Patents by Inventor Mikito Toyoshima

Mikito Toyoshima 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: 7997884
    Abstract: An oil pump has: a base part having a working chamber; and a rotor provided rotatably in the working chamber. The base part is configured by a plurality of split bodies. At least one of the plurality of split bodies is made of aluminum alloy, and on which an opposed sliding surface made of a ceramic film is formed. The ceramic film of the opposed sliding surface has a hardness of approximately Hv 500 to 1100 and a surface roughness of approximately 2 to 8 micrometers, and contains ?-alumina and zirconia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignees: JTEKT Corporation, Nihon Parkerizing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Saito, Takumi Mio, Masahiro Suzuki, Tomoyoshi Konishi, Arata Suda, Mikito Toyoshima
  • Publication number: 20090068049
    Abstract: An oil pump has: a base part having a working chamber; and a rotor provided rotatably in the working chamber. The base part is configured by a plurality of split bodies. At least one of the plurality of split bodies is made of aluminum alloy, and on which an opposed sliding surface made of a ceramic film is formed. The ceramic film of the opposed sliding surface has a hardness of approximately Hv 500 to 1100 and a surface roughness of approximately 2 to 8 micrometers, and contains ?-alumina and zirconia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicants: JTEK Corporation, Nihon Parkerizing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Saito, Takumi Mio, Masahiro Suzuki, Tomoyoshi Konishi, Arata Suda, Mikito Toyoshima