Patents by Inventor Kotaro Hiraga

Kotaro Hiraga 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: 11254890
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a lubricant composition which can be applied as a gear oil for a high-output and high-speed gear mechanism, and whereby fuel saving as well as further wear resistance in a bearing of a pinion gear can be realized while maintaining excellent durability, seizure resistance, and stability are maintained. A lubricant composition containing a Fischer-Tropsch-derived base oil, a poly alpha-olefin, and an ester compound, and further containing an unsaturated fatty acid and/or a partial ester compound of an unsaturated fatty acid and a polyol, wherein the partial ester compound of an unsaturated fatty acid includes a monoester compound of an unsaturated fatty acid and a polyol in a ratio of 50% by mass with respect to the total amount of the partial ester compound, and the SAE viscosity grade of the lubricant composition is 75W-85 or lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SHELL LUBRICANTS JAPAN K.K.
    Inventors: Ryuji Maruyama, Kenji Ohara, Keiichi Moriki, Mitsuhiro Nagakari, Misato Kishi, Kotaro Hiraga, Takatoshi Shinyoshi
  • Publication number: 20210054299
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a lubricant composition which can be applied as a gear oil for a high-output and high-speed gear mechanism, and whereby fuel saving as well as further wear resistance in a bearing of a pinion gear can be realized while maintaining excellent durability, seizure resistance, and stability are maintained. A lubricant composition containing a Fischer-Tropsch-derived base oil, a poly alpha-olefin, and an ester compound, and further containing an unsaturated fatty acid and/or a partial ester compound of an unsaturated fatty acid and a polyol, wherein the partial ester compound of an unsaturated fatty acid includes a monoester compound of an unsaturated fatty acid and a polyol in a ratio of 50% by mass with respect to the total amount of the partial ester compound, and the SAE viscosity grade of the lubricant composition is 75W-85 or lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Ryuji Maruyama, Kenji Ohara, Keiichi Moriki, Mitsuhiro Nagakari, Misato Kishi, Kotaro Hiraga, Takatoshi Shinyoshi
  • Publication number: 20190177647
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition that can suppress wear of bearings and the like and scoring of gear teeth surfaces and the like even at low viscosity. A lubricating oil composition that includes a lubricating oil base oil, a sulfur-based extreme pressure agent, and a phosphorus-based extreme pressure agent, wherein the lubricating oil composition is characterized in that: the quantity of active sulfur in the sulfur-based extreme pressure agent is 5-30% by mass; the sulfur-based extreme pressure agent is included in the composition at a quantity of 5-15% by mass relative to the mass of the entire lubricating oil composition; and the phosphorus-based extreme pressure agent is included in the composition at a quantity of 1.5-8% by mass relative to the mass of the entire lubricating oil composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicants: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuharu Umamori, Kenji Ueno, Kotaro Hiraga
  • Publication number: 20190048284
    Abstract: Provided is a lubricant composition that, even when the viscosity thereof has decreased, can suppress abrasion of bearings, etc. and scoring of gear tooth surfaces, etc. A lubricant composition that contains a lubricant base oil and a sulfur-based extreme pressure agent. The lubricant composition is characterized in that the amount of active sulfur in the extreme pressure agent is 5-30 mass % and in that the extreme pressure agent content of the lubricant composition is 5-15 mass % with respect to the mass of the whole composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Nobuharu Umamori, Kenji Ueno, Kotaro Hiraga