic method for matching a user with a golf ball includes playing a first digital audio file to a user via a computer and playing a second digital audio file to the user via the computer. Each of the first digital audio file and the second digital audio file correspond to an acoustic response of a respective golf ball to a standardized impact force. The method then includes receiving an input from the user via the computer, where the input corresponds to a preferred acoustic response selected from the acoustic response of the first golf ball and the acoustic response of the second golf ball. Once the preferred response is determined, the method includes displaying a golf ball model that corresponds to the preferred acoustic response.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2014Publication date: July 16, 2015Applicant: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Yutaka Kabeshita, Nicholas A. Leech, Arthur Molinari, Nicholas Yontz
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Patent number: 9064060Abstract: A method and system determine a plurality of golf ball construction characteristics that constitute a golf ball construction. Each of the plurality of golf ball construction characteristics is determined on the basis of at least a measurement related to a golf shot parameter value obtained from samples of a specific golfer's golf swing. Accordingly, the golf ball construction may be custom-fit to golf swings of a specific golfer.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2012Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Yutaka Kabeshita, Nicholas A. Leech
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Publication number: 20150144258Abstract: A golf ball is provided capable of having various characteristics based on having an aggregated layer core. The golf ball includes an inner core, an outer shell enclosing the inner core, and an intermediate core enclosing the inner core. The intermediate core includes sublayers thermoplastically fused together to form an aggregated intermediate core layer having overall characteristics formed as a combination of the sublayer characteristics. A method of forming a golf ball core having an aggregated layer core can include forming a first and second stack of nested cups, thermoplastically bonding each of the stacks to each other to form first and second aggregated cups, arranging the aggregated cups around a golf ball inner core, and bonding the aggregated cups to each other. In some configurations, the sublayers can include ultrathin sublayers less than 20 microns thick, and in some configurations, the sublayers can include injection molded sublayers.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2014Publication date: May 28, 2015Applicant: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Yutaka KABESHITA, Kerby LaVar Maxwell, Arthur Parker Molinari, Bradley C. Tutmark, Takahisa Ono, Seisuke Tomita
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Patent number: 8982216Abstract: A portable movement capture device is described. The portable movement capture device includes one or more cameras that capture high-speed video or still images of a player performing a sports activity. In one embodiment, the sports activity is a golf swing of a golfer. The portable movement capture device is arranged in a housing with one or more cameras and may optionally include a number of additional components to assist with capturing information associated with a player performing a sports activity. The captured information is analyzed using a method of finite element analysis to isolate a portion of the captured information. With this arrangement, specific regions of a player are analyzed, individually, or relatively with other regions, for a particular movement associated with the sports activity. A handheld motion capture device is also described that combines components of a portable movement capture device with an integrated display.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2011Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Nike, Inc.Inventors: Hideyuki Ishii, Nicholas A. Leech, Yutaka Kabeshita, Arthur Molinari
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Patent number: 8974313Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining an angle of attack of a golf swing based on multiple ball hitting is disclosed. Multiple golf balls of different known constructions are hit by a golfer. Club head speed and backspin data associated with each of the hit golf balls is measured. Based on a correlation between an angle of attack and measured data associated with the golf balls of different known constructions, an angle of attack of a golf swing can be determined. Different sets of golf balls of known constructions can be provided based on characteristics of a golfer. A kit including at least three golf balls of different known constructions and a database containing the correlation between data associated with the at least three golf balls and an angle of attack is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2011Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Hideyuki Ishii, Arthur P. Molinari, Nicholas A. Leech, Yutaka Kabeshita
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Patent number: 8920262Abstract: A golf ball is provided capable of having various characteristics based on having an aggregated layer core. The golf ball includes an inner core, an outer shell enclosing the inner core, and an intermediate core enclosing the inner core. The intermediate core includes sublayers thermoplastically fused together to form an aggregated intermediate core layer having overall characteristics formed as a combination of the sublayer characteristics. A method of forming a golf ball core having an aggregated layer core can include forming a first and second stack of nested cups, thermoplastically bonding each of the stacks to each other to form first and second aggregated cups, arranging the aggregated cups around a golf ball inner core, and bonding the aggregated cups to each other. In some configurations, the sublayers can include ultrathin sublayers less than 20 microns thick, and in some configurations, the sublayers can include injection molded sublayers.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2012Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Yutaka Kabeshita, Kerby LaVar Maxwell, Arthur Molinari, Bradley C. Tutmark, Takahisa Ono, Seisuke Tomita
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Publication number: 20140353186Abstract: A reconfigurable golf ball container includes a sleeve that is formed from a paperboard material and that defines an interior volume configured to hold a plurality of golf balls. The sleeve includes a perforated line disposed between a tool portion of the sleeve and a remainder of the sleeve. The tool portion of the sleeve is configured to be separated from the remainder of the sleeve along the perforated line to form a golf tool. The golf tool includes a first end configured to be inserted into a soil media, and includes a second end that is capable of supporting a golf ball more than 2.0 cm away from a surface of the soil media.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2013Publication date: December 4, 2014Inventor: Yutaka Kabeshita
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Patent number: 8882606Abstract: A method and system for capturing, transmitting, and displaying golf swing data uses data capture elements in golf balls or golf clubs to capture data and transmission elements to transmit the golf swing data to a mobile computing auxiliary device. The mobile computing auxiliary device relays the captured and transmitted golf swing data to a mobile computing device. The mobile computing device transmits the golf swing data to a database. A server associated with the database generates web pages to make the golf swing data available over the internet.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2010Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Nicholas A. Leech, Arthur Molinari, Yutaka Kabeshita, Yasushi Ichikawa, Derek A. Fitchett, Bradley C. Tutmark
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Patent number: 8758169Abstract: The present invention provides three golf ball recommendations correlating to ball fit values calculated using subject criteria, objective criteria and a composite fit value employing both subjective and objective criteria. The concept of the invention is to attempt to quantify even the subjective parameters of golfer's game and answers to survey questions in order to provide an avenue for quantitative analysis for golf ball fitting. The ball fit values are a construct based on a scale devised for this method to quantify how difficult or easy a golf ball is to play.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2009Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Yasushi Ichikawa, Hideyuki Ishii, Yutaka Kabeshita, Nicholas A. Leech, Arthur Molinari
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Publication number: 20130310197Abstract: A golf ball is provided capable of having various characteristics based on having an aggregated layer core. The golf ball includes an inner core, an outer shell enclosing the inner core, and an intermediate core enclosing the inner core. The intermediate core includes sublayers thermoplastically fused together to form an aggregated intermediate core layer having overall characteristics formed as a combination of the sublayer characteristics. A method of forming a golf ball core having an aggregated layer core can include forming a first and second stack of nested cups, thermoplastically bonding each of the stacks to each other to form first and second aggregated cups, arranging the aggregated cups around a golf ball inner core, and bonding the aggregated cups to each other. In some configurations, the sublayers can include ultrathin sublayers less than 20 microns thick, and in some configurations, the sublayers can include injection molded sublayers.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2012Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: NIKE, INC.Inventors: Yutaka Kabeshita, Kerby LaVar Maxwell, Arthur Molinari, Bradley C. Tutmark, Takahisa Ono, Seisuke Tomita
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Publication number: 20130190904Abstract: A method and system determine a plurality of golf ball construction characteristics that constitute a golf ball construction. Each of the plurality of golf ball construction characteristics is determined on the basis of at least a measurement related to a golf shot parameter value obtained from samples of a specific golfer's golf swing. Accordingly, the golf ball construction may be custom-fit to golf swings of a specific golfer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2012Publication date: July 25, 2013Applicant: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Yutaka Kabeshita, Nicholas A. Leech
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Publication number: 20130137528Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining an angle of attack of a golf swing based on multiple ball hitting is disclosed. Multiple golf balls of different known constructions are hit by a golfer. Club head speed and backspin data associated with each of the hit golf balls is measured. Based on a correlation between an angle of attack and measured data associated with the golf balls of different known constructions, an angle of attack of a golf swing can be determined. Different sets of golf balls of known constructions can be provided based on characteristics of a golfer. A kit including at least three golf balls of different known constructions and a database containing the correlation between data associated with the at least three golf balls and an angle of attack is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2011Publication date: May 30, 2013Applicant: NIKE, INC.Inventors: Hideyuki Ishii, Arthur P. Molinari, Nicholas A. Leech, Yutaka Kabeshita
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Publication number: 20130113961Abstract: A portable movement capture device is described. The portable movement capture device includes one or more cameras that capture high-speed video or still images of a player performing a sports activity. In one embodiment, the sports activity is a golf swing of a golfer. The portable movement capture device is arranged in a housing with one or more cameras and may optionally include a number of additional components to assist with capturing information associated with a player performing a sports activity. The captured information is analyzed using a method of finite element analysis to isolate a portion of the captured information. With this arrangement, specific regions of a player are analyzed, individually, or relatively with other regions, for a particular movement associated with the sports activity. A handheld motion capture device is also described that combines components of a portable movement capture device with an integrated display.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2011Publication date: May 9, 2013Applicant: NIKE, INC.Inventors: Hideyuki Ishii, Nicholas A. Leech, Yutaka Kabeshita, Arthur Molinari