Patents by Inventor Izuru Sugiura
Izuru Sugiura 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).
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Patent number: 9012380Abstract: The lubricating base oil of the invention is characterized by satisfying at least one of the following conditions (a) or (b). (a) A saturated compound content of 95% by mass or greater, and a proportion of 0.1-10% by mass of cyclic saturated compounds among the saturated compounds. (b) The condition represented by the following formula (1). 1.435?n20?0.002×kv100?1.450??(1) wherein n20 represents the refractive index of the lubricating base oil at 20° C., and kv100 represents the kinematic viscosity (mm2/s) of the lubricating base oil at 100° C.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2006Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignees: Nippon Oil Corporation, Petroleum Energy CenterInventors: Takashi Sano, Hitoshi Komatsubara, Hisayuki Wada, Osamu Kurosawa, Masaaki Itou, Shigeki Matsui, Masato Takahashi, Kai Fu, Shinichi Shirahama, Izuru Sugiura, Masahiro Taguchi, Shozaburo Konishi
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Publication number: 20130319868Abstract: A surface treatment method improves the surface properties of a metal member while maintaining the metal surface texture, and a metal member is obtained by the surface treatment method. The surface-treated metal member is obtained by bringing a solution of a fluorine-based polymer into contact with a surface of an anodic oxidation coating that is formed on a surface of a metal and has not been subjected to a sealing treatment, and subjecting the anodic oxidation coating to a steam sealing treatment, the surface-treated metal member comprising a fluorine-based polymer layer having a thickness of 100 nm or less, and a composite sealed layer that is formed continuously under the fluorine-based polymer layer, the composite sealed layer having a configuration in which the fluorine-based polymer is present inside pores formed in the anodic oxidation coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2012Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: AISIN KEIKINZOKU CO., LTD.Inventors: Arata Yoshida, Jin Shinmura, Izuru Sugiura
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Patent number: 8506143Abstract: A molding for a vehicle includes a molding body provided at a door of the vehicle, at least one light-emitting body provided inside an end portion of the molding body for notifying an occupant of a state of the door, and a light-transmitting portion provided at the molding body for transmitting light emitted by the light-emitting body.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2008Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Izuru Sugiura, Akiyoshi Mori, Daisuke Kudoh
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Patent number: 7914189Abstract: An exterior component for a vehicle includes a first member having a decorative surface provided at an external portion thereof for transmitting light, the first member further including a first engaging portion, a second member having a second engaging portion engaging with the first engaging portion of the first member, the second member attached to the vehicle, the first member and the second member forming a double layered structure under the first engaging portion of the first member engaging with the second engaging portion of the second member, and a light-emitting member provided in the double layered structure of the first member and the second member for lighting up and shutting off the light in response to a supply of electricity supplied from the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2008Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Izuru Sugiura, Takashi Sugie
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Publication number: 20100035777Abstract: The lubricating base oil of the invention is characterized by satisfying at least one of the following conditions (a) or (b). (a) A saturated compound content of 95% by mass or greater, and a proportion of 0.1-10% by mass of cyclic saturated compounds among the saturated compounds. (b) The condition represented by the following formula (1). 1.435?n20?0.002×kv100 ?1.450??(1) wherein n20 represents the refractive index of the lubricating base oil at 20° C., and kv100 represents the kinematic viscosity (mm2/s) of the lubricating base oil at 100° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2006Publication date: February 11, 2010Inventors: Takashi Sano, Hitoshi Komatsubara, Hisayuki Wada, Osamu Kurosawa, Masaaki Itou, Shigeki Matsui, Masato Takahashi, Kai Fu, Shinichi Shirahama, Izuru Sugiura, Masahiro Taguchi, Shozaburo Konishi
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Publication number: 20090134661Abstract: A molding for a vehicle includes a molding body provided at a door of the vehicle, at least one light-emitting body provided inside an end portion of the molding body for notifying an occupant of a state of the door, and a light-transmitting portion provided at the molding body for transmitting light emitted by the light-emitting body.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2008Publication date: May 28, 2009Inventors: Izuru Sugiura, Akiyosi Mori, Daisuke Kudoh
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Publication number: 20090129106Abstract: An exterior component for a vehicle includes a first member having a decorative surface provided at an external portion thereof for transmitting light, the first member further including a first engaging portion, a second member having a second engaging portion engaging with the first engaging portion of the first member, the second member attached to the vehicle, the first member and the second member forming a double layered structure under the first engaging portion of the first member engaging with the second engaging portion of the second member, and a light-emitting member provided in the double layered structure of the first member and the second member for lighting up and shutting off the light in response to a supply of electricity supplied from the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2008Publication date: May 21, 2009Inventors: Izuru Sugiura, Takashi Sugie
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Publication number: 20070164585Abstract: A vehicle pillar garnish mounting structure has upper and lower retainers attached to the pillar. The pillar garnish has side edge flanges that are engaged with engagement parts at corresponding sides of the retainers. The retainers have an elongated block shape with U-shaped cross-section. The lower retainer has a hook unit that engages a cooperating part on a side edge flange of the pillar garnish to secure the pillar garnish to the hook unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2006Publication date: July 19, 2007Inventors: Minoru Hasegawa, Keisuke Shimizu, Yutaka Saguchi, Izuru Sugiura, Yuuki Aoshima
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Publication number: 20070163089Abstract: A structure for mounting a molding or garnish to a vehicle pillar comprises a two-part clip. The clip parts are joined to one another so as to clamp a flange of the molding between them. A rib on one clip part is inserted through a hole in the molding flange.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2006Publication date: July 19, 2007Inventors: Izuru Sugiura, Masashi Dendo
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Patent number: 6538792Abstract: An electrochromic element composed of an ionically conductive substance layer containing a specified electrochromic substance sandwiched between two electrically conductive substrates at least one of which is transparent.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2000Date of Patent: March 25, 2003Assignee: Nippon Mitsubishi Oil CorporationInventors: Masaaki Kobayashi, Izuru Sugiura, Yoshinori Nishikitani
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Patent number: 6532098Abstract: An electrochromic element composed of an ionically conductive substance layer containing a specified electrochromic substance sandwiched between two electrically conductive substrates at least one of which is transparent.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2000Date of Patent: March 11, 2003Assignee: Nippon Mitsubishi Oil CorporationInventors: Masaaki Kobayashi, Izuru Sugiura, Yoshinori Nishikitani
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Patent number: 6437901Abstract: An electrochromic mirror comprising two conductive substrates, at least one of which is transparent, and both of an ion conductor layer and an electrochromic color-developing layer sandwiched between the substrates, wherein the color-developing layer contains a high-molecular compound having a biologen structure.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2000Date of Patent: August 20, 2002Assignee: Nippon Mitsubishi Oil CorporationInventors: Masaaki Kobayashi, Izuru Sugiura, Yoshinori Nishikitani
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Patent number: 6208452Abstract: The electrochromic device which has an ion conductive layer obtained by curing a composition comprising (a) a bipyridinium compound represented by formula (1), (b) a specific amine compound and (c) a precursor component of a polymeric solid electrolyte, disposed between two electrically conductive substrates at least one of which is transparent, said formula (1) being wherein X— and Y— are the same or different and are each independently a counter anion selected from the group consisting of an halogen anion, ClO4—, BF4—, PF6—, CH3COO— and CH3(C6H4)SO3—, R1 is hydrogen or a C1-C5 alkyl group, R2 is a C1-C30 divalent hydrocarbon or oxygen-containing hydrocarbon group, R3 is a C1-C20 hydrocarbon or oxygen-containing hydrocarbon group and a is an integer of 0 or 1.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 1999Date of Patent: March 27, 2001Assignee: Nippon Mitsubishi Oil CorporationInventors: Yoshinori Nishikitani, Izuru Sugiura, Masaaki Kobayashi, Hiroshi Imafuku
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Patent number: 6203154Abstract: An electrochromic element composed of an electrochromic layer comprising a specified electrically conductive polymer and an ionically conductive substance layer containing a viologen compound, both sandwiched between two electrically conductive substrates at least one of which is transparent.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2000Date of Patent: March 20, 2001Assignee: Nippon Mitsubishi Oil CorporationInventors: Masaaki Kobayashi, Izuru Sugiura, Yoshinori Nishikitani
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Patent number: 6033806Abstract: A method for producing a cross-linked polyvinyl alcohol separator having a film of cross-linked polyvinyl alcohol for an alkali-zinc secondary battery, and a cross-linked polyvinyl alcohol separator produced by the method are disclosed. The method includes the steps of:(1) providing a film of polyvinyl alcohol having degree of saponification of 70 to 98.5% and containing 1,2-diol units;(2) contacting the film of polyvinyl alcohol with an oxidizing agent to effect oxidative cleavage of the 1,2-diol units;(3) contacting the film of polyvinyl alcohol with an acid catalyst to catalyze acetalization to form a film of cross-linked polyvinyl alcohol; and(4) preparing a separator with the film of cross-linked polyvinyl alcohol.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 1998Date of Patent: March 7, 2000Assignee: Nippon Oil Co., Ltd.Inventors: Izuru Sugiura, Seiichi Akita, Nobuyuki Kuroda
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Patent number: 4663478Abstract: By reacting a phenol compound with an organic halide selected from the group consisting of a haloform, a carbon tetrahalide and a substituted or unsubstituted allyl halide in the presence of an alkali metal hydroxide, using as a catalyst a fixed cyclodextrin having hydroxyl groups crosslinked with a bivalent hydrocarbon group having free valences at its both ends, said hydrocarbon group having at least one hydrogen atom substituted or unsubstituted with a member selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, a halogen atom and a hydroxyl group and containing or not containing at least one combination of two neighboring carbon atoms having therebetween at least one member selected from the group consisting of an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom and a phenylene, various useful para-substituted phenol derivatives can be advantageously obtained.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 1985Date of Patent: May 5, 1987Assignee: Hidefuni HiraiInventors: Hidefuni Hirai, Makoto Komiyama, Izuru Sugiura