Patents by Inventor Koichi Kurono

Koichi Kurono 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).

  • Dilatancy liquid
    Patent number: 5843335
    Abstract: A dilatancy liquid is a sol under a low shear stress and a gel under a high shear stress, and includes inorganic particles having a roundness of 1.1 or less, and a particle diameter of from 0.05 to 5 .mu.m, and a liquid held among the inorganic particles. The dilatancy liquid is of high mechanical strength, and exhibits a low viscosity under a low shear stress and a high viscosity under a high shear stress; namely: it exhibits a large viscous-resistance variation by a shear-stress increment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koichi Kurono, Masamine Tanikawa, Masahiro Ogawa