Patents by Inventor Haruhisa ASHIDA

Haruhisa ASHIDA 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: 12287008
    Abstract: Provided are a grease composition and a rolling device which can prevent a decrease in seal performance even when a low-viscosity base oil having, for example, a kinematic viscosity of 5 to 40 mm2/s is used, and can achieve both seal performance and low torque. A seal member (12a) has a plurality of seal lips (114), (115), and (116) made of an elastic material, and a grease composition is sealed in gap portions (121) and (122) between a sliding surface of a slinger (106) on which the seal lips slide and the two adjacent seal lips. The grease composition contains a base oil and a polar polymer, and a weight-average molecular weight of the polar polymer is from 5000 to 140000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Azuma Ito, Tomoaki Matsumoto, Haruhisa Ashida
  • Publication number: 20240141954
    Abstract: A crown type cage for a ball bearing includes an annular main portion, a plurality of pillar portions protruding in an axial direction from the main portion at predetermined intervals in a peripheral direction, and a spherical pocket formed between the adjacent pillar portions and capable of holding balls. The pillar portion has a pair of claw portions of which tip end portions are spaced apart from each other, and a connection portion that connects the pair of claw portions. A bottom surface of the main portion is provided with a part protruding in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Masahito MATSUI, Takefumi KICHIKAWA, Haruhisa ASHIDA, Taketoshi CHIFU
  • Publication number: 20240026927
    Abstract: The present invention provides a grease composition which makes it possible to prevent deterioration in sealing properties even when base oil having a kinetic viscosity of as low as, for example, 5-40 mm2/s is used and which makes it possible to realize both sealing properties and a decrease in torque. The present invention also provides a rolling device. A sealing member (12a) comprises a plurality of sealing lips (114), (115), (116) each of which is made of an elastic material. A grease composition is sealed in void parts (121), (122) that are each located between a sliding surface of a slinger (106), on which the plurality of sealing lips slide, and two adjacent sealing lips. This grease composition contains base oil and a polar polymer. The polar polymer has a weight-average molecular weight of 5,000-140,000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Azuma ITO, Tomoaki MATSUMOTO, Haruhisa ASHIDA