Patents by Inventor Ken Inaba

Ken Inaba 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: 8753016
    Abstract: A spindle unit comprises a rolling bearing including an outer ring having an outer ring raceway on an inner peripheral surface, an inner ring having an inner ring raceway on an outer peripheral surface, and rolling elements provided rollably between the outer ring raceway and the inner ring raceway, whereby a spindle is borne rotatably in a housing, and a grease supply system for supplying a grease to an inside of the rolling bearing, wherein the grease supply system supplies the grease such that a supply amount in one shot is set to 0.004 cc to 0.1 cc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Matsuyama, Saburou Azumi, Yuu Koiwa, Mitsuho Aoki, Yasushi Morita, Yoshifumi Inagaki, Sumio Sugita, Ken Inaba, Kenji Yakura
  • Patent number: 7530743
    Abstract: A cylindrical roller bearing with synthetic resin cages, in which heat generation of the bearing during high speed rotation is suppressed, while sufficient rigidity and strength is secured, so that the bearing is excellent in high speed performance. The cylindrical roller bearing (10) has synthetic resin cages (20) each including an annular portion (21) disposed in one axial end portion of the cage (20), and a plurality of columnar portions (25) extending from a side surface of the annular portion (21). The minimum inner diameter d1 of the annular portion (21) is set to be smaller than the maximum inner diameter d2 of each columnar portion (25), and the inner diameter of the columnar portion (25) is set to be equal to the inner diameter d1 of the annular portion (21) over a range of length not longer than ? of the whole length of the columnar portion (25).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Yakura, Takaaki Anzai, Ken Inaba, Yasushi Morita
  • Publication number: 20090051579
    Abstract: In a data recording/reproducing device, data files recorded on a recording medium are assigned, in an order of newer recording start times, from a small-numbered numeric button (204) of a remote controller (113), and are stored as a button mapping table (115). When an indication that any of the numeric buttons (204) has been pressed is accepted through the remote controller (113), a data file, which is stored in the button mapping table (115) in association with the number of the numeric button accepted, is reproduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2005
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: D&M Building
    Inventors: Ken Inaba, Ryouta Eno, Kenichi Nakato
  • Publication number: 20060239598
    Abstract: A spindle unit comprises a rolling bearing including an outer ring having an outer ring raceway on an inner peripheral surface, an inner ring having an inner ring raceway on an outer peripheral surface, and rolling elements provided rollably between the outer ring raceway and the inner ring raceway, whereby a spindle is borne rotatably in a housing, and a grease supply system for supplying a grease to an inside of the rolling bearing, wherein the grease supply system supplies the grease such that a supply amount in one shot is set to 0.004 cc to 0.1 cc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2003
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Applicant: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Matsuyama, Saburou Azumi, Yuu Koiwa, Mitsuho Aoki, Yasushi Morita, Yoshifumi Inagaki, Sumio Sugita, Ken Inaba, Kenji Yakura