Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Funahashi

Hiroshi Funahashi 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: 6339049
    Abstract: This invention relates to grease compositions containing mineral oil and/or synthetic oil as base oil, (A) lithium stearate as thickener, and (B) one kind or two kinds of more of compounds selected from a group of oxidized paraffins and diphenyl hydrogenphosphite and displaying a worked penetration in the range 270-350 and also to bearings such a s linear guides, ball screws, and rolling bearings sealed with said grease compositions. This invention can provide grease compositions of low dust emission which perform with an excellent balance of low dust emission, low rolling characteristics and fretting resistance, extend the lubricating period, reduce the maintenance cost, and are suitable for use in a clean environment. This invention can also provide bearings sealed with said grease compositions of low dust emission suitable for use in a clean environment such as semiconductor manufacturing equipment, liquid crystal manufacturing equipment, and electronic computers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2002
    Assignees: THK Co., Ltd., Nippon Mitsubushi Oil Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Funahashi, Yoshio Taki, Yoshiyuki Honjo, Tomonori Kaneko, Hirotugu Kinoshita, Kiyomi Sakamoto