Patents by Inventor Saburo Abe

Saburo Abe 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).

  • Sliding mechanism and grease composition for sliding mechanisms
    Patent number: 9695378
    Abstract: A sliding mechanism includes first and second members slidable relative to each other and a grease composition interposed between the first and second members and containing a thickening agent and a base oil, wherein the grease composition contains lithium 12-hydroxystearate as the thickening agent and dioctyl sebacate and/or poly-?-olefin as the base oil; and wherein at least one of the first and second member has a sliding surface coated with a hard carbon film of diamond-like carbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Hayama, Terasu Yoshinari, Masanori Komaba, Yutaka Mabuchi, Yoshiteru Yasuda, Saburo Abe, Katsuyuki Serizawa, Tsuyoshi Higuchi
  • SLIDING MECHANISM AND GREASE COMPOSITION FOR SLIDING MECHANISMS
    Publication number: 20150072906
    Abstract: A sliding mechanism includes first and second members slidable relative to each other and a grease composition interposed between the first and second members and containing a thickening agent and a base oil, wherein the grease composition contains lithium 12-hydroxystearate as the thickening agent and dioctyl sebacate and/or poly-?-olefin as the base oil; and wherein at least one of the first and second member has a sliding surface coated with a hard carbon film of diamond-like carbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Hayama, Terasu Yoshinari, Masanori Komaba, Yutaka Mabuchi, Yoshiteru Yasuda, Saburo Abe, Katsuyuki Serizawa, Tsuyoshi Higuchi
  • Low Friction Sliding Mechanism
    Publication number: 20070292711
    Abstract: A sliding mechanism includes a contact area between at least two sliding members. A low friction coating is applied on at least a portion of one of the at least two sliding members at the contact area. The low friction coating is a hard carbon including a diamond like carbon material selected from the group consisting of diamond, amorphous a-C diamond like carbon (DLC), and amorphous a-C:H DLC. A grease is applied on the low friction coating, wherein the grease comprises a base oil selected from the group consisting of ester oils, ether oils and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2006
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takafumi Ueno, Yutaka Mabuchi, Makoto Kano, Saburo Abe
  • Friction material with flame sprayed metal coating
    Patent number: 4585691
    Abstract: A friction material obtained by flame spraying a metal which can be a sacrificial anode for iron on the surface of a friction material substrate in an amount of 0.5 to 8.0 mg/cm.sup.2 shows excellent resistance to judder and excellent rust prevention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1986
    Assignees: Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd., Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Atusgi Motor Parts Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Nishimura, Kazuaki Kawasaki, Yasuo Nakano, Hiromichi Horie, Hiroshi Ushiyama, Mikio Manabe, Hikaru Maeyama, Saburo Abe, Masakazu Tambara, Yuji Takahashi, Yasuo Katagiri