Patents by Inventor Yuzo SHIMANO

Yuzo SHIMANO 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: 11991998
    Abstract: The reel seat for mounting a dual-bearing reel on an upper side of a rod main body of a fishing rod extends in a front-rear direction in a plan view of the reel seat. The reel seat includes a reel foot mounting part on the upper side for mounting a reel foot of the dual-bearing reel such that a handle of the dual-bearing reel is located on a first side in a right-left direction in the plan view. The reel seat also includes a support wall for supporting a palm of a hand when palming the reel seat such that the support wall provided on a second side opposite to the first side in the right-left direction, the support wall protruding to the upper side on the second side of the reel seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Masakazu Iwabuchi, Shogo Kosaka, Yuzo Shimano, Soshi Iwata
  • Publication number: 20200060249
    Abstract: Provided is a reel seat including a cylindrical reel seat main body including a reel foot mounting part 5 for mounting a reel foot 101 of a dual-bearing reel 100. The reel seat has a configuration in which a rod main body 1 passes through the reel seat main body. A support wall 61 supports a palm of a hand during palming. The support wall 61 protrudes upward from a palming side of the reel seat main body at behind a paling side of left and right sides of the dual-bearing reel 100. A rear-side inclined surface 63 of the support wall 61 abuts against the palm thenar of the hand during palming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Masakazu Iwabuchi, Shogo Kosaka, Yuzo Shimano, Soshi Iwata
  • Patent number: 9282731
    Abstract: A present dual-bearing reel spool braking device is configured to apply a braking force to a spool that is rotatably mounted on a reel body with a centrifugal force. The spool braking device includes a rotating member, a brake shoe, a brake drum, and a selective fixing member. The rotating member rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the spool. The brake shoe is supported by a rotating member so as to be pivotal between a braking position where the brakes are applied to the spool with a centrifugal force and a non-braking position where a non-braking rotation of the spool is allowed. The brake drum is configured to come into contact with the brake shoe. The selective fixing member is mounted to the rotating member. The selective fixing member selectively fixes the brake shoe to the non-braking position by selectively engaging with the brake shoe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Akira Niitsuma, Yuzo Shimano
  • Publication number: 20140332616
    Abstract: A present dual-bearing reel spool braking device is configured to apply a braking force to a spool that is rotatably mounted on a reel body with a centrifugal force. The spool braking device includes a rotating member, a brake shoe, a brake drum, and a selective fixing member. The rotating member rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the spool. The brake shoe is supported by a rotating member so as to be pivotal between a braking position where the brakes are applied to the spool with a centrifugal force and a non-braking position where a non-braking rotation of the spool is allowed. The brake drum is configured to come into contact with the brake shoe. The selective fixing member is mounted to the rotating member. The selective fixing member selectively fixes the brake shoe to the non-braking position by selectively engaging with the brake shoe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Akira NIITSUMA, Yuzo SHIMANO