Patents by Inventor Shojiro Miyake

Shojiro Miyake 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).

  • Slidably movable member and method of producing same
    Patent number: 7273655
    Abstract: A slidably movable member such as an adjusting shim used in a valve operating mechanism of an internal combustion engine of an automotive vehicle. The slidably movable member is used in contact with lubricating oil and comprises a substrate. A hard carbon-based film is coated on a surface of the substrate. The hard carbon-based film has a surface section which contains at least one of nitrogen and oxygen in an amount ranging from 0.5 to 30 at % and/or hydrogen in an amount of not more than 10 at %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignees: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shojiro Miyake, Yoshiteru Yasuda, Makoto Kano, Yutaka Mabuchi
  • Hard-carbon coated sliding member
    Publication number: 20060093839
    Abstract: There is provided a sliding member including a base substrate and a hard carbon coating formed on the base substrate to define at least a surface for sliding contact with an opposing member. The hard carbon coating contains therein at least one of cobalt and nickel in an amount of 1.4 to 39 atomic %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Inventors: Yusuke Okamoto, Yoshiteru Yasuda, Shojiro Miyake
  • Slidably movable member and method of producing same
    Publication number: 20050118426
    Abstract: A slidably movable member such as an adjusting shim used in a valve operating mechanism of an internal combustion engine of an automotive vehicle. The slidably movable member is used in contact with lubricating oil and comprises a substrate. A hard carbon-based film is coated on a surface of the substrate. The hard carbon-based film has a surface section which contains at least one of nitrogen and oxygen in an amount ranging from 0.5 to 30 at % and/or hydrogen in an amount of not more than 10 at %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2005
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: Shojiro Miyake, Yoshiteru Yasuda, Makoto Kano, Yutaka Mabuchi
  • Slidably movable member and method of producing same
    Patent number: 6844068
    Abstract: A slidably movable member such as an adjusting shim used in a valve operating mechanism of an internal combustion engine of an automotive vehicle. The slidably movable member is used in contact with lubricating oil and comprises a substrate. A hard carbon-based film is coated on a surface of the substrate. The hard carbon-based film has a surface section which contains at least one of nitrogen and oxygen in an amount ranging from 0.5 to 30 at % and/or hydrogen in an amount of not more than 10 at %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shojiro Miyake, Yoshiteru Yasuda, Makoto Kano, Yutaka Mabuchi