Patents by Inventor Akihiro Kotaka

Akihiro Kotaka 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: 11773342
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lubricating oil additive, including: a molybdenum compound (A) represented by the following general formula (1); and a sulfur-based composition (B) containing a sulfur-based compound (b-1) represented by the following general formula (2) and at least one kind of sulfur-based compound (b-2) represented by the following general formula (3) or (4), and a lubricating oil composition containing the additive. In the formula (1), R1 to R4 each represent alkyl groups having 6 to 18 carbon atoms, the groups being identical to or different from each other, and X1 to X4 each independently represent an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom. In the formula (2), R5 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms, R6 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R7 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and “a” represents a number from 1 to 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: ADEKA CORPORATION, DIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Iino, Akihiro Kotaka, Eiji Katsuno, Hironobu Matsueda, Hiroshi Sakata
  • Publication number: 20230241864
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a multilayer structure including a starch layer (A), an adhesive layer (B), and a base material layer (C) in the order mentioned. In this multilayer structure, a material constituting the starch layer (A) comprises a starch and water; a material constituting the adhesive layer (B) comprises a thermoplastic resin having a density of 0.920 g/cm3 or lower and has an acid value of 0.3 mgKOH/g or higher; and the base material layer (C) is a layer having a tensile elastic modulus of 100 MPa or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: PLANTIC TECHNOLOGIES LTD
    Inventors: Akihiro KOTAKA, Masahiko OTA, Nicholas John MCCAFFREY
  • Publication number: 20230167277
    Abstract: The resin composition of the present invention comprises 40 to 98 parts by mass of a modified starch (A), 2 to 60 parts by mass of a polyvinyl alcohol (B) having a degree of saponification of 75.0 mol% or more, and optionally a clay (C), wherein the total content of the (A), (B) and (C) is 100 parts by mass, and the peak temperature of tan ? in measurement of dynamic viscoelasticity in a range of 20° C. to 150° C. is 128° C. or lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: Plantic Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiko Ota, Akihiro Kotaka, Tsuyoshi Katakura
  • Publication number: 20230092120
    Abstract: Provided is a resin composition capable of forming a coated product that exhibits low adhesion to a metal roll during production and is superior in oxygen barrier property and capable of forming a film or sheet superior in oxygen barrier property, impact strength under low humidity and color tone. The resin composition of the present invention contains 50 to 98 parts by mass of a modified starch (A), 2 to 50 parts by mass of a polyvinyl alcohol (B), 0.1 to 10 parts by mass of a polyoxyalkylene (C), and optionally 0 to 5 parts of a polyol plasticizer (D), wherein the total content of the (A), (B), (C) and (D) is 100 parts by mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: Plantic Technologies Ltd
    Inventors: Masahiko Ota, Akihiro Kotaka, Nicholas John McCaffrey
  • Publication number: 20220251466
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lubricating oil additive, including: a molybdenum compound (A) represented by the following general formula (1); and a sulfur-based composition (B) containing a sulfur-based compound (b-1) represented by the following general formula (2) and at least one kind of sulfur-based compound (b-2) represented by the following general formula (3) or (4), and a lubricating oil composition containing the additive. In the formula (1), R1 to R4 each represent alkyl groups having 6 to 18 carbon atoms, the groups being identical to or different from each other, and X1 to X4 each independently represent an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom. In the formula (2), R5 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms, R6 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R7 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and “a” represents a number from 1 to 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicants: ADEKA CORPORATION, DIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji IINO, Akihiro KOTAKA, Eiji KATSUNO, Hironobu MATSUEDA, Hiroshi SAKATA
  • Patent number: 8901049
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a sliding member having a lubricating film formed on the sliding surface thereof, and capable of exhibiting friction-reducing performance; and a friction reduction method for the same. To that end, the present invention entails coating the sliding surface with a titanium nitride-based material (for example, titanium carbon nitride, titanium nitride, or titanium aluminum nitride), adding a molybdenum dithiocarbamate with molybdenum in the amount of 600-1000 ppm to diesel engine oil, setting the arithmetic mean roughness of the sliding member to 2-10 nm, and upon converting the Sommerfeld number viscosity to Pa·s, the speed to s?1, and the load to mean Hertzian stress (Pa), then the lubrication conditions for use are within the range of 2.12365×10?19 to 5.94509×10?19.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignees: UD Trucks Corporation, Adeka Corporation
    Inventors: Keisuke Yari, Sachiyo Ono, Masaru Iijima, Noriyoshi Tanaka, Kenji Yamamoto, Akihiro Kotaka
  • Patent number: 8883696
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a sliding mechanism having a lubricating film formed on the sliding surface thereof, and capable of exhibiting friction-reducing performance; and a friction reduction method for the same. To that end, the present invention entails coating the sliding surface with chromium nitride, adding a molybdenum dithiocarbamate with molybdenum in the amount of 600-1000 ppm to diesel engine oil, setting the arithmetic mean roughness of the sliding member to 2-60 nm, and upon converting the Sommerfeld number viscosity to Pa·s, the speed to s?1, and the load to mean Hertzian stress (Pa), then the lubrication conditions for use are within the range of 2.12365×10?20 to 5.94509×10?19.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignees: UD Trucks Corporation, Adeka Corporation
    Inventors: Keisuke Yari, Sachiyo Ono, Masaru Iijima, Noriyoshi Tanaka, Kenji Yamamoto, Akihiro Kotaka
  • Publication number: 20130266245
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a sliding mechanism having a lubricating film formed on the sliding surface thereof, and capable of exhibiting friction-reducing performance; and a friction reduction method for the same. To that end, the present invention entails coating the sliding surface with chromium nitride, adding a molybdenum dithiocarbamate with molybdenum in the amount of 600-1000 ppm to diesel engine oil, setting the arithmetic mean roughness of the sliding member to 2-60 nm, and upon converting the Sommerfeld number viscosity to Pa·s, the speed to s?1, and the load to mean Hertzian stress (Pa), then the lubrication conditions for use are within the range of 2.12365×10?20 to 5.94509×10?19.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicants: ADEKA CORPORATION, UD TRUCKS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keisuke Yari, Sachiyo Ono, Masaru Iljima, Noriyoshi Tanaka, Kenji Yamamoto, Akihiro Kotaka
  • Publication number: 20130266246
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a sliding member having a lubricating film formed on the sliding surface thereof, and capable of exhibiting friction-reducing performance; and a friction reduction method for the same. To that end, the present invention entails coating the sliding surface with a titanium nitride-based material (for example, titanium carbon nitride, titanium nitride, or titanium aluminum nitride), adding a molybdenum dithiocarbamate with molybdenum in the amount of 600-1000 ppm to diesel engine oil, setting the arithmetic mean roughness of the sliding member to 2-10 nm, and upon converting the Sommerfeld number viscosity to Pa·s, the speed to s?1, and the load to mean Hertzian stress (Pa), then the lubrication conditions for use are within the range of 2.12365×10?19 to 5.94509×10?19.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicants: ADEKA CORPORATION, UD TRUCKS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keisuke Yari, Sachiyo Ono, Masaru Iijima, Noriyoshi Tanaka, Kenji Yamamoto, Akihiro Kotaka
  • Patent number: 7906584
    Abstract: The invention provides a polymer composition containing an addition polymerization-based block copolymer (a), an acrylic resin (b), and a softener (c), wherein the addition polymerization-based block copolymer (a) has a weight average molecular weight of 30000 to 200000 and is at least one selected from block copolymers comprising at least one polymer block A and at least one polymer block B, and hydrogenated products of the block copolymers; the polymer block A essentially comprises an aromatic vinyl compound unit containing at least 1% by mass of an alkylstyrene-derived structural unit (I) in which at least one alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms is bound to a benzene ring; the block copolymer B comprises a conjugated diene compound unit; and the components of the polymer composition are present in respective proportions (by mass) so that the following relationships (1) and (2) hold: 0.05?Wb/Wa?2??(1) Wc/(Wa+Wb+Wc)?0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Suzuki, Akihiro Kotaka, Kenji Shachi, Mizuho Maeda
  • Publication number: 20060052534
    Abstract: The invention provides a polymer composition containing an addition polymerization-based block copolymer (a), an acrylic resin (b), and a softener (c), wherein the addition polymerization-based block copolymer (a) has a weight average molecular weight of 30000 to 200000 and is at least one selected from block copolymers comprising at least one polymer block A and at least one polymer block B, and hydrogenated products of the block copolymers; the polymer block A essentially comprises an aromatic vinyl compound unit containing at least 1% by mass of an alkylstyrene-derived structural unit (I) in which at least one alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms is bound to a benzene ring; the block copolymer B comprises a conjugated diene compound unit; and the components of the polymer composition are present in respective proportions (by mass) so that the following relationships (1) and (2) hold: 0.05?Wb/Wa?2??(1) Wc/(Wa+Wb+Wc)?0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2003
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Applicant: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Suzuki, Akihiro Kotaka, Kenji Shachi, Mizuho Maeda