Patents by Inventor Kentaro OWA

Kentaro OWA 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).

  • Friction material
    Patent number: 11905182
    Abstract: A friction material includes granulated hematite fired particle. The granulated hematite fired particle has 25 ?m to 300 ?m of an average particle diameter. The granulated hematite fired particle has 30 mm3/g to 300 mm3/g of a fine pore volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: AKEBONO BRAKE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Takada, Motoyuki Miyaji, Kentaro Owa
  • FRICTION MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20220381309
    Abstract: There is provided a friction material including: a friction modifier; a binder; and a fibrous material. A phosphate-based dispersant is contained as the friction modifier. Preferably, a content of the phosphate-based dispersant is 0.2 mass % to 2.0 mass %. Preferably, the phosphate-based dispersant is at least one selected from a group consisting of sodium hexametaphosphate, sodium polyphosphate, and sodium pyrophosphate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: AKEBONO BRAKE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kentaro OWA, Motoyuki MIYAJI, Takuya TAKADA, Kenta KIMURA
  • FRICTION MATERIAL FOR DISC BRAKE
    Publication number: 20220163081
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a friction material for disc brake that can prevent occurrence of a rust adhesion phenomenon and has stable friction characteristics even after being left in a low temperature and high humidity environment. The present invention relates to a friction material for disc brake, containing: a wax containing, as a main component, an ester of a higher fatty acid and a higher alcohol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: AKEBONO BRAKE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya TAKADA, Motoyuki MIYAJI, Kentaro OWA, Kenta KIMURA
  • FRICTION MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20200239327
    Abstract: A friction material includes granulated hematite fired particle. The granulated hematite fired particle has 25 ?m to 300 ?m of an average particle diameter. The granulated hematite fired particle has 30 mm3/g to 300 mm3/g of a fine pore volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: AKEBONO BRAKE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya TAKADA, Motoyuki MIYAJI, Kentaro OWA