Patents by Inventor Tokue Sato

Tokue Sato 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: 20110057146
    Abstract: Provided is a lubricating oil composition for a refrigerator, the refrigerator using a refrigerant which has a low global warming potential and is applicable to, in particular, current car air conditioning systems or the like, that is, the refrigerant including at least one kind of fluorine-containing organic compounds selected from compounds represented by the following molecular formula (A) or including a combination of the fluorine-containing organic compound and a saturated fluorinated hydrocarbon compound, CpOqFrRs??(A) where: R represents Cl, Br, I, or H; p represents an integer of 1 to 6, q represents an integer of 0 to 2, r represents an integer of 1 to 14, and s represents an integer of 0 to 13; and provided that, when q represents 0, p represents 2 to 6 and one or more carbon-carbon unsaturated bonds are included in molecules, in which a base oil contained in the composition includes as a main component a polyvinyl ether derivative having a hydroxyl value of 17 mgKOH/g or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2009
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masato Kaneko, Harutomo Ikeda, Tokue Sato
  • Publication number: 20110049414
    Abstract: Provided is a lubricating oil composition for a refrigerator, the refrigerator using a refrigerant which has a low global warming potential and is applicable to, in particular, current car air conditioning systems or the like, that is, the refrigerant including at least one kind of fluorine-containing organic compounds selected from compounds represented by the following molecular formula (A) or including a combination of the fluorine-containing organic compound and a saturated fluorinated hydrocarbon compound, CpOqFrRs??(A) where: R represents Cl, Br, I, or H; p represents an integer of 1 to 6, q represents an integer of 0 to 2, r represents an integer of 1 to 14, and s represents an integer of 0 to 13; and provided that, when q represents 0, p represents 2 to 6 and one or more carbon-carbon unsaturated bonds are included in molecules, in which the composition comprises a base oil including as a main component a polyvinyl ether-based compound having an alkylene glycol unit, or a polyoxyalkylene glycol uni
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masato Kaneko, Harutomo Ikeda, Tokue Sato
  • Publication number: 20110023531
    Abstract: Provided is a lubricant composition for a refrigerator having the following characteristics: the composition being used for a refrigerator using a refrigerant having a specific structure such as an unsaturated fluorinated hydrocarbon compound serving as a refrigerant having a low global warming potential and usable particularly in current air-conditioning system for cars; the composition having excellent stability as well as excellent compatibility with the refrigerant; the composition including a base oil containing a polyoxyalkylene glycol derivative as a main component and 1 to 20% by mass of a monoepoxy compound based on the total amount of the composition; and the refrigerator using a refrigerant containing at least one kind of fluorine-containing organic compound selected from compounds represented by the molecular formula (A) CpOqFrRs or including a combination of the fluorine-containing organic compound and a saturated fluorinated hydrocarbon compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masato Kaneko, Harutomo Ikeda, Tokue Sato
  • Publication number: 20110000253
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition for refrigerator is provided by adding base oil with biphenols selected from 4,4?-methylenebis(2,6-di-t-butyl-phenol), 2?2-methylenebis(4-methyl-6-t-butylphenol), 2,2?-methylenebis(4-ethyl-6-t-butylphenol) and 4,4?-butylidenebis(3-methyl-6-t-butylphenol).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tokue Sato, Masato Kaneko, Harutomo Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20100281912
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition for refrigerator including a base oil and an acid scavenger, and a compressor using the composition are provided, where the acid scavenger is a polyalkylene glycol derivative represented by a formula (1) as follows: R1-[(OR2)e—OR3]f??(1) and the base oil is at least one compound selected from a group consisting of polyvinyl ether, polyalkylene glycol and an ether-base compound represented by a formula (2) as follows, Ra-[(ORb)n-(X)—(ORc)k]x-Rd??(2) where meanings of respective signs are as described in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masato Kaneko, Harutomo Ikeda, Tokue Sato, Takayuki Kato, Takahiro Hoshida, Masato Takamatsu, Masahiro Suzuki, Shuichi Yasuda, Masataka Muto, Shozo Ikejima, Masahito Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20100234256
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition for refrigerator is formed by adding an organic compound that includes a double bond in the molecule such as ?-olefin or conjugated diene to a base oil. Capable of being stably used for a long time in the presence of oxygen, the lubricating oil composition for refrigerator according to the invention is suitable for an open-type car air-conditioner, an electric driven car air-conditioner, a gas heat pump, an air conditioning device, a refrigerator, a vending machine, a showcase, various hot-water supply systems or a heating/cooling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tokue Sato, Masato Kaneko, Harutomo Ikeda