Patents by Inventor Shunsuke Hiraiwa

Shunsuke Hiraiwa 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: 11927225
    Abstract: A sliding spline shaft device of the present invention includes a male spline and a female spline that is fitted to the male spline in an axially slidable manner, and at least one of the splines has a surface processed layer. The surface processed layer includes an undercoat layer, an intermediate layer containing phosphate, and a topcoat layer containing solid lubricant, in this order. The undercoat layer contains iron nitride and/or iron carbide. Thus, the surface of a base material has high hardness. As a result, microscopic deformation of the sliding surface is reduced, and increase in a real contact area is suppressed, whereby stick-slip is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignees: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., NIHON PARKERIZING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigetoshi Kashiwabara, Kunio Katada, Shunsuke Hiraiwa, Akihumi Kawaguchi, Takeo Nishijima, Shinichi Suzuki, Yasuyuki Katsumada, Makoto Nakajima, Tokunori Kodama, Masato Ito, Aiki Iwasa
  • Publication number: 20210199158
    Abstract: A sliding spline shaft device of the present invention includes a male spline and a female spline that is fitted to the male spline in an axially slidable manner, and at least one of the splines has a surface processed layer. The surface processed layer includes an undercoat layer, an intermediate layer containing phosphate, and a topcoat layer containing solid lubricant, in this order. The undercoat layer contains iron nitride and/or iron carbide. Thus, the surface of a base material has high hardness. As a result, microscopic deformation of the sliding surface is reduced, and increase in a real contact area is suppressed, whereby stick-slip is prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicants: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., NIHON PARKERIZING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigetoshi KASHIWABARA, Kunio KATADA, Shunsuke HIRAIWA, Akihumi KAWAGUCHI, Takeo NISHIJIMA, Shinichi SUZUKI, Yasuyuki KATSUMADA, Makoto NAKAJIMA, Tokunori KODAMA, Masato ITO, Aiki IWASA
  • Patent number: 10138787
    Abstract: To provide a treatment device equipped with a catalyst-supporting honeycomb structure, the device being for use in, for example, an exhaust gas purification treatment, hydrogen production by ammonia decomposition or the like, and a method for producing the same. The catalyst-supporting honeycomb structure is produced by forming the inorganic binder-containing functional catalyst-supporting corrugated glass paper without removing an organic binder originally contained in the glass paper and by using the corrugated glass paper in combination with the inorganic binder-containing functional catalyst-supporting flat glass paper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Hitachi Zosen Corporation
    Inventors: Seigo Yamamoto, Susumu Hikazudani, Naoe Hino, Fumiya Tubo, Tetsuo Kodama, Shunsuke Hiraiwa, Ryoichi Koumaru
  • Publication number: 20150330280
    Abstract: To provide a treatment device equipped with a catalyst-supporting honeycomb structure, the device being for use in, for example, an exhaust gas purification treatment, hydrogen production by ammonia decomposition or the like, and a method for producing the same. The catalyst-supporting honeycomb structure is produced by forming the inorganic binder-containing functional catalyst-supporting corrugated glass paper without removing an organic binder originally contained in the glass paper and by using the corrugated glass paper in combination with the inorganic binder-containing functional catalyst-supporting flat glass paper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: Hitachi Zosen Corporation
    Inventors: Seigo Yamamoto, Susumu Hikazudani, Naoe Hino, Fumiya Tubo, Tetsuo Kodama, Shunsuke Hiraiwa, Ryoichi Koumaru