Patents by Inventor Atsushi Yokouchi

Atsushi Yokouchi 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: 20150330451
    Abstract: A rolling bearing including a plurality of rolling elements rollably provided between an inner ring and an outer ring and having enclosed therein a grease composition obtained by adding three kinds of antirust agents which are a carboxylic acid-based antirust agent, a carboxylate-based antirust agent and an amine-based antirust agent, to a base oil which contains at least one kind of a mineral oil and a synthetic oil and has a kinematic viscosity of 200 to 400 mm2/s at 40° C., the grease composition having a penetration of 300 to 400 and a yield stress of 150 Pa or less at 40° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicants: KYODO YUSHI CO., LTD., NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Noriyuki INAMI, Haruka KANDA, Michita HOKAO, Atsushi YOKOUCHI, Shinya NAKATANI
  • Publication number: 20150307805
    Abstract: A grease-enclosed bearing having enclosed therein a grease composition containing a thickener which is a diurea compound represented by Formula (1) or a mixture thereof, and a base oil containing an alkyldiphenyl ether oil and a poly-?-olefin oil as an optional component in a mass ratio of alkyldiphenyl ether oil:poly-?-olefin oil=from 40:60 to 100:0: R1-NHCONH—R2-NHCONH—R3??Formula (1) wherein at least either one of R1 and R3 is an aromatic hydrocarbon group having a carbon number of 6 to 12, the other one is an aromatic hydrocarbon group having a carbon number of 6 to 12 or an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having a carbon number of 6 to 20, and R2 is an aromatic hydrocarbon group having a carbon number of 6 to 15.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicants: KYODO YUSHI CO., LTD., NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Haruka KANDA, Noriyuki INAMI, Michita HOKAO, Atsushi YOKOUCHI, Katsuhiro KONNO
  • Publication number: 20140205226
    Abstract: The rolling device of the present invention is a rolling device that is equipped with an inner ring, an outer ring, and a plurality of rolling elements disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring so as to freely roll, and that is packed with a lubricant composition containing a gelling agent in which a difference between a worked consistency and an unworked consistency is 40-130, and this rolling device has low-torque characteristics, is excellent in terms of recovery property and heat resistance, is free from lubricant leakage, and has a long life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Kentaro Sonoda, Atsushi Yokouchi, Tomoaki Matsumoto, Kazunori Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20140199009
    Abstract: The present invention relates to: a grease composition that includes a base oil which has a pressure-viscosity coefficient as measured at 40° C. of 33 GPa?1 or less and a thickener which is contained in a projected-area proportion of 10% by area or higher; and a rolling device packed with the grease composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Noriyuki Inami, Atsushi Yokouchi, Michita Hokao, Shinya Nakatani, Haruka Kanda, Kazuhiro Soga, Takayuki Miyagawa
  • Patent number: 8722602
    Abstract: Grease which includes a base oil containing at least 50% by mass of a specific diester compound of a glycol with a branched carboxylic acid, and a specific diurea compound as a thickener. The grease is excellent in low-temperature performance and has low oil separation tendency. In particular, when used in a rotation transmission device having a built-in one-way clutch, the grease can provide satisfactory clutch engagement performance (intermeshing) at low temperatures and is less apt to cause oil separation under high centrifugal force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukitoshi Fujinami, Hitoshi Hata, Shinya Nakatani, Atsushi Yokouchi
  • Patent number: 8703678
    Abstract: A grease which comprises a base oil containing at least 50% by mass of a diester compound having a total carbon number of 28 to 40 and represented by the general formula (I): R1OOC—(R2)n—COOR3??(I) wherein R1 and R3 each independently represent a C4 to C20 monovalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group, R2 represents a C1 to C20 divalent hydrocarbon group and n is 0 or 1. The grease is excellent in both low-temperature performance and high-temperature performance and has low oil separation tendency even under high centrifugal force (acceleration). In particular, when the grease is used in a rotational transmission device having a built-in one-way clutch, the grease can provide satisfactory clutch engagement property (intermeshing ability) at low temperatures and a prolonged bearing life at high temperatures and is less apt to cause oil separation under high centrifugal force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukitoshi Fujinami, Tahei Okada, Shinya Nakatani, Atsushi Yokouchi
  • Publication number: 20130116158
    Abstract: The lubricant compositions of the invention include a saturated fatty acid triglyceride as a lubricating ingredient and further contain an antioxidant or a thickener which is magnesium stearate or calcium stearate. Consequently, the lubricant compositions are harmless even when eaten, have excellent lubricity, and impose little burden on the environment. The rolling device of the invention not only imposes little burden on the environment because the device is lubricated with either of these lubricant compositions, but also has excellent durability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Koichi Hachiya, Kanako Mori, Atsushi Yokouchi
  • Patent number: 8262484
    Abstract: A telescopic shaft for vehicle steering installed in a vehicle steering shaft. A male shaft and a female shaft are non-rotatably and slidably fitted to each other and an outer peripheral portion of the male shaft and an inner peripheral portion of the female shaft come in contact with each other to transmit a torque during rotation. A grease composition which has an apparent viscosity of 400 to 750 Pa·s (25° C.) at a shear rate of 10 sec?1 as defined in JIS K2220 is enclosed in a gap between the outer peripheral portion of the male shaft and the inner peripheral portion of the female shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinya Nakatani, Atsushi Yokouchi, Hiroshi Sato, Kazunori Takahashi, Yoshinori Takahashi, legal representative, Seiichi Moriyama
  • Publication number: 20100132499
    Abstract: The invention provides a telescopic shaft for vehicle steering installed in a vehicle steering shaft. A male shaft and a female shaft are non-rotatably and slidably fitted to each other and an outer peripheral portion of the male shaft and an inner peripheral portion of the female shaft come in contact with each other to transmit a torque during rotation. A grease composition which has an apparent viscosity of 400 to 750 Pa·s (25° C.) at a shear rate of 10 sec?1 as defined in JIS K2220 is enclosed in a gap between the outer peripheral portion of the male shaft and the inner peripheral portion of the female shaft. This telescopic shaft for vehicle steering does not need a new process for the male and female shafts, which is a cause of increase of cost. In addition, improvement in durability, reduction of resistance and stick-slip resistance are achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Shinya Nakatani, Atsushi Yokouchi, Hiroshi Sato, Kazunori Takahashi, Yoshinori Takahashi, Seiichi Moriyama
  • Publication number: 20100035779
    Abstract: A grease which comprises a base oil containing at least 50% by mass of a diester compound having a total carbon number of 28 to 40 and represented by the general formula (I): R1OOC—(R2)n—COOR3 ??(I) wherein R1 and R3 each independently represent a C4 to C20 monovalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group, R2 represents a C1 to C20 divalent hydrocarbon group and n is 0 or 1. The grease is excellent in both low-temperature performance and high-temperature performance and has low oil separation tendency even under high centrifugal force (acceleration). In particular, when the grease is used in a rotational transmission device having a built-in one-way clutch, the grease can provide satisfactory clutch engagement property (intermeshing ability) at low temperatures and a prolonged bearing life at high temperatures and is less apt to cause oil separation under high centrifugal force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yukitoshi Fujinami, Tahei Okada, Shinya Nakatani, Atsushi Yokouchi
  • Publication number: 20100029524
    Abstract: Grease which includes a base oil containing at least 50% by mass of a specific diester compound of a glycol with a branched carboxylic acid, and a specific diurea compound as a thickener. The grease is excellent in low-temperature performance and has low oil separation tendency. In particular, when used in a rotation transmission device having a built-in one-way clutch, the grease can provide satisfactory clutch engagement performance (intermeshing) at low temperatures and is less apt to cause oil separation under high centrifugal force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukitoshi Fujinami, Hitoshi Hata, Shinya Nakatani, Atsushi Yokouchi
  • Publication number: 20080125231
    Abstract: The invention provides a telescopic shaft including a male shaft and a female shaft which are so fitted as to be capable of a sliding motion but incapable of a rotation and in which an external periphery of the male shaft and an internal periphery of the female shaft are in contact with each other to transmit a torque in case of rotation, wherein a grease, containing a base oil having a dynamic viscosity of from 10 to 210 mm2/s at 25° C. and an extreme pressure additive, is sealed in a gap between the external periphery of the male shaft and the internal periphery of the female shaft. The construction enables a satisfactory torque transmission without detrimentally influencing the feeling of steering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Yasunobu Fujita, Atsushi Yokouchi, Yasuhisa Yamada
  • Patent number: 7234872
    Abstract: A rolling bearing includes a plurality of rolling elements movably retained at almost the same interval between an inner ring and an outer ring with a cage made of synthetic resin provided interposed therebetween. The rolling bearing further includes, an oil film made of a lubricant, and a grease containing a synthetic oil as a base oil enclosed therein. The lubricant contains at least one additive selected from the group consisting of organic aliphatic acid, organic aliphatic acid derivative and organic phosphorus compound incorporated in a synthetic oil in a proportion of from 0.5 to 10% by weight formed on the surface of the raceways of the inner and outer rings and the surface of the rolling elements, and a grease containing a synthetic oil as a base oil enclosed therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: NSK, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunobu Fujita, Masao Yamamoto, Kouichi Hachiya, Atsushi Yokouchi, Toshikazu Yabe, Emiko Shiraishi, Michiharu Naka
  • Patent number: 7135441
    Abstract: A grease composition is disclosed, wherein a metallic soap-base thickener containing a long-fiber material having a major axis part length of at least 3 ?m is blended with a base oil obtained by mixing a lubricating oil having a polar group within the molecule structure and a non-polar lubricating oil, which can improve the initial sound (cage sound) of bearing at the starting of operation in a low-temperature environment and is effective on the reduction of fretting damage (abrasion) or torque, and also a rolling bearing and a linear acting apparatus each obtained by packing the grease composition are disclosed, which exhibit excellent low-temperature acoustic property and are reduced in the fretting damage (abrasion) or torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Youichiro Sugimori, Atsushi Yokouchi, Hisao Sumiya, Michiharu Naka
  • Patent number: 6880978
    Abstract: A rolling bearing for an HDD being excellent in the resistance to fretting wear, capable of lowering the torque and relieving the torque change and having a long life while exerting no undesirable effect on various bearing properties. A rolling bearing for hard disk drives wherein a cage 7 supports a plural number of rolling elements 5 located between an inner ring 2 and an outer ring 4 and sealing members 6,6 fixed to the both ends in the axial direction of one of said inner ring 2 and said outer ring 4 are opposite to each other, wherein a lubricating oil has been injected into the bearing space formed between said sealing members 6,6 at the both ends in the axial direction so as to amount to 1 to 50% by volume of the bearing space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunobu Fujita, Masao Yamamoto, Kouichi Hachiya, Atsushi Yokouchi, Toshikazu Yabe, Emiko Shiraishi, Michiharu Naka
  • Patent number: 6727207
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a rolling bearing suitable for the use under a high temperature, high speed, high load and high vibration condition, having a good rust-preventive performance and the excellent flaking life without a hazard to a human body. A rolling bearing is described, comprising an inner race, an outer race and rolling elements, with a grease composition comprising, as the main components, a base oil, a thickener and at least one kind of a rust-preventive additive made from a naphthenate or a succinic acid derivative, packed in a bearing space formed by at least the inner race, the outer race and the rolling elements, said at least one kind of a rust-preventive additive is present in an amount of 0.1 to 10% by weight based on the total amount of the grease composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Iso, Atsushi Yokouchi, Michiharu Naka
  • Patent number: 6689721
    Abstract: This invention is to provide a conductive grease which is less to decrease conductivity as a time passes. The conductive grease comprises a base oil, a thickener, a conductive solid powder, and at least one kind of a wear inhibitor, an extreme pressure agent and an oiliness agent, wherein an amount of the conductive solid powder added is 0.1 to 10 wt %, and an amount of the at least one kind of a wear inhibitor, an extreme pressure agent and an oiliness agent added is 0.1 to 10 wt %. Further, the conductive grease comprises the base oil and at least one of conductive additives, and the conductive additives are fibrous carbon, metallic particle, metallic compound particle and carbon nano-tube. The conductive grease to be packed into the rolling bearing comprises conductive fine particles such as carbon black and has an oil separation degree of 2% or lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuaki Denpo, Atsushi Yokouchi, Koichi Hachiya, Michiharu Naka, Tooru Shouda, Hideki Koizumi
  • Publication number: 20030158047
    Abstract: This invention is to provide a conductive grease which is less to decrease conductivity as a time passes. The conductive grease comprises abase oil, a thickener, a conductive solid powder, and at least one kind of a wear inhibitor, an extreme pressure agent and an oiliness agent, wherein an amount of the conductive solid powder added is 0.1 to 10 wt %, and an amount of the at least one kind of a wear inhibitor, an extreme pressure agent and an oiliness agent added is 0.1 to 10 wt %. Further, the conductive grease comprises the base oil and at least one of conductive additives, and the conductive additives are fibrous carbon, metallic particle, metallic compound particle and carbon nano-tube. The conductive grease to be packed into the rolling bearing comprises conductive fine particles such as carbon black and has an oil separation degree of 2% or lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2003
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuaki Denpo, Atsushi Yokouchi, Koichi Hachiya, Michiharu Naka, Tooru Shouda, Hideki Koizumi
  • Patent number: 6589918
    Abstract: This invention is to provide a conductive grease which is less to decrease conductivity as a time passes. The conductive grease comprises abase oil, a thickener, a conductive solid powder, and at least one kind of a wear inhibitor, an extreme pressure agent and an oiliness agent, wherein an amount of the conductive solid powder added is 0.1 to 10 wt %, and an amount of the at least one kind of a wear inhibitor, an extreme pressure agent and an oiliness agent added is 0.1 to 10 wt %. Further, the conductive grease comprises the base oil and at least one of conductive additives, and the conductive additives are fibrous carbon, metallic particle, metallic compound particle and carbon nano-tube. The conductive grease to be packed into the rolling bearing comprises conductive fine particles such as carbon black and has an oil separation degree of 2% or lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuaki Denpo, Atsushi Yokouchi, Koichi Hachiya, Michiharu Naka, Tooru Shouda, Hideki Koizumi
  • Patent number: RE48187
    Abstract: A grease composition for rolling bearing comprising a metal soap-based thickening agent containing a long fiber-like material having a major axis length of at least 3 ?m incorporated in a base oil comprising a lubricant having a polar group in its molecular structure and a non-polar lubricant blended in combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignees: NSK LTD., KYODO YUSHI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Yokouchi, Jun Kuraishi, Youichiro Sugimori, Yasunobu Fujita, Michiharu Naka, Atsushi Shibayama, Hiroshi Kimura