Patents Assigned to NOK
  • Publication number: 20240337319
    Abstract: A rubber-made gasket that can be attached to a surface of an attachment-receiving object having an attachment hole, the rubber-made gasket having: a housing section having an opening to be closely attached to the attachment-receiving object; and a protrusion that is directly or indirectly continuous with an end portion of the housing section, and has a main surface to face a surface of the attachment-receiving object, the protrusion having: a strip-like trunk portion extending from the end portion in a radially-outer-side direction X of the housing section; and a strip-like branch portion extending from the trunk portion in a direction different from a radial direction X of the housing section, the protrusion being able to be inserted into the attachment hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryota ITO, Mitsuo WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20240335794
    Abstract: A hollow fiber membrane module includes: an inner case; an outer case that covers the inner case from an outer periphery side with a space left therebetween; at least one bypass pipe that connects to the inner case in the space between the inner case and the outer case; and a plurality of hollow fiber membranes that are provided in the space, the inner case including, on an upstream side, an introduction portion that establishes communication between inside and outside, the outer case including, on a downstream side, a discharge portion that establishes communication between the inside and the outside, the inner case including, on the downstream side, at least one bypass port that penetrates through the inner case between the inside and the outside, the bypass pipe communicating with the bypass port and being capable of forming a fluid path that connects the bypass port and the discharge portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matsuyoshi YAMASHITA, Yosuke ITO
  • Patent number: 12110920
    Abstract: A bearing for use between an outer member and an inner member that is movable relative to the outer member. The bearing includes a generally cylindrical plastic body having a plurality of undulations that form gradual radially inward and radially outward waves relative to a circular path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership
    Inventors: Raymond L. Szparagowski, Saikrishna Sundararaman, Simon Watling
  • Patent number: 12105435
    Abstract: A conductive roller includes a base including an outer surface along and about an axial line thereof, and a surface layer arranged on the outer surface of the base. The surface layer includes particles. The ten-point height of irregularities Rz of the outer surface of the base is greater than or equal to 6.0 micrometers and less than or equal to 8.0 micrometers. A ten-point height of irregularities Rz of an outer surface of the surface layer is greater than or equal to 5.5 micrometers and less than or equal to 8.5 micrometers. The base included in the conductive roller preferably includes a core member and a conductive elastic layer arranged between the core member and the surface layer. The surface layer preferably includes a conductive portion including a resin material and a conductive agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shogo Suzuki, Satoshi Fukuoka, Kenji Sasaki
  • Patent number: 12104698
    Abstract: A circular annular seal ring made from a resin is adapted to be disposed between an outer member and an inner member that rotate relative to each other. The seal ring is disposed in a circumferential groove of the outer member or the inner member to isolate a liquid space from an external space. The seal ring is formed from an elongated and arcuate rod to define a circle by joining ends of the rod, and has a junction formed from the ends. The seal ring has a radial thickness gradually decreasing from two points that are apart from the junction toward the junction. The points are separated from the junction by an angle of not less than 60 degrees and not more than 150 degrees about a central axis of the circle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideya Watanabe, Yusuke Yoshida
  • Patent number: 12098771
    Abstract: A coupling device attaches a sealing device to a panel. The sealing device seals a gap between the panel and a rotational shaft located in a shaft hole provided in the panel. The coupling device includes: a supporting wall part formed with a through hole into which the sealing device is to be inserted; multiple sealing-device hooks located on a first surface side of the supporting wall part and located around the through hole, the sealing-device hooks for being hooked on the sealing device from the outside; and multiple panel hooks located on a second surface side of the supporting wall part and located around the through hole, the panel hooks for being inserted into the shaft hole of the panel and to be hooked on a periphery of the shaft hole of the panel from the inside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Atsushi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 12085481
    Abstract: A seal inspection device includes: a first holder including a port surrounded by an inspection target, and a through hole connected to an outside-leak detection flow path; a second holder holding the inspection target between the first and second holders; an inspection-place sealing portion forming, into a closed space, a space where the inspection target is arranged, in cooperation with the first and second holders; a pressurization valve connecting the port to both a supply source of an inspection gas and an exhaust system; a detector for the inspection gas; a first measurement valve connecting the detector to the port; and a second measurement valve connecting the outside-leak detection flow path to the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuta Kasai, Shotaro Karube, Hikaru Tadano, Masashi Takekoshi, Takayuki Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20240285444
    Abstract: Provided is a paper diaper having a structure capable of more reliably sensing a state of a diaper sensor being soaked in liquid. A diaper sensor 100 includes a sheet-shaped wetness detection sensor device 90 having a circuit 60 breakable or damageable when getting wet with liquid. The diaper sensor 100 includes a highly water-permeable sheet 85 forming the surface of the diaper sensor 100 arranged on a user's body surface side, and at least any one of a first water-absorbing sheet 81 interposed between the highly water-permeable sheet 85 and the wetness detection sensor device 90 or a second water-absorbing sheet 83 arranged on the opposite side of the wetness detection sensor device 90 from the highly water-permeable sheet 85 side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicants: NIPPON MEKTRON, LTD., NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Azumi TOMINAGA, Kyosuke NAKADA
  • Publication number: 20240291097
    Abstract: A pressure adjustment valve that can be attached to a power storage module has: a plurality of valve body portions that are opened in accordance with a pressure in the power storage module, and release the pressure in the power storage module, each valve body portion having a discharging portion for releasing the pressure, an inside of each valve body portion being isolated from another adjacent valve body portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Katsuyoshi SAKUMA
  • Publication number: 20240274965
    Abstract: A pressure regulating valve for a power storage module includes a housing having a housing main body with an opening and a recess formed in the inside and a cover body that closes the opening and a columnar valve element housed in the recess, wherein the housing main body has a pressure introduction passage having a pressure introducing part which is a columnar space passing through the housing main body, and a groove connected to the pressure introducing part and opens to a surface of the bottom, the valve element has a shorter axial length than the outer diameter and covers an aperture on the bottom side in the pressure introduction passage, the cover body has a protrusion in contact with an end face of the valve element that pressurizes the valve element, and the valve element airtightly closes the pressure introduction passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuyoshi SAKUMA, Yusei SHINCHI
  • Publication number: 20240271703
    Abstract: A sealing device includes an inner peripheral surface that is a surface facing an outer peripheral surface of a shaft, and an outer peripheral surface that is a surface facing an inner peripheral surface of a shaft hole. The inner peripheral surface has an inner peripheral recessed surface that is an annular surface recessed to an outer periphery side. The outer peripheral surface has an outer peripheral recessed surface that is an annular surface recessed to an inner periphery side. The inner peripheral recessed surface of the inner peripheral surface contacts the outer peripheral surface of the shaft. The outer peripheral recessed surface of the outer peripheral surface contacts the inner peripheral surface of the shaft hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koya MATSUSHITA, Takuya NISHIMURA
  • Patent number: 12055219
    Abstract: A hydrogenated NBR composition comprising 30 to 200 parts by weight of titanium oxide and 1 to 8 parts by weight of magnesium oxide, based on 100 parts by weight of hydrogenated NBR. By forming a crosslinked rubber layer of the rubber composition on a metal plate, a gasket material with excellent blister resistance, whose roll kneadability is improved without reducing the rubber strength of hydrogenated NBR, is provided. Moreover, the rubber composition is effective as a rubber raw material for use in soft metal or a high hardness hydrogenated NBR material for which kneading processing is difficult.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Isao Watanabe, Daiki Takekawa
  • Publication number: 20240252989
    Abstract: A hollow fiber membrane module includes: an inner case; an outer case that covers the inner case from an outer periphery side with a space left therebetween; and a plurality of hollow fiber membranes that are provided in the space between the inner case and the outer case. The inner case includes an introduction portion that establishes communication between inside of the inner case and outside of the inner case on an upstream side of the inner case and the outer case. The outer case includes a discharge portion that establishes communication between inside of the outer case and outside of the outer case on a downstream side. The inner case includes a bypass portion that establishes communication between the inside of the inner case and the outside of the inner case on the downstream side. The bypass portion includes at least one opening that penetrates through the inner case between the inside and the outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yosuke ITO, Matsuyoshi YAMASHITA
  • Patent number: 12044314
    Abstract: An elastic body includes an annular main body portion to be disposed in an annular gap, a seal lip portion extending from a portion, closer to an object to be sealed, of the main body portion and being to be in contact with an inner member, a flange portion extending outwardly from an end, opposite to the object to be sealed, of the main body portion and including a first side closer to the object to be sealed, the first side being to be in contact with an outer member, a side lip portion extending from the end opposite to the object to be sealed in a direction away from the object to be sealed, and a projecting portion formed circumferentially on a second side, opposite to the object to be sealed, of the flange portion. The side lip portion has a back surface configured to be in contact with the projecting portion in response to the side lip portion being pressed by a mating member disposed opposite to the object to be sealed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masamichi Kishiro, Nobuhiro Nishimura, Naoki Meguro
  • Patent number: 12041039
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, method, and machine-readable medium are described for endorsing authenticators. For example, one embodiment of an apparatus comprises: a first instance of an authenticator associated with a first app to allow a user of the first app to authenticate with a first relying party; a secure key store accessible by the first instance of the authenticator to securely store authentication data related to the first app; and a synchronization processor to share at least a portion of the authentication data with a second instance of the authenticator associated with a second app to be executed on the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Nok Nok Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Rolf Lindemann, Matthew Lourie
  • Patent number: 12038088
    Abstract: An annular sealing device in a recess in a housing has a movable annular piston; and an annular inner periphery sealing lip adhered to part of a first edge along an inner periphery of the piston and that slides while in contact with the recess. The first edge has a first inner periphery edge with a first thickness; a second inner periphery edge adjoining the first inner periphery edge and with a thinner second thickness; and a third inner periphery edge adjoining the second inner periphery edge and with a thinner yet third thickness. The first, second, and third inner periphery edges are in this order from the outer periphery of the piston. The inner periphery sealing lip is adhered to the third inner periphery edge and part of the second inner periphery edge to cover a step formed by thickness differences between the second and third inner periphery edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiichiro Goto, Yuki Sano
  • Patent number: 12025227
    Abstract: A gasket includes an annular reinforcing ring formed around an axis, an annular base that is formed around the axis and that is formed from an elastic body into which the reinforcing ring is embedded, and an annular seal lip formed around the axis. The annular seal lip is disposed on an inner periphery side of the base and is integrated with the base. The seal lip includes one lip portion extending to the inner periphery side as progress toward one side in a direction of the axis and another seal lip portion extending to the inner periphery side as progress toward another side in the axis direction. A sum of a width of the base in a radial direction and a width of the seal lip in the radial direction is greater than a thickness of the base in the axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoki Hagiwara
  • Patent number: 12025229
    Abstract: An annular sealing device is configured to be mounted in an annular groove provided on the outer periphery of a shaft so as to seal an annular space between the shaft and a housing that rotate with respect to each other, and change the fluid pressure in the space, and maintains the fluid pressure in a target region to be sealed, and slidably contacts a sidewall surface on the low pressure side of the annular groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masatoshi Seki
  • Publication number: 20240200660
    Abstract: A sealing device which seals an annular gap between a shaft and a housing that relatively rotate, wherein a first seal in slidable contact with an outer peripheral surface of the shaft in a state where an inner-peripheral end side is deformed so as to be curved toward a sealing-target region side with insertion of the shaft is provided, and in the region sliding on the outer peripheral surface of the shaft in the first seal, a pair of screw pump grooves are provided that extend from a position away from an end part on the sealing-target region side toward an opposite side to the sealing-target region side, and an interval between the pair of screw pump grooves or screw pump projections is narrowed as they go toward the opposite side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi ONO, Yuki SATO
  • Publication number: 20240198289
    Abstract: A hollow fiber membrane module having: a tubular case; a plurality of hollow fiber membranes disposed within the case; sealing and fixing parts that fix the hollow fiber membranes to each other at the ends of the plurality of hollow fiber membranes; and sealing parts that seal annular gaps between the case and the sealing and fixing parts. The sealing parts are bonded to the inner peripheral surface of the case and the outer peripheral surface of the sealing and fixing parts while being allowed to expand or contract in the direction in which the spacing of the gaps between the case and the sealing and fixing parts changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matsuyoshi YAMASHITA, Yosuke ITO, Tsuyoshi EMOTO