Michio Inoue

This inventor holds 50 USPTO granted patents, primarily in Golf Ball Manufacturing (CPC class 4733). Top assignees: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd., Tamron Company, Ltd.. Active years: 1997-2011.

USPTO Granted Patents = 50

% Patents Active = 94.0

Average Co-Inventor Count = 3.0

ph-index = 19

Forward Citations = 998(Granted Patents)

Forward Citations (Not Self Cited) = 983(Dec 10, 2025)

Inventors with similar research interests:

Location History:

Saitama, JP (1998 - 2006)
Chichibu, JP (1997 - 2011)

Company Filing History:

48 out of 1,273

Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.

Years Active: 1997-2011

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Areas of Expertise:

Golf Ball

Mold

Injection Mold

Multi-Piece

Solid Golf Ball

Manufacturing Method

Dimples Arrangement

Coating Layer

Spherical Body

Symmetry Improvement

Master Model

Pimple Forming Pins

50 patents (USPTO):Sort by Forward CitationsExplore Patents

1. 8079841 - Golf ball and golf ball mold (2011-12-20),

2. 7803070 - Golf ball and golf ball mold (2010-09-28),

3. 7056232 - Multi-piece solid golf ball (2006-06-06),

4. 7052414 - Multi-piece solid golf ball (2006-05-30),

5. 6984078 - Aperture diaphragm, imaging device, and method of manufacturing the aperture diaphragm (2006-01-10),

6. 6924946 - Lens diaphragm device, video camera incorporated with the same, and lens for the video camera (2005-08-02),

7. 6729975 - Golf ball (2004-05-04),

8. 6607454 - Multi-piece solid golf ball (2003-08-19),

9. 6575847 - Golf ball and method of manufacturing the same (2003-06-10),

10. 6520873 - Golf ball with spaced parting line (2003-02-18),

11. 6508726 - Golf ball and method of manufacturing the same (2003-01-21),

12. 6478695 - Golf ball and method of manufacture (2002-11-12),

13. 6458307 - Method of manufacturing a golf ball (2002-10-01),

14. 6346053 - Golf ball (2002-02-12),

15. 6336871 - Spherical body and method of manufacture (2002-01-08),

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